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Appendices
Appendix A Glossary
Accelerated Reader A search that looks for materials belonging to the Accelerated Reader program. You
can search for items with a particular reading level, point value, subject, and/or auĆ
thor.
access A method of obtaining electronic resources and programs.
active status A status assigned to patrons who are currently enrolled at a school or to patrons at a
public library who have checked out materials in the last two (or whatever designation
assigned) years. Opposite of inactive status.
Acquisitions A module accessible through Cataloging and System Setup that allows librarians to set
up vendors, funding sources, and default billĆto/shipĆto information, making it easier
to create orders for new library acquisitions.
alias A name, usually short and easy to type, that is translated into another name or string.
Many times used for commands.
Alliance A/V
ACCESS
A CDĆROM database containing bibliographic records for audio-visual materials for
use with the Alliance Plus software.
Alliance Plus 1. A Follett Software Company application that lets you add or enhance bibliographic
records in the library database with bibliographic records from a CDĆROM or online
database.
2. A CDĆROM database containing bibliographic records for titles published after 1970.
Follett Software Company releases a single Alliance Plus CDĆROM biannually.
Alliance Plus Data
Source
Any media or electronic source, such as Alliance Plus Online, CD-ROMs, or union
databases, that contains searchable records.
Alliance Plus Online A Follett Software Company online subscription that lets you add or enhance
bibliographic records in the library database with bibliographic records from the
Alliance Plus Online database. This database is updated weekly and contains over
three million records.
Alliance Vintage A CDĆROM database containing bibliographic records for preĆ1970 materials.
alphanumeric The letters, numbers, and symbols used for data entry.
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The dominant character code
used for communication between computers. In ASCII, each number represents an
alphanumeric character or common keyboard symbol.
authority record A record of the authoritative form of a name (personal, corporate, meeting, or
geographic), uniform title, series title, or topical term used as a heading in a library
catalog. The authority file governs the application of headings to new items as they are
added to the library collection. An authority record may also contain See from" and
See also from" references.