11  Title

MARC: 245a

There are 1067055 records with missing author name information in the original raw data.

11.1 Complete Dataset Overview

Harmonized records with titles: 251006 / 1318063 (19%)

Harmonized records with missing (NA) titles 1067057 / 1318063 documents (81%)

Unique discarded entries in original data: 1

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11.1.1 Top-20 titles

Title Entries (n) Fraction (%)
Teokset 345 0
Runot 327 0
Novellit 271 0
Raamattu 229 0
Meditationes sancti evangelii 205 0
Seitsemän veljestä 153 0
Meditationes sanctarum epistolarum 139 0
Sinuhe, egyptiläinen 127 0
Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium 114 0
Fänrik Ståls sägner 107 0

11.1.2 Top-20 titles for “Language material” content type

In the Fennica dataset, language material makes up the majority of the content, comprising 91.6% of the entire dataset. This includes written texts, documents, books, articles, and any other content primarily composed of language. The remaining 8.4% consists of non-language material, such as maps, music, computer files, and other types of content that do not primarily rely on language. For a more detailed breakdown of the different types of content within the dataset, you can refer to [summaries of type of records in Fennica].

Title Entries (n) Fraction (%)
Teokset 344 0
Runot 327 0
Novellit 268 0
Meditationes sancti evangelii 205 0
Raamattu 172 0
Seitsemän veljestä 151 0
Meditationes sanctarum epistolarum 139 0
Sinuhe, egyptiläinen 127 0
Chronicon episcoporum Finlandensium 114 0
Fänrik Ståls sägner 104 0

11.1.3 Title Length Over Time (1488-2020)

This plot visualizes the variation in title lengths across publication decades from 1488 to 2020. The title lengths range from 1 to334 , highlighting how the length of titles has evolved over time.N = 1318063.

11.1.4 Title Word Count Over Time (1488-2020)

This plot visualizes the variation in title word counts across publication decades from 1488 to 2020. The title lengths range from 1 to53 , highlighting how the length of titles has evolved over time.N = 1318063.

11.2 Subset Analysis: 1809-1917

Unique accepted entries (1809-1917): 3528

Original documents with non-NA titles: 6996 / 72626 (9.6%)

Original documents with missing (NA) titles 65630 / 72626 documents (90.4%)

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11.2.1 Top-20 titles for years 1809-1917

Title Entries (n) Fraction (%)
Insecta Fennica 66 0.1
Fältskärns berättelser 49 0.1
Läsning för barn 46 0.1
De bibliothecariis Academiae Aboënsis 41 0.1
Insecta Fennica enumerans 38 0.1
Fänrik Ståls sägner 35 0
Anthologium epigrammatum Graecorum 34 0
Historia doctrinae de affinitatibus chemicis 32 0
Yxi uusi ehto-wirsi 26 0
Novus fossilium index 26 0

11.2.2 Title Length Over Time (1809-1917)

This plot visualizes the variation in title lengths across publication years from 1809 to 1917. The title lengths range from 3 to237. N = 72626.

11.2.3 Title Word Count (1809-1917)

This plot visualizes the variation in title lengths across publication years from 1809 to 1917. The title lengths range from 1 to37. N = 72626.