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| added entry | Any entry other than the main entry (and subject entries) by which the user can access the catalog; e.g., joint author,illustrator, editor, compiler, etc) |
| author | The person chiefly responsible for the intellectual or artistic content of a work |
| LOC | Library of Congress |
| compiler | A person who selects and puts together material written by other people; or, a who writes a ref work of many different entries like a dictionary |
| conference proceedings | The published papers given at a conference |
| 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 |
| editor | One who prepares another person's work for publication |
| format | appearance and makeup of a book; physical type of an av item; physical organization of a catalog |
| GMD | general material designation (broad category of material to which an item belongs) |
| integrating resource | a bib resource that is changed by being updated and may continue indefinitely |
| ISMN | International Standard Music Number |
| joint author | a writer who collaborates with one or more others in the preparation of a work |
| kit | an item containing more than one kind of material, none of which is predominant |
| mark of omission | punctuation mark ... showing something has been left out |
| mixed responsibility | different persons or bodies make different kinds of contributions to a work, author and illustrator |
| name authority file | a collection of authority records containing the preferred forms of headings for names |
| name-title added entry | reference made from t he name of a person or corporate body and the title of an item |
| nonbook material | material other than printed material |
| note | descriptive information that cannot be fitted into other ares of the bib record |
| other title information | Title on an item other than the title proper or parallel or series title |
| realia | 3-dimensional objects |
| reference | a direction from one heading or entry to another |
| scale | the ratio of distances on a map |
| shared responsibility | Collaboration between 2 or more people in creating a work |
| specific material designation | SMD specific class of material - slide for example |
| standard number | ISBN, ISSN or other number that identifies the item uniquely |
| uniform title | Title chosen to id an item which has had different titles; or title used to distinguish a serial title from other serial titles |
| pseudonym | fictitious name used by an author |
| access point | A heading given to a catalog or database record or entry in a bibliography that enables a user to find the item. |
| authority control | The control of access points by establishing and using consistent headings |
| authority file | A collection of authority records containing the preferred forms of headings for names, series and subjects. It can be on cards, microfiche or online. |
| authority record | A record of the preferred heading for a person, place, corporate body, series or title |
| authority work | Establishment and maintenance of authority files. |
| 4 3/4 in. | Dimension for either a CD or DVD |
| 1/2 in. | Dimension for VHS tape |
| sound recording | GMD for audio |
| videorecording | GMD for VHS, DVD, VideoCD, film, etc |
| kit | an item containing more than one kind of material, none of which is predominant, e.g., a set of slides and an audiocassette |
| Rule of 3 | For 1, 2 or 3 authors, first author gets main entry. When item has 4 or more authors, title main entry and in 245 field have 1st author...[et al.] |
| compilation | a work created by assembling material from other books |
| heading | name, word or phrase used as a search/access point |
| main entry | Principal entry in a catalog that contains the complete record of an item |
| iteration | an instance of an integrating resource - e.g., a website as viewed on a particular day |
| see also reference | refers to another related term |
| see reference | refers from the not-used term to the preferred term (e.g., William Jefferson Clinton SEE Bill Clinton |
| specific material designation | used in the physical description, eg, 1 computer optical disc; 12 video discs; 1 videocassette |
| uniform title | the title chose for cataloging purposes when a work has appeared under varying titles |
| b&w | black & white |
| rpm | revolutions per minute |
| sd. | sound |
| col. | color |
| cm | centimeter |
| in | inch(es) |
| ill. | illustrated |
| cartographic material | GMD for maps and related materials |
| electronic resource | GMD for digital files (on or off the internet) |
| model | GMD for models, figurines, etc. |
