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French MARC

French MARC contains bibliographic records where French is identified as the primary language. The records are from the Library of Congress, Library and Archives Canada, the National Library of Medicine.

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A Free MARC Inventory and Census Service
Institution: French MARC Winter Q1,2023
Profile Type: MARC Leader and Fields
Performed on: Sun, Jan 29, 2023. 8:50:36 AM

Overall Statistics
DescriptionMaximumMinimumAverageTotals
Number of Records---1990013
Characters per Record111751157511495862122
Characters per Field20002341325237155
Fields per Record16851938574753

Record Status (MARC Leader Position 05)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Higher Encoding Levela362141.82232789251.56
Corrected or Revisedc121195660.9085823613857.37
Newn69628134.9956876267838.02
Correction from Prepublicationp455602.29431862552.89
Unknown Code[unprintable]20.0022620.00

Record Type (MARC Leader Position 06)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Language Materiala190582495.77140042509593.62
Printed Musicc159590.80100813230.67
Manuscript Musicd660.00601900.00
Printed Mape245971.24288923791.93
Manuscript Mapf9090.0517451050.12
Projected Mediag69120.3592529040.62
Nonmusical Sound Recordingi33880.1731745130.21
Musical Sound Recordingj192830.97218672511.46
Two Diminsional, Non-Projectionk63000.32107969230.72
Computer Filem18140.0924589520.16
Kitso8930.049095310.06
Mixed Materialp4060.024211620.03
Three Dimensional Artifactr220.00242220.00
Manuscript Materialt3590.024283510.03
Unknown Code[unprintable]32810.1629283570.20

Bibliographic Level (MARC Leader Position 07)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Monographic Componenta188500.95101736390.68
Serial Componentb1260.01739740.00
Collectionc6190.036634040.04
Subunitd6350.0311388310.08
Integrating Resourcei520.00779650.01
Monograph Itemm184463892.69133856835889.48
Serials1250906.291427676839.54
Unknown Code[unprintable]30.0024040.00

Control Type (MARC Leader Position 08)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
No Specified Type[blank]198863799.93149204535799.74
Archivala13760.0714209010.09

Character Encoding (MARC Leader Position 09)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
MARC-8[blank]190512695.73143241368095.76
UCS/Unicodea848874.27610525784.08

Encoding Level (MARC Leader Position 17)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Full; Unexamined1720073.62467758613.13
Less Than Full Level215420.0813390530.09
Abbreviated Level367879734.1137624945625.15
Core Level4768373.86735365434.92
Preliminary Level5560422.82550957263.68
Minimal Level71789758.9915408269010.30
Pre-publication8140440.71120477250.81
Unknown Levelu1594358.01818827325.47
Not Applicablez370.00291010.00
Less Than Full LevelK140.00141820.00
Less Than Full LevelM40.0028540.00
Unknown Code[unprintable]75227937.8069241033546.29

Descriptive Cataloging Form (MARC Leader Position 18)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
AACR2a89030844.7479911590353.42
ISBD Formi29783114.9728298209718.92
Unknownu596053.00248844971.66
Unknown Code[unprintable]74226937.3038648376125.84

Linked Record Requirement (MARC Leader Position 19)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Related Record not Required[blank]1990013100.00149346625899.84

Modified Record (MARC 008 Position 38)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Not modified[blank]197215999.10148380243699.19
Dashed-on Omit.d12260.0610065660.07
Romanizedo2340.012464410.02
Romanized scriptr1170.011140390.01
Shorteneds810.00752920.01
Missing Charactersx480.00375480.00
No attempt to code|161280.8181637590.55
Unknown Code[unprintable]200.00201770.00

Cataloging Source (MARC 008 Position 39)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Library of Congress[blank]174304587.59124107608482.97
National Ag. Lib.a160.0097730.00
National Lib. Med.b920.00598930.00
LC Coop. Cat.c1025375.151026436186.86
Other Sourcesd1228156.171347543419.01
Report to NSTn20.0012970.00
Unknown Sourceu3910.023529610.02
No attempt to code|123530.6254481820.36
Unknown Code[unprintable]87620.4491201090.61

Target Audience (MARC 008 Position 22)
DescriptionMARC CodeRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
Unknown or not spec.[blank]111121055.8493561910762.55
Preschoola300.00256310.00
Primaryb700.00898620.01
Pre-adolescentc290.00325730.00
Adolescentd590.00646690.00
Adulte14170.0713892480.09
Specializedf15940.0825676040.17
Generalg71870.3684446750.56
Juvenilej357551.80292243081.95
No attempt to code|67783034.0633888315922.65
Unknown Code[unprintable]39250.2037056030.25

