On Jan 17, 2007, at 4:35 PM, Dobbs, Aaron wrote:
> * MARC = transmission standard = *not* data model
>
> * AACR = content encoding (with too much semantics
> hidden in its punctuation) = cataloging (= data model?)
>
> * OPAC = what the patron/customer/user sees (= way too
> complex / nuanced in display?)
>
> * Catalog = inventory system = "technical services only view"
>
> What other basic terms need clarification? (The discussions here
> are so
> interesting, & yet I feel as if I know almost nothing due to the
> potential for different people using the above terms
> interchangeably at
> times)
Aaron Dobbs++ (That is "geek speak" for I concur.)
It is important for us all to speak the same language and
articulating the differences between terms, above, can be very
helpful to the discussion. Thank you.
--
Eric Lease Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame
Received on Fri Jan 19 2007 - 12:40:39 EST