[Partial XML for a book by Margaret Mahy, showing the kind of data available for download

Publications NZ metadata

Publications New Zealand is New Zealand's national bibliography. The Publications New Zealand dataset contains bibliographic records created or identified by the National Library and other New Zealand libraries.

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Dataset updated quarterly

The Publications New Zealand dataset is updated quarterly. If you need an up-to-date dataset before the next quarterly update please contact nznb@dia.govt.nz.

Monthly files of new records are also found on the Publications New Zealand.

Supported by OCLC

The National Library acknowledges the support of OCLC in permitting the inclusion of WorldCat-derived records in the dataset.

If you use this dataset, we ask that you view the OCLC cooperative community norms.

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Download the dataset in MARC format — updated 1 January 2024 (zip, 217 MB)

Download the dataset in XML format — updated 1 January 2024 (zip, 215 MB)

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This dataset is released under the New Zealand Government Open Access and Licensing Framework.

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Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.

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