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Access Point
Those portions of a bibliographic record under which a user can search for an item in that catalog. Within an automated system, virtually any portion of a library catalog record can conceivably be used as an access point, or search term.
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An entry, additional to the main entry, by which an item is indexed in a catalog. (e.g. name added entry, title added entry, subject added entry).
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BIBCO
The part of the PCC that does monograph cataloging. They do training and documentation on cataloging to national standards.
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The name given to the bibliographic data structure that the Library of Congress is developing to replace MARC format. It is being created in linked data format, such that all fields consist of URIs pointing to outside sources where the actual data is kept.
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A code assigned to each item for shelving purposes. It identifies the location on the shelf an item will be shelved relative to the other items in the collection. It usually consists of a Classification Number and a Cutter Number. Marmot keeps these in item records because different member libraries may use different numbers or different numbering systems while sharing bib records. They may also be in the bib record, but all Marmot systems look to the item for call number.
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This refers to the cataloging data that sometimes appears in the preliminaries of a book, often resembling an old fashioned catalog card on the verso of the title page. It is created by the Library of Congress Cataloging In Publication program. It is a good source for call numbers and subject headings.
CJK
Short for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
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Usually the first part of a call number. It identifies the topic of the work and causes books on the same topic to be shelved together. Usually either in Library of Congress format or Dewey Decimal format.
Colophon
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Something that is physically part of a larger item (called the host item), and can be described by an analytic entry.
CONSER
Cooperative Online Serials Program. They are a cooperative of serials catalogers. They create the cataloging standards for serials and create documentation and training on serials cataloging. A part of the PCC.
Copy Cataloging
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Used in Sierra reserve room functions for academic libraries. When an item is put in the reserve room, it is linked to a course record, which is used to define to special circulation rules for use while the item is on reserve. It also makes the item searchable by the name of the course and professor in classic catalog.
Cutter Number
Named for Charles Cutter. Usually the second part of a call number. Placed in subfield $b of the call number field. It specifies the exact place in the shelf order where the item is shelved relative to other items. It is based on the bibliographic main entry. In Dewey systems it is usually the first several letters of the main entry. In Library of Congress systems it is constructed with the Cutter Table from the Library of Congress based on the main entry.
Delimiter
Within MARC format, delimiters are used to identify and differentiate between separate elements within a field. The delimiter sign is used with a MARC subfield code in front of each data element to identify subfields within MARC fields. In Sierra the delimiter sign is the pipe character, |. In MarcEdit it is the dollar sign, $.
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Named for Melvil Dewey. A call number created following the Dewey Decimal system. Usually using the WebDewey online product from OCLC. There are also paper volumes available that can be used to create numbers.
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A discovery system is a public catalog system usually created by exporting the data from the ILS or LSP onto a separate server. These can be created independent of the ILS or LSP allowing the possibility to mix and match library systems and discovery systems. Marmot’s discovery system is Pika which is able to accept data from many different library systems.
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