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A Glossary
Access point - Any heading or entry under which an item is to be identified in a catalog or a file.
Accession number - A number assigned to an item when it is added to a database or library catalog, indicating the chronological order in which materials were added to the database. It may also be used for inventory purposes.
Added entry - A secondary access point other than the main entry. An added entry represents a subject, joint author, illustrator, editor, compiler, translator, collaborator, series, etc. in a catalog.
Annotation - A brief note added after a citation in a bibliography to describe, explain, or comment on the subject and contents of the work.
Annual - A serial publication issued regularly once a year.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute - A nonprofit national clearinghouse founded in 1918 to facilitate standardization of goods and services by voluntary consensus in both the public and private sectors, and to coordinate and administer standards of all types.
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - A binary transmission code established to attempt standardization of data representation.
AudioVisual - Non-book materials such as various formats of audio and video recordings, which require equipment to be usable.
Authority control - The process of maintaining consistency of form in the headings used in a bibliographic file or catalog through the application of an authority file.
Authority file - A list record of the correct forms of names, series, subjects, or uniform titles used in a catalog. The most well-known authority files are made available through the Library of Congress.
Automation - The use of devices such as a computer to perform some or all repetitive operations in a library system.
Back-up - A copy of electronic file(s) to be used for security purposes or for restoration in case the original file is destroyed or corrupted.
Bandwidth - The transmission capacity of a network, measured in megabits or megabytes per second (higher bandwidth = faster transmission speed).
Baud - Unit of measurement used to indicate the speed at which data is transferred from one device to another by communications systems.
Barcode label - A small label comprised of vertical lines which contain machine-readable data. In libraries barcodes are used to identify each unique item to provide a means for automated circulation, and to provide a link between patron information and library cards.
Barcode scanner - A device used to read bar codes.
Batch processing - A method of processing data in which a number of records are grouped or batched, then processed at the same time.
Biannual - A publication (e.g., a magazine) which is issued twice a year.
Bibliographic database - An electronic version of a catalog or index. A bibliographic database allows the user to identify materials by author, subject, title, or other search terms. It generally provides at least a full citation to the item, and often other information such as abstracts and assigned subject headings.
Bibliography - A list of works which are related in some way, for example, about a particular subject, or by a given author.
Bindery - The department responsible for binding periodicals between hard covers and repairing items with damaged bindings.
Boolean logic - A means of combining terms that enable the user to do a more specific search in a database. Boolean terms are: and, or, not. "And" narrows, "or" broadens, and "not" eliminates items from a search.
Browser - A software program that accesses the World Wide Web and reads hypertext.
Call number - An alphanumeric code which identifies an item in a library collection and indicates its location on the shelves. Call numbers are listed in the catalog and marked on the outside of an item.
Cataloging - The process of describing an item in the collection, including subject analysis and assigning a classification number.
CD-ROM - Compact Disc - Read Only Memory - A high-capacity optical laser information storage device in the form of a plastic disc. A CD-ROM holds approximately 600 megabytes of information, (about 300,000 pages of text).
CIP - Cataloging in Publication - The Library of Congress practice of providing bibliographic data for new items in advance of their actual publication. This information usually appears on the verso of a book's title page.
Circulating - Library material that may be checked out by patrons.
Class number - The first part of a call number, which corresponds to the item's primary subject, and indicates its place in the classification system as well as its physical location on the shelves. All items with the same class number will be about the same subject.
Client - A computer (or more specifically, a software application such as a browser) that uses resources provided by another computer.
Collation - In a catalog record, the physical description (e.g., number of pages, size, etc.) of an item.
Cross-references - Directions which lead the user from one heading to another in a catalog or index. A cross-reference may be a "See" reference to the preferred heading or a "See Also" reference to related headings.
Cutter - A unique alphanumeric code in the call number which subarranges items by authors last name within a given subject class number.
Database - A collection of information stored in an electronic format that can be searched by a computer.
DDC - Dewey Decimal Classification - Named for its inventor, Melvil Dewey, this library classification system divides knowledge into ten main classes (000-999) and uses decimals as necessary for subdivisions. DDC is used in most school and public libraries.
E-mail - electronic mail - Transmission of text messages and digital files across computer networks.
Field - The part of a record reserved for a particular type of data. For example, in a library catalog, author, title, ISBN, subject headings, etc. are all fields.
Filter - Programming designed on user specifications to identify MARC records which are below standard as a means of bibliographic maintenance.
FTP - File Transfer Protocol - A mechanism for transferring files from one computer to another over the Internet, often across a network or via a modem.
GMD - General Material Designation - A term following the title that is given in the catalog record to indicate the type of material to which an item belongs.
Holdings - Materials owned by a library. Frequently it is used to denote the volumes and issues of serials owned by a library.
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language - The coding syntax used to create World Wide Web documents.
Hyperlink - A predefined connection between associated concepts, such as words or graphics embedded in a document, that lead the reader to the related text when they are selected.
Hypertext - The dynamic linking of associated concepts among and within documents, so that the reader can easily move from one to another in a nonlinear fashion.
ILL - Interlibrary Loan - A cooperative arrangement among libraries, whereby users can borrow items from other libraries within the system.
ILS - Integrated Library System - An automated library system containing several components, such as public access, cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, interlibrary loan, and serials control.
Indicator - One of two data elements preceding a MARC record field which may define certain conditions for that field, e.g., filing, sorting, or generation of an introductory phrase.
Internet - The worldwide interconnection of computers and networks connected via TCP/IP communication protocols for transfer of information.
ISP - Internet Service Provider - A commercial company that sells Internet connection access via telecommunication.
ISBN - International Standard Book Number - A unique numerical code given to an item which identifies it by area of publication; publisher; and title, volume, or edition.
ISSN - International Standard Serial Number - A numerical code given to a serial publication which uniquely identifies it.
Keyword - A significant word which can be used as a search term to retrieve all records containing it (e.g., title, abstract, or text of a work).
LAN - Local Area Network - A LAN connects computers and peripherals in a limited area such as a building or office.
LCC - Library of Congress Classification - In use for over 200 years, this library classification system divides knowledge into twenty general categories with broad and narrower subdivisions indicated by a mixed notation of alphabetic and numeric characters. LLC is used primarily in academic and research libraries.
LCCN - Library of Congress Control Number - A unique number assigned to an item for identification and control purposes by the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress - One of the largest libraries in the world, the Library of Congress is the originator of the MARC and CIP programs. It serves as the United States' national library and copyright depository.
MARC - Machine-Readable Cataloging - An international, standardized format for computerized bibliographic data. MARC format simplifies exchange of bibliographic data by structuring elements by tag and subfield according to content.
MicroLIF - Microcomputer Library Interchange Format - An alternative to MARC format for the storage and exchange of bibliographic data, primarily used in microcomputer based library automation systems.
Monograph - A non-serial work, complete in one part or a set, usually on a narrowly defined single topic.
Network - A system which facilitates the exchange of information, programs, and resources among computers.
Online catalog - A library catalog in the form of an electronic database with information in machine-readable format, which is interactive and searchable by various access points (e.g., author, title, subject, and keyword).
OPAC - Online Public Access Catalog - A computerized library catalog available for patron use which provides material status and loan information as well as general library news.
Operating system - The software that manages all the program applications on a computer. For example, DOS and UNIX are operating systems.
Periodical - Material published on an ongoing basis at regular intervals such as magazines, journals, and newspapers. Usually each issue contains articles by several contributors.
Pixel - The "picture element" displayed on a computer within the monitor which is made up of single dots of light. They are grouped together to create images or graphics. The higher resolution of the monitor, the greater the number of pixels it will contain.
RAM - Random Access Memory - The temporary memory area in which a computer stores data currently in use, and performs most processing operations.
Serial - A publication issued in successive parts, usually (though not always) at regular intervals, and intended to be continued indefinitely. Serials include periodicals; annuals; yearbooks; memoirs, proceedings, or transactions of societies, and numbered monographic series.
Server - A computer or software application which makes data available to client computers over a network.
Shelflist - A catalog (list) of items arranged in call number order (the same order items are found on the shelf), used primarily for inventory purposes.
Streaming - Audio/video data that plays as it arrives over a network, as opposed to viewing the complete file which must be downloaded and replayed.
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - The mechanism which allows computers to intercommunicate through the Internet.
Telnet - A program that allows users to login to other computers via remote access.
Union catalog - A combined catalog of holdings for an entire library system or group of cooperating libraries.
UNIX - A multi-user computer operating system. UNIX has built-in TCP/IP and is the most commonly used operating system for servers on the Internet.
URL - Uniform Resource Locator - An address that specifies the location of a file on the Internet.
WWW - World Wide Web - A component of the Internet designed to allow navigation through graphical user interfaces and hypertext links.
Web site - A collection of interlinked documents on a Web server.
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