Collection Age (MARC 008 Position 07-10)
DescriptionRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
--- 2030 ---20.0024050.00
--- 2027 ---10.0016420.00
--- 2026 ---70.00101910.00
--- 2025 ---400.00411090.00
--- 2024 ---50.0074520.00
--- 2023 ---300.00614040.00
--- 2022 ---25120.1327777340.19
--- 2021 ---73840.3784612940.57
--- 2020 ---73420.3783867980.56
--- 2019 ---95380.48111876300.75
--- 2018 ---155830.78181160261.21
--- 2017 ---172470.87205236771.37
--- 2016 ---169750.85192192961.28
--- 2015 ---179250.90198541271.33
--- 2014 ---202301.02224210231.50
--- 2013 ---199601.00212624901.42
--- 2012 ---230031.16229719281.54
--- 2011 ---259021.30241820021.62
--- 2010 ---273261.37260253261.74
--- 2009 ---258961.30238235801.59
--- 2008 ---274581.38256097281.71
--- 2007 ---296391.49270031551.81
--- 2006 ---297541.50274732341.84
--- 2005 ---299401.50274976141.84
--- 2004 ---294561.48272753341.82
--- 2003 ---287711.45262100871.75
--- 2002 ---282381.42258746671.73
--- 2001 ---289921.46266118671.78
--- 2000 ---311441.57291356011.95
--- 1999 ---277561.39251909641.68
--- 1998 ---281391.41253955861.70
--- 1997 ---279751.41257083921.72
--- 1996 ---266871.34233135081.56
--- 1995 ---274851.38232928311.56
--- 1994 ---287401.44236428461.58
--- 1993 ---271181.36223759561.50
--- 1992 ---279001.40227774161.52
--- 1991 ---266611.34214113211.43
--- 1990 ---295821.49254076641.70
1980 - 198925184712.6619396657612.97
1970 - 19791970379.901314484828.79
1960 - 1969785613.95456311803.05
1950 - 1959440472.21255184601.71
1940 - 1949301571.52163415371.09
1930 - 1939386451.94195404591.31
1920 - 1929316771.59161490691.08
1910 - 1919263721.33142306090.95
1900 - 1909432702.17294553151.97
1890 - 1899358171.80180100681.20
1880 - 1889329641.66172525661.15
1870 - 1879350631.76178196241.19
1860 - 1869549312.76275973061.84
1850 - 1859365851.84190269811.27
1840 - 1849272751.37149536881.00
1830 - 1839239401.20132963500.89
1820 - 1829205681.03117048080.78
1810 - 1819176420.8998579380.66
1800 - 1809176800.89104362010.70
1790 - 1799389711.96221950051.48
1780 - 1789195900.98130954570.88
1770 - 177973370.3754646150.37
1760 - 175970430.3552213490.35
1750 - 175958770.3048009250.32
1740 - 174940430.2037091060.25
1730 - 173937090.1932082620.21
1720 - 172932210.1627730620.19
1710 - 171932130.1626186090.18
1700 - 170935830.1832154000.21
1600 - 1699275171.38225000131.50
1500 - 159975980.3859479210.40
1400 - 14991650.011219570.01
1300 - 139950.0019700.00
1200 - 129910.003460.00
1100 - 119940.0021800.00
1000 - 10995910.035453600.04
Date Unknown5210.033659350.02
Pre 10001050.01794320.01
No Date344631.73147878890.99
Unknown Code350.00293430.00

Languages (MARC 008 Position 35-37)
DescriptionRecord CountPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
FRENCH1990010100.00149346277799.84
Unknown Code30.0034810.00

Census of MARC Fields Used in the Collection
TagRecords with TagRepeated FieldsMax LengthMin LengthAverage LengthPercent of RecordsFile Space ConsumedPercent of File Space
11990013-27910100.00212133331.42
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121-5550.0050.00
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16450239822285111722.6277941940.52
17530314412320.03170890.00
1911710249769710135.8816094850.11
2089270116123734751944.86201564681.35
227039729938183.5413322980.09
2453767151288170.271054610.01
25259-336170.0145890.00
263-11635640.001920.00
273-2213170.00520.00
282634164332186271.329159230.06
298-2121210.001680.00
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32102-3613150.0116210.00
3317202941028230.09479760.00
3421616462945261.095757660.04
354300606578227562021.6199662070.67
361-1919190.00190.00
37567564463256732.8542182330.28
38694-65690.0369300.00
392556-14880.13205200.00
4019211441838951996.54369867462.47
412235773711261211.2327537000.18
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44338-356110.0237860.00
4530234-65581.522501750.02
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4817697471166150.09390970.00
49208-8880.0116640.00
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66764-10660.0448680.00
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833-1313130.00390.00
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87164-2010170.0129500.00
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906-3314220.001350.00
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9949-3114220.0011030.00
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11117667-29210820.8914647060.10
13027581-4178471.3913200220.09
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250111573408915285.6131278060.21
254266-8010230.0161420.00
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25616-6518300.004880.00
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26149-13926650.0032200.00
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26316889-10880.851363780.01
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26539192-2356851.9733496920.22
2704-5732480.001930.00
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3061743-3309200.09362820.00
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3151-1111110.00110.00
3201-5757570.00570.00
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3311-9999990.00990.00
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