GLOSSARY
Field group tag A one-letter code identifying similar fields for grouping and labelling purposes. All variable-length fields (MARC and non-MARC) are associated with a field group tag. Multiple MARC tags can share the same field group tag. For example:

a   100   1   Adams, Ansel,|d1902-     (MARC field for author)
a   110   1   South Africa.|bParliament.     (MARC field for author)
a   Adams, Ansel     (non-MARC field for author)
b   30001016825723     (non-MARC field for barcode)


Fixed length field Data fields that are of a specified fixed length, e.g. dates, codes, statistical information. The data display in a grid in a Millennium record. In most, though not all, cases, valid codes are pre-entered in tables on the system. Refer to the Innovative Guide and Reference, Page # 105775:

Item-level Hold A staff member or patron places a hold on an item record (for example, a specific copy of a book or a specific volume of a set). An item-level hold is satisfied when that specific item is returned to the library system.

Load table An interface profile - a set of parameters defining which fields will be loaded from a source and how they will be mapped when stored within a record. See the Innovative Guide and Reference at Page # 101491:

Title-level Hold A staff member or patron places a hold on the first available copy of a title. A title-level hold may be satisfied when any item associated with the specified bibliographic record is returned to the library system.

Variable length field A record field of up to 10,000 characters in length.
For example: MARC and non-MARC fields in bibliographic, patron, item, checkin, order, course records. Refer to the Innovative Guide and Reference, Page # 105783: