9. Definitions
Floating Collection
A floating library collection is a group of items not housed permanently at one specific library but instead shelved at the library where they were most recently checked-in.
Format
The physical or digital makeup of an item. Formats may include books, serials, maps, pictures, microform, computer file, DVD and CD.
Holds
The process whereby a client places a reserve on an item through the library management system. The item is then sent to the requesting client’s library for collection once it is available.
Item
Any title, regardless of format.
LOTE
Languages Other Than English
Materials
Any works or items.
Resources
Library resources can be in many formats, physical or digital, including books, databases, maps, microform and newspapers, and are used for accessing and sharing information.
Series
A book series is a set or series of novels which share common themes, characters, or settings, but where each novel has its own title and free-standing storyline and can thus be read independently or out of sequence.
Stack Collections
A book stack is a book storage area as opposed to a book browsing area. Collections of less popular items can be stored off site and made accessible to clients via the holds service.
Transfers
The process whereby libraries run reports to identify items that have been ‘read out’ in order to send them to a larger library for review and consideration by a new audience.
Works
A ‘work’ may be a monograph, pamphlet, newspaper, map or ephemera. It may refer to a single book or resource or it may be used to describe the total output of an individual for example ‘the works of Richard Flanagan’.