Hathifiles Metadata

Information on the use of this metadata is available under Data Distribution and APIs.

Metadata files for download are available here.

Note on OAI: To harvest any of the public domain records below through OAI, prepend "oai:quod.lib.umich.edu:MIU01-" to the University of Michigan record number and add it to the harvesting URL. For example:

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/o/oai/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ma...

File format:

The file is tab-delimited. Multiple occurrences of OCLC number, ISBN, ISSN, or LCCN are comma-delimited.

Data element Description
Volume Identifier Fully qualified item identifier. This is composed of a namespace prefix that identifies the originating institution and the originating institution’s unique identifier for the volume (e.g. barcode), separated with a dot.
Examples:
wu.89058151044
mdp.39015067674344

This ID can be used to construct a handle or other link that provides access to the item. If you are providing access via the University of Michigan handle server, handles can be constructed as follows:
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/volume_identifier
For example :
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015067674344

Access Access code (values: allow or deny) mapped from the rights attribute using the same algorithm used in the page turner.
Notes on mapping for rights attributes where contextual user data would affect access:
a. The opb (out of print and brittle) rights attribute is mapped to 'deny'.
b. The umall (available to all University of Michigan affiliates) attribute is mapped to deny.
c. The pdus (public domain if viewed in US) attribute is mapped to allow.
Rights Rights attribute for this volume from the HathiTrust rights database. Possible values are:
pd ………public domain
ic………..in copyright
opb……...out of print and brittle (implies in copyright)
orph……..copyright-orphaned (implies in copyright)
umall……available to UM affiliates and walk-in patrons (all campuses)
world……available to everyone in the world
und……...undetermined copyright status
pdus…….public domain only when viewed in the US
University of Michigan record number University of Michigan’s record number for the associated bibliographic record.
Enumeration/Chronology Enumeration and chronology data, if any, for this item
Source Code identifying the source of the original from which this item was digitized. Currently the NUC code of the originating library is used for the code.
Source institution record number Local bibliographic record number for the source institution identified in the source column.
OCLC numbers OCLC number(s) for the bibliographic record. Where more than one number is listed, they are comma-delimited.
ISBNs ISBN(s) for the bibliographic record. Where more than one number is listed, they are comma-delimited.
ISSNs ISSN(s) for the bibliographic record. Where more than one number is listed, they are comma-delimited.
LCCNs LCCN(s) for the bibliographic record. Where more than one number is listed, they are comma-delimited.
Title Contents of the 245 field (all subfields).
Imprint Contents of the 260 field (subfields b and c).
Rights determination reason code Rights determination reason code for this volume from the HathiTrust rights database. Possible values are:
bib……..bibliographically-derived by automatic processes
ncn……..no printed copyright notice
con……..contractual agreement with copyright holder on file
ddd……..due diligence documentation on file
man……..manual access control override; see note for details
pvt……..private personal information visible
ren……..copyright renewal research was conducted
nfi……..needs further investigation (copyright research partially complete; an ambiguous, unclear, or other time-consuming situation was encountered)
cdpp…….title page or verso contain copyright date and/or place of publication information not in bib record
cip……..condition review and in-print status research was conducted
unp……..unpublished work
Date of last update Some volumes may have rights determined more than once (e.g. automatic bibliographic determination and subsequent manual review)
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