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Compilation and Supply of Catalogs and Bibliographies
Cataloging in Statistics
Number of bibliographic records
1. Books
| Number of records | Processed in FY2011 | Total (as of Mar.31, 2012) |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese-language | 116,750 | 4,066,222 |
| Chinese and Korean-language | 12,983 | 1,678,330 |
| Foreign-language (except Asian languages) | 26,707 | |
| Asian-languages | 8,012 | |
| Total | 164,452 | 5,744,552 |
"Books" includes atlases, bound music scores and large print editions.
2. Periodicals
| Number of records | Processed in FY2011 |
|---|---|
| Japanese-language | 2,527 (6,912) |
| Chinese and Korean-language | 76 (69) |
| Foreign-language (except Asian languages) | 265 (1,015) |
| Asian-languages | 27 (10) |
| Total | 2,895 (8,006) |
Numbers in ( ) indicate updated records.
3. Newspapers
| Number of records | Processed in FY2011 |
|---|---|
| Japanese-language | 232 (347) |
| Chinese and Korean-language | 0 (4) |
| Foreign-language (except Asian languages) | 7 (46) |
| Asian-languages | 0 (1) |
| Total | 239 (398) |
Numbers in ( ) indicate updated items.
4. Non-book materials
| Processed in FY2011 | Total (as of Mar.31, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|
| Microforms | 10,321 | 3,116,454 |
| Visual materials | 6,051 | 98,360 |
| Audio materials | 8,170 | 576,793 |
| Machine readable materials | 4,374 | 48,609 |
| Maps | 5,254 | 220,089 |
| Musical scores | 35 | 919 |
| Card-form materials | 21 | 400 |
| Still images | 213 | 5,488 |
| Doctoral dissertations | 13,243 | 549,454 |
| Manuscripts | 0 | 23,831 |
| Braille resources | 164 | 5,044 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47,846 | 4,645,441 |
5. Japanese Periodicals Index
| Processed in FY2011 | Total (as of Mar.31, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of titles of periodicals | 368 | 10,769 |
| Number of produced records | 388,149 (13,063) |
10,543,487 |
Numbers in ( ) indicate updated records.
