Hathi Trust Subject Distribution (June 2010)

Subject Distribution of Titles in the Hathi Repository

Selected Snapshots

June 2010

(Malpas, OCLC Research)

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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


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%)


Hathi Snapshot:History & Auxiliary Sciences




Most abundant:History - East Asia, S.E. Asia, Far East(75,522 titles)

Most available: History - United States, 1790-1861(46% in full text)



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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



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Hathi Snapshot:Business & Economics




Most abundant:Economic History & Conditions(62,243 titles)

Most available: Transportation & Communication(21% in full text)



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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




Hathi Snapshot:Philosophy & Religion




Most abundant:Religions, Mythology, Rationalism(26,148 titles)

Most available: Protestantism(35% in full text)



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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




Hathi Snapshot:Art & Architecture




Most abundant:Visual Arts in General(36,501 titles)

Most available: Numismatics (19% in full text)



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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




Hathi Snapshot:Engineering & Technology




Most abundant:General Engineering (17,767 titles)

Most available: Railroad Engineering (42% in full text)



0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000

General Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering & Machinery

Chemical Technology

Mining Engineering & Metallurgy

Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics

General Technology

Manufactures

Environmental Technology

Printing

Titles / Manifestation



Hathi Snapshot:Political Science




Most abundant:Political Inst. & Public Admin. - Europe(16,695 titles)

Most available: Naval Ordnance(49% in full text)



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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




Hathi Snapshot:Library Science, Reference




Most abundant:Libraries - Library Science (23,762 titles)

Most available: Yearbooks, Almanacs, Directories (43% in full text)



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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




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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

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