| A | B |
|---|
| date of publication | The earliest year in which the particular edition of the work was published |
| delimiter | Symbol used to designate a subfield |
| field | Unit of information in a MARC record that correspond to an area of description or other piece of information such as an access point |
| tag | A label that id's each field of a MARC record, tag 245 id's the title and statement of responsibility |
| indicator | A number that gives additional information about a field; 245 1 shows that a title added entry is to be made 245 14 the 4 shows that 4 spaces are to be ignored |
| subfield code | 2 character code that designates a subfield; $bpublisher |
| subfield delimiter | the character used to indicate a subfield $a, |a |
| subfield | Designated subpart of a MARC field |
| title page | The page that provides the most complete information about the author and title and is used as the most authoritative source of cataloging data |
| verso | Left hand page of an open book; back leaf of a book; verso of a title page |
| recto | right hand page of an open book |
| dimensions | size |
| corporate body | an organization or group of people identified by a particular name and acting as an entity |
| descriptive cataloging | process that describes an item and identifies and formats access points |
| dictionary catalog | catalog with all the entries arranged in a single alphabetical sequence |
| divided catalog | a catalog in which the entries are divided into separate sequencees, usually author-title and subject entries |
| edition | all the copies of a work produced from the same original |
| editor | One who prepares another person's work for publication |
| end matter | Material at the end of a work following the text (appendices, index, etc.) |
| extent of item | number and specific material designation of the parts of the item being described |
