An Exploration of the Irish Literature Presence in the Published RecordA country projects its culture, its intellectual, literary, and musical traditions, its sentiments in many ways but few equal the importance of published materials. Books, periodicals, musical recordings,
films, and other publications are convenient vessels for the global diffusion of the national creative output. As the published materials linked to a particular country accumulate over time, a national presence of sorts
forms and expands within the published record—a corpus of publications associated with that country and its people.
This valuable report has been compiled by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC).