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+This item contains a complete PostgreSQL SQL database snapshot from https://fatcat.wiki, in binary 'pg_dump tar mode' format.
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+With the exception of the 'abstracts' table (for which no aggregate license or copyright claims can be made; downstream users are responsible for their use), all metadata here is licensed CC-0 (public domain release) and may be used for any purpose. Downstream users are strongly encouraged to provide attribution and link here to the snapshot, as well as give credit to upstream sources (including Crossref, ORCID, DOAJ, the ISSN ROAD database, etc).
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