hathi trust subject distribution (june 2010)
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Subject profile of titles in the HathiTrust Digital Library.TRANSCRIPT
Subject Distribution of Titles in the Hathi Repository
Selected Snapshots
June 2010
(Malpas, OCLC Research)
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000
Language, Linguistics & Literature
History & Auxiliary Sciences
Unknown Classification
Business & Economics
Philosophy & Religion
Art & Architecture
Engineering & Technology
Government Documents
Political Science
Library Science, Reference
Sociology
Music
Education
Law
Physical Sciences
Geography & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Biological Sciences
Agriculture
Health Professions & Public Health
Mathematics
Anthropology
Performing Arts
Medicine By Discipline
Psychology
Computer Science
Chemistry
Preclinical Sciences
Medicine By Body System
Physical Education & Recreation
Health Facilities, Nursing
Communicable Diseases & Misc.
Titles / Manifestations
Distribution of Titles in Hathi Repository by Subject and Availability / Access
Data current as of June 2010
N = 3.6M titles
Hathi Snapshot:Language, Linguistics & Literature
0 40,000 80,000
English Literature
French Literature
American Literature
German Literature
Middle Indo-Aryan Dialects …
Russian Literature
Spanish Literature in America, …
Fiction in English
Spanish Literature in Europe
Italian Literature
Titles / Manifestations
Top 10 Subject Areas
Full Text Search Only
Total titles in category: 897,719 (25% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 116,898 (20% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 99% Serials: 1%
Most abundant: English Literature (92,063 titles)
Most available: Latin Language (39% in full text)
Titles in English: 287,403 (32%)
Data current as of June 2010
Hathi Snapshot:History & Auxiliary Sciences
Total titles in category: 568,174 (16% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 87,070 (15% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 98% Serials: 2%
Most abundant:History - East Asia, S.E. Asia, Far East(75,522 titles)
Most available: History - United States, 1790-1861(46% in full text)
Titles in English: 257,393 (45%)
Data current as of June 2010
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History - Eastern Asia, S.E. Asia, …
History, General
History - S.W. Asia, Middle East
History - Southern Asia, Indian …
History - Great Britain
History - France, Andorra, Monaco
History - Russia. Soviet Union
History - Germany
History - Africa
Genealogy
Titles / Manifestations
Top 10 Subject Areas
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Hathi Snapshot:Business & Economics
Total titles in category: 279,744 (8% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 26,271 (4% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 94% Serials: 6%
Most abundant:Economic History & Conditions(62,243 titles)
Most available: Transportation & Communication(21% in full text)
Titles in English: 155,437 (56%)
Data current as of June 2010
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Economic History & Conditions
Labor, General
Economics - Industries, Land Use, …
Finance, General
Economic Theory
Special Industries & Trades, General
Commerce, General
Transportation & Communication, …
Socialism. Communism. Utopias. …
Business, Business Administration
Titles / Manifestations
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Hathi Snapshot:Philosophy & Religion
Total titles in category: 210,127 (6% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 39,072 (7% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 98% Serials: 2%
Most abundant:Religions, Mythology, Rationalism(26,148 titles)
Most available: Protestantism(35% in full text)
Titles in English: 91,210 (43%)
Data current as of June 2010
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Religions, Mythology, Rationalism
Philosophy - Modern (1450/1600- )
Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc.
Roman Catholic Church
Christianity
Protestantism
Bible
Philosophy - Ancient, Medieval, …
Practical Theology
Doctrinal Theology
Titles / Manifestations
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Hathi Snapshot:Art & Architecture
Total titles in category: 129,479 (4% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 10,663 (2% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 97% Serials: 3%
Most abundant:Visual Arts in General(36,501 titles)
Most available: Numismatics (19% in full text)
Titles in English: 67,029 (52%)
Data current as of June 2010
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Visual Arts in General
Painting
Architecture
Decorative Arts, Applied Arts
Sculpture
Photography
Graphic Arts, Drawing, Design
Arts in General
Print Media, Printmaking, …
Numismatics
Titles / Manifestations
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Hathi Snapshot:Engineering & Technology
Total titles in category: 124,000 (3% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 21,100 (4% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 93% Serials: 7%
Most abundant:General Engineering (17,767 titles)
Most available: Railroad Engineering (42% in full text)
Titles in English: 97,912 (79%)
Data current as of June 2010
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General Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Machinery
Chemical Technology
Mining Engineering & Metallurgy
Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics
General Technology
Manufactures
Environmental Technology
Printing
Titles / Manifestation
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Hathi Snapshot:Political Science
Total titles in category: 107,126 (3% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 12,440 (2% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 96% Serials: 4%
Most abundant:Political Inst. & Public Admin. - Europe(16,695 titles)
Most available: Naval Ordnance(49% in full text)
Titles in English: 58,344 (54%)
Data current as of June 2010
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Political Inst. & Public Admin. - Europe
Political Inst. & Public Admin. -…
International Law, International …
Political Theory, Theory of the State
Political Inst. & Public Admin. -…
Armies - Organization, Distribution, …
Local Government
Military Science, General
Political Science, General
Political Inst. & Public Admin., General
Titles / Manifestations
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Hathi Snapshot:Library Science, Reference
Total titles in category: 96,897 (3% of titles in Hathi)
Total full-text titles in category: 11,593 (2% of full-text titles in Hathi)
Books: 88% Serials: 12%
Most abundant:Libraries - Library Science (23,762 titles)
Most available: Yearbooks, Almanacs, Directories (43% in full text)
Titles in English: 49,727 (51%)
Data current as of June 2010
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Libraries - Library Science
Subject Bibliography
Journalism, the Periodical Press
Collections
Academies & Learned Societies
National Bibliography - Europe
General Bibliography
Personal Bibliography
Diplomatics. Archives
Bookselling & Publishing
Titles / Manifestations
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Unknown ClassificationAgriculture
Business & EconomicsLanguage, Linguistics & Literature
History & Auxiliary SciencesPhilosophy & Religion
MusicAnthropology
Library Science, ReferenceGeography & Earth Sciences
Political ScienceLaw
Physical Education & RecreationEngineering & Technology
Biological SciencesArt & Architecture
MedicineSociology
Physical SciencesEducation
MathematicsPerforming Arts
ChemistryPsychology
Government DocumentsHealth Professions & Public Health
Medicine By Body SystemCommunicable Diseases & Misc.
Health Facilities, NursingMedicine By Discipline
Computer SciencePreclinical Sciences
% of Titles/Manifestations in Category
Subject and Library Holdings Distribution for Titles in the Hathi Corpus
< 5 libraries
5 - 24 libraries
25 - 100 libraries
>101 libraries
More widely held
Less widely held
More widely held
Less widely held
Data current as of June 2010N = 3.6M titles
