
On the traditional library card, added entries were found at the very bottom of the card and represented where additional cards were filed in the card catalog. The term "access point" is sometimes used to refer to any part of the bibliographic record that is searchable, in particular when speaking of fielded searches in OPACs.Īny heading that is not included in the main entry. In these catalogs, a user enters a left-anchored string and is returned a screen of alphabetically sorted catalog entries that appear before and after that string. The access point concept was carried over in some computerized catalog software. Access points were headings that were filed alphabetically in the catalog. * 856 the field that carries a URL for the online version of the resource, or closely related information such as tables of contents that are online.īased on the card catalog, an access point was any element of the record that resulted in a card being added to the catalog for access. * 7XX called "added entries" these are all of the additional authors, titles, and other information that is not part of the main entry. * 6XX the subject fields, of which 650 is for topical subjects and is the most common * 260 the publisher, place of publication, and date MARC uses fields from 001 to 899, with the 9XX range reserved for local use. When a group of fields is referred to, an "X" is used to mean "any digit." So, "6XX" refers to any field in the range 600-699. When librarians speak in three-digit numbers, they are using the names of MARC fields for the data in library records. Terms and definitions are available in English and a variety of other languages. Definitions are taken from authoritative sources. The Multilingual dictionary of cataloguing terms and concepts contains definitions for many terms and concepts used by the library cataloguing community.

See link along left hand side under "account request." MulDiCat: Multilingual dictionary of cataloguing If you wish to add to this (including adding terms that you would like to have someone define) you need to obtain a W3C wiki account, available to anyone. Some Library Terminology, Informally Explained 2.1 Metadata element set or element set.1.39 Resource Description and Access (RDA).1.36 online public access catalog (OPAC).1.30 Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN).1.29 Library of Congress Classification (LCC).1.26 International Standard Bibliographic Number (ISBN).1.25 International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) and ISBD punctuation.1.24 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).1.19 general material designation (GMD).1.18 Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR).1.15 Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).

