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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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In Sierra, this term refers to the proprietary fields that appear at the top of a record. They consist of short codes that represent characteristics of the record. These short codes are easier for the system to use for all sorts of purposes. Bib fixed fields are used to create filters in the classic catalog. Item fixed fields are used to control circulation characteristics. Order fixed fields are used in financial transactions. Outside of Sierra the term fixed field refers to certain MARC fields used to store coded information about the item. Sierra calls those fields Special Fields.
Half Title
A title of a publication appearing on a leaf preceding the title page.
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Synonym for access point, either name, title, or subject. See Traced Heading.
Impression
All copies of an edition of a book, etc. printed at one time.
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A searchable and browse-able list of terms from library records in Sierra. Each index is built based on combinations of MARC tags and Field Group Tags. For example, the BIB UTIL index is built from 001 and 019 MARC tags that are also in the “o” field group. Indexes in Sierra can be used for searching, and controlling record matching on loading. Indexes in classic catalog are the same as in Sierra, but Pika creates its own indexes.
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International Standard Serial Number, eight digits, carried in field 022 of the MARC record, in subfield delimiter x of 76x-78x fields, and sometimes in field 4xx. Assigned by the Library of Congress along with the Key Title.
Item Record
A record in Sierra that is used for keeping track of an individual circulating item. It includes the item status, call number, barcode, and circulation information.
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A standardized title for a serial similar to a uniform title, but there is no authority record. It is assigned by the Library of Congress along with an ISSN. It is recorded in field 222 in MARC format.
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LC MARC
Obsolete, replaced by MARC 21.
LCCN
Library of Congress Control Number. An accession number the Library of Congress assigns for their own internal purposes. It can be used as a standard number to find or identify books. Appears in field 010 of the MARC record. In the Library of Congress catalog it is also in the 001.
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Library of Congress Call Number
A call number created following the system from Library of Congress. Usually created using the ClassificationWeb product from Library of Congress. It is also possible to download current versions of the paper schedules as PDF documents from Library of Congress for free.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings. A general controlled vocabulary of terms to describe subjects. Each term is recorded in a subject authority record.
Leaf
Each leaf consists of two pages of a book, one on each side, either or both of which may be blank.
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A newer term for the computer system a library uses to manage all of it’s activities. The primary difference between an ILS and LSP is that an LSP is designed from the beginning to deal with electronic resources in addition to older material forms.
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The MARC field beginning with 1. It may be a personal author, corporate author, meeting author, or uniform title. There should only be a single one of these in any MARC record. Usually used as the basis of the cutter number.
MARC
Machine-readable cataloging. A computer standard for storing and communicating bibliographic data originally created by the Library of Congress in the mid 1960’s.
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Name Authority Cooperative Program. This is an organization for creating and maintaining name authority records. Members are authorized to add new names to the Name Authority File. They also create documentation and do training for creating name authority records.
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Name Authority File, a list of authoritative headings for persons and corporate bodies produced by the Library of Congress and NACO libraries.
Name Authority Record
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Name-Title Entry
An authorized access point consisting of the name of a person or corporate body and the title of an item.
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Online Computer Library Center, the largest bibliographic utility in the U.S.
Order Record
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The public facing part of an ILS that allows people to search for material in the library. More recently they are often replaced by a discovery system.
PCC
Program for Cooperative Cataloging. It is an organization of libraries that perform cataloging following international standards. Consists of BIBCO, CONSER, NACO, and SACO.
Page
One side of a leaf.
Parallel Title
The title proper in another language and/or script recorded in the title and statement of responsibility area (245 field).
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Marmot’s internally built and maintained discovery system.
Plate
A leaf containing illustrative matter, with or without text, that is not numbered consecutively with the main leaves or pages of the book.
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When a work is known by multiple names a preferred title is assigned so that the different versions can be collocated. This was previously known as a Uniform Title.
Preliminaries
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Subject Authority Cooperative Organization. A cooperative for creating and maintaining Subject Authority Records. SACO members are authorized to create new authorized Library of Congress Subject Headings. SACO also does training and creates documentation on creating new authorized subject headings. It is part of the PCC.
See Reference
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A list of all the items in a collection by call number. It replicates the order that should be on the shelf. It can be used to figure out what cutter number a book should have to put it where you want it on the shelf.
SkyRiver
A shared bibliographic utility from Innovative Interfaces.
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Sierra uses this term to refer to the MARC Leader, 005, 006, 007, and 008 fields. Outside of Sierra, these are referred to as fixed fields, but Sierra uses that term for their propitiatory fixed fields.
Standard Number
The ISSN, ISBN, UPC, LCCN, EAN or any other internationally agreed upon number that identifies an item uniquely.
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Code within the MARC format, subfield codes are one-character codes that identify individual elements of information within a MARC field. Subfield codes are immediately preceded by a delimiter sign and they are placed in front of the information that they identify.
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A record, in MARC authority format, for a topic. A single term is chosen for each subject which has been published about. There is one authority record for each term. Other terms for the same topic may be included in see references. Other headings for related topics may be included as see-also references. A single library may have multiple sets of subject authority records if the library is using more than one controlled vocabulary, such as LCSH and MeSH.
Supplied Title
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Traced Heading
Older term for Authorized Access Point.
Uniform Title
Older term for Preferred Title Access Point.
UPC
Uniform Product Code. A 12-digit number used to identify many retail products. In libraries they are most often found on DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs. In MARC records these are recorded in the 024 field.
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