DOAB MARC files

NOTE: Monthly updates to these files were paused in June 2024 because DOAB was migrating data to new servers. Monthly updates will resume when the migration is complete and the data is stable, perhaps in 2026.

These are MARC records created from metadata supplied by DOAB (Directory of Open Access Books). They describe the Open Access and Free-to-read ebook titles in the DOAB database. There are three files:

DOAB-CCONLY-20240508.mrc (65,307 records): these records describe DOAB titles that include explicit mention of a CC license in the metadata. They are tagged as "Open Access" in the MARC records.

DOAB-NOCC-20240508.mrc (13,737 records): these records describe DOAB titles that do NOT explicitly mention a CC license in the metadata. They are tagged as "Free-to-read" in the MARC records.

DOAB-NODOWNLOADS-20240508.mrc (851 records): these records describe DOAB titles for which only a limited number of chapters are available in DOAB. There are no download links in these records; the links point to descriptions of the work which themselves point to downloadable chapters.

Total number of records: 79,895

The files will be updated monthly. Questions or suggestions for improvements to the records can be directed to the Digital Access Team, [e-mail].