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226,000,000
325,000,000
15,000,000
$1,400,000,000,000
2,100,000,000
| Format |
Number of records |
Percentage of total |
Locations of items cataloged |
|---|---|---|---|
Books |
81,617,440 |
84.08% |
1,098,236,397 |
Serials |
3,974,089 |
4.09% |
38,269,927 |
Visual materials |
3,074,409 |
3.17% |
24,472,627 |
Maps |
1,436,953 |
1.48% |
5,576,328 |
Mixed materials |
854,771 |
0.88% |
686,409 |
Sound recordings |
3,416,315 |
3.52% |
29,375,527 |
Scores |
2,141,659 |
2.21% |
11,917,523 |
Computer files |
557,995 |
0.57% |
2,582,505 |
Totals |
97,073,631 |
100.00% |
1,211,117,243 |
| as of January 2008 | |||
The OCLC Cooperative
| Governing Members | 9,805 |
| Members | 20,396 |
| Participating libraries | 36,413 |
| Libraries | 66,614 |
| Countries & territories served | 112 |
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