 |
 |
The data of interest is always a few years old. I assume this is because there are subscriptions for the new stuff. If you wanted to keep collecting the new stuff, I assume this would be possible via OAI or SRU with appropriate limiters. kyle On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 12:18 AM Michael Lackhoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Péter, > > > here is the original press release, including the links: > > > https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-047/library-of-congress-releases-data-for-free-download-and-discovery/2021-09-01/ > > Thanks, that one is better. > > > For the bibliographical MARC records 3 snapshots are available: 2014, > > 2016 and 2019. There is no dataset of this kind from the current year. > > Ok, but I still wonder why they make such a press release when there is > only two year old data available, that's not really "news". I had > expected a dump a few days or perhaps a few weeks old. > > But of course great to have it, so thanks LoC for providing it! > A yearly dump would be even greater ;-) > > - Michael > > > > Michael Lackhoff <[log in to unmask]> ezt írta (időpont: 2021. szept. > > 8., Sze, 6:36): > >> > >> Am 07.09.2021 um 17:09 schrieb Sara Amato: > >> > Has anyone done anything with the data from LC? > >> > https://librarytechnology.org/pr/26640 > >> > If so, what tools have you used and what have you done with it? > >> > >> I would like to, but have problems finding the announced data. The press > >> release has no link to the data and on the LoC site I only find MARC > >> record dumps for 2016 and 2014, no 2021 (yet). > >> > >> Does anyone have the link to the 2021 data or is it only meant as a > >> promise and the data will come later? The interesting passages are in > >> present tense though: "Direct access to each data set *is* available > >> here" (but no link given I expected behind the "here") > > > > > > >