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Download 2010 MeSH/MARC files

The data are in extended 8-bit US MARC ASCII. The file can only be transferred via FTP into a save file. A file extension of .bin has been used to prompt the local receiving computer to automatically open a file to save the data.

For users of Internet Explorer, if you want to save a file to your local hard drive rather than open it, you must right-click the link and then select Save Target As....

The full file is estimated to take 5 minutes to download on a T3 communications line (at 45 Mbps) and longer on slower lines.

Files available to download:

  • Annual files
    • Update-only file contains new and modified terms with 4,418 descriptor records, 30 qualifier records, and 11,656 descriptor/qualifier combinations, for a total of 16,104 records. Download update-only file [7MB]
      • Label file provides size and other statistics for the update file. [77B]

    • Full file contains all terms with 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,904 descriptor/qualifier combinations, for a total of 598,575 records. Download full file [147MB]
      • Label file provides size and other statistics for the full file. [79B]
  • Monthly files.
    • October 2009
    • November 2009
    • December 2009
    • January 2010
      • There is no update-only file since there were no changes.
      • Full file contains 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,910 descriptor/qualifier combinations for a total of 598,581 records. Download January full file [154MB]
    • February 2010
    • March 2010
      • There is no update-only file since there were no changes.
      • Full file contains 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,910 descriptor/qualifier combinations for a total of 598,581 records. Download March full file [154MB]
    • April 2010
      • There is no update-only file since there were no changes.
      • Full file contains 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,910 descriptor/qualifier combinations for a total of 598,581 records. Download April full file [154MB]
    • May 2010
      • There is no update-only file since there were no changes.
      • Full file contains 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,910 descriptor/qualifier combinations for a total of 598,581 records. Download May full file [154MB]
    • June 2010
      • There is no update-only file since there were no changes.
      • Full file contains 25,588 descriptor records, 83 qualifier records, and 572,910 descriptor/qualifier combinations for a total of 598,581 records. Download June full file [154MB]
If you have questions concerning the content of MeSH/MARC files or FTP of MeSH/MARC data, please contact:
Jacque-Lynne Schulman
Telephone: 301-496-1495; FAX: 301-402-2002
email: schulman@nlm.nih.gov