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INN-Reach Glossary
- Agency
- Collection of holdings, items, and patrons that are defined to belong to an organization on a Local Server that uses the INN-Reach Agency Model. On the INN-Reach Catalog, each agency is identified as a separate organization.
- INN-Reach Agency Model
- Items and other attached records from the Local Server are assigned to agencies. Each agency is identified as a separate organization on the INN-Reach Catalog. When a patron requests an item from the INN-Reach Catalog, he must identify to which agency he belongs. This model is typically used when the Local Server hosts multiple libraries.
- INN-Reach Catalog
- A combined database of the holdings from all the Local Servers that contribute to the INN-Reach Central Server. The INN-Reach Catalog comprises master bibliographic records and detailed holdings from the sites that own copies of those records. The INN-Reach Central Server receives records and updates from Local Servers in real time.
- INN-Reach Central Server
- Houses and provides the WebPAC for the INN-Reach Catalog. Also serves as the hub through which circulation requests and messages are received and sent to owning and borrowing sites. Uses INN-Reach software to perform a variety of tasks, including building and maintaining the INN-Reach Catalog; building and maintaining INN-Reach statistics; load balancing; and determination of lender.
- INN-Reach Institution Model
- All the records from the Local Server are identified as belonging to a single organization in the INN-Reach Catalog. This model is typically used when the Local Server hosts one library.
- INN-Reach Peer-to-Peer Circulation
- A product which enables shared circulation of items among multiple INN-Reach Systems. Each participating INN-Reach Central catalog contains only those records contributed by libraries affiliated with that specific system. However, patrons from each system can search for and request items through all participating INN-Reach Central catalogs.
- INN-Reach Request
- Request for an item on the INN-Reach Catalog.
- INN-Reach Re-request
- An INN-Reach request that could not be satisfied by the site to which it was previously sent and has been assigned to another site in the INN-Reach System.
- INN-Reach System
- A group of Local Servers and the INN-Reach Central Server to which they all contribute. Local Servers that contribute to more than one INN-Reach Central Server belong to more than one INN-Reach System.
- Institution
- The library on a Local Server that uses the INN-Reach Institution Model. On the INN-Reach Catalog, this library is identified as a single organization.
- Local Server
- Stores records that are contributed to an INN-Reach Central Server. A Local Server is often the integrated library system for the libraries it represents. A Local Server can use the INN-Reach Agency Model or the INN-Reach Institution Model.
- Local Server Code
- Five-character code that represents the Local Server. In the INN-Reach Institution Model, this Local Server code is identical to the institution code. In the INN-Reach Agency Model, the Local Server is assigned a unique code or can use the same code as one of its agencies.
- Master Record
- The single contributed bibliographic record that INN-Reach chooses to act as the master title in the INN-Reach Catalog. The master record's bibliographic data (for example, title, author, call number) is stored in the central bibliographic record and appears in all displays of attached holdings. The site that contributed the master bibliographic record is considered the "owner" of the central bibliographic record. As it processes additional records, INN-Reach might transfer ownership of the master bibliographic record to another site.
- Master Owner
- A site that has used the Master Owner feature to claim ownership of a master bibliographic record manually.
- Messages
- Data transmitted between Local Servers and the INN-Reach Central Server to update circulation information and circulation statuses in the INN-Reach System.
- Non-Innovative Libraries
- Libraries that do not use Innovative's integrated library system for their OPAC or circulation functions. There are two kinds of non-Innovative libraries that can interact with an INN-Reach System:
- DCB Client
- Uses INN-Reach Direct Consortial Borrower (DCB) client software to perform the following functions:
- receive INN-Reach requests
- receive, return, and send INN-Reach materials
- The DCB Client can receive updates of bibliographic and item data from the INN-Reach System. These updates are processed into INN-Reach records and update the INN-Reach catalog.
- INN-Reach API
- Uses INN-Reach Application Protocol Interface (API) software to interact with the INN-Reach System. INN-Reach API supports the updating of records on the INN-Reach Catalog as well as supporting all INN-Reach circulation messages.
- Owning Site
- The site to which the requested INN-Reach item belongs.
- Patron Site
- The site to which the requesting INN-Reach patron belongs.
- Pickup Anywhere for INN-Reach
- Product that enables patrons to place requests on the INN-Reach Catalog and have their requested items delivered to any participating site within the INN-Reach System. Patrons can return Pickup Anywhere items to any participating Pickup Anywhere Circulation Desk in the INN-Reach System. Pickup Anywhere messages are archived in the Pickup Anywhere database, which is located on the INN-Reach Central Server. This product is also referred to as "Pickup Anywhere."
- Primary Match Field
- After record number, the primary field used to determine if an incoming bibliographic record matches a master bibliographic record on the INN-Reach Central Server.
- Same Server Request
- INN-Reach request for which the requesting patron and requested item belong to the same Local Server.
- Same Server Same Site Request
- INN-Reach request for which the requesting patron and requested item belong to the same site on the same Local Server.
- Secondary Match Field
- Field used to match incoming bibliographic records to master bibliographic records on the INN-Reach Central Server when a match cannot be found by using record number or the Primary Match Field. The use of this Secondary Match Field is optional.
- Site
- Generic term that can represent an agency or an institution on a Local Server.
- Site Code
- Five-character code that represents an agency or institution. Site codes must be unique within the INN-Reach System(s) in which they are used. All site codes must be entered in the Branch Location Codes table at each participating Local Server.
- Virtual Records
- Temporary records constructed by INN-Reach software. Virtual records do not exist as autonomous records. Instead, they are stored within the records to which they are linked. There are two kinds of virtual records:
- Virtual Item
- Represents an item requested by an INN-Reach patron. The virtual item record is stored within the requesting patron's record.
- Virtual Patron
- Represents the patron who requested an INN-Reach item. The virtual patron record is stored within the requested item record.
- Visiting Patron
- A patron who receives a direct on-site loan at an INN-Reach site to which he does not belong.