2000 MeSH/MARC
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MeSH/MARC files available to download
The data are in extended 8-bit US MARC ASCII.
These files 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. The full file is estimated to take 5 minutes to download on a T3 communications line (at 45 Mbps) and longer on slower lines.
- Sample File contains 27 descriptor records, 322 qualifier records, and 698 descriptor/qualifier combinations, for a total of 1,047 records. Download sample file [403KB]
- Label file provides size and other statistics for the sample file. [1KB]
- Update-only file contains new and modified terms with 4,048 descriptor records, 3 qualifier records, and 20,966 descriptor/qualifier combinations, for a total of 25,017 records Download update-only file [9MB]
- Label file provides size and other statistics for the update file. [1KB]
- Full file contains all terms with 19,768 descriptor records, 787 qualifier records, and 478,687 descriptor/qualifier combinations, for a total of 499,242 records. Download full file [124MB]
- Label file provides size and other statistics for the full file. [1KB]
Summary contents of files. 2000 MeSH/MARC. October 18, 1999.
| File |
Total Records |
File Size |
Bytes |
| Full File |
499,242 |
124MB |
126,475,219 |
| Update-only File |
25,017 |
9MB |
9,235,532 |
| Sample File |
1,047 |
375KB |
383,946 |
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