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- CAG
- Circulation Advisory Group.
- CALL NUMBER
- A unique identifying code for each title in the
records of a library. This number matches the number on a volume, usually on the
spine. Books are arranged on the shelves by this number.
- CARD CATALOG
- The traditional library catalogue in
which entries for authors, titles, and subjects are made on cards
stored in drawers. Call number information is also given to aid
patrons in finding materials. At Vanderbilt, only the Music
Library maintains an active card catalog in addition to the online
catalog.
- CARREL
- Desk or table located in a library for use as an individual
study table.
- CASETABLE
- Alphabetical list of court opinions by name of
plaintiff; sometimes by name of defendant also (Law Library).
- CASSETTE
- Small case, as an encased video or audio tape.
- CATALOG
- (Noun) A list of books, maps, or other items,
arranged in some definite order. It records, describes, and indexes the
resources of a collection, a library, or a group of libraries.
- CATALOGING
- (Verb) The process of making entries for a catalog;
additionally, it may cover all the processes involved in preparing books for
the shelves.
- CCH
- Commerce Clearing House.
- CDAG
- Collection Development Advisory Group.
- CD-ROM
- Compact Disk-Read Only Memory; format for storing and
retrieving information.
- CENTRAL LIBRARY
- A division of the library whose collections
support the humanities and the social sciences; located in the General Library
Building.
- CHARGING
- The process of recording the loan of library material to
an individual, another library, etc.
- CIRCULATION
- The process of loaning library materials to patrons;
the department that handles these loans.
- CLASSIFICATION (PERSONNEL)
- The university's system of categorizing positions
in descriptive titles and pay grades.
- CLIENT SERVER
- A relationship between computers in which the client
is usually a PC. Data is accessed and processed on the server and the client
can then perform tasks based on information it gets from the server.
- CLR
- Council on Library Resources.
- CODES
- Laws of a state or nation arranged by subject (Law
Library).
- COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
- The process of collecting and developing
library materials; the unit of a library whose responsibilities include this
process.
- COMPACT SHELVING
- High-density storage system for library
materials; used in Library Annex.
- COMPUTER CENTER
- See ACIS.
- CONSER
- Cooperative Online Serials Program; A national program in which
libraries create and share records used for cataloging, acquisition, and ILL
of serials. Heard Library is a member of CONSER.
- CONTROL ID
- Unique identifier, replacing the accession number, derived
from the barcode. Items in inventory are shelved in control number order.
- COPY SERVICE
- A unit of the Office of the University Librarian that manages the
copiers and reader printers in all library divisions except Law and Biomedical.
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit; "brains" of computer.
- CRL
- Center for Research Libraries.
- CROSS REFERENCES
- "Directions" which lead a user from one heading
(name, subject, or title) to another heading. "See" references are used to
show the preferred term. "See also" references are used to show related terms.
- CUNNINGHAM
- Classification system used to classify books published before
1970 (Biomedical Library).
- CURRICULUM LABORATORY
- A collection of instructional materials for grades
K through 12; located in the Education Library.
- CURSOR
- Moveable symbol on a computer screen that shows where
the user is working. In most text applications, it appears as a blinking dash.
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