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Bulk Downloads

Bulk downloads, serialized as RDF/XML, Turtle, JSONLD, and N-triples, are available for the authorities and vocabularies. These may be downloaded as compressed files (Linux GZip format). When decompressed, the download files can be 10 times larger.

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LC Name Authority File (LCNAF)

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LC Subject Headings (LCSH)

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LC Children's Subject Headings

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LC Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT)

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LC Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT)

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LC Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT)

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BIBFRAME Hubs

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Cataloging

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Relators

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MARC Languages

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ISO639-1 Languages

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ISO639-2 Languages

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ISO639-5 Languages

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MARC Countries

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MARC Geographic Areas (GAC)

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Cultural Heritage Organizations

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Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM)

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AFS Ethnographic Thesaurus

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Extra RDF

This file contains relationships between LCSH, LC Names, LCGFT, LCDGT, and/or LCMPT and external data sources such as Wikidata, TGM, the German National Library (DNB), etc.

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