Glossary

Reference number

Unique reference number of a particular item or set of items in the catalogue usually made up of a pre-fix set of letters followed by numbers. It is important to include ‘*’ in a ‘Reference Number’ search to produce the best results.

Title

Explanation of what the item is.

Description

Detailed explanation of what the item is; may be referred to as ‘Scope and Content’ and include physical description/condition, and in some cases a transcription.

Term

Tool used to find items relating to a particular subject. See the ‘Terms’ button in ‘Advanced search’ for options.

Repository

Normal locale of the item. See the drop down list in the ‘Advanced search’ option.

Class

Tool to group different classifications of items together. See the drop down list in ‘Advanced search’.

Maker

Identification of author, artist, etc., associated with item.

Extent

Amount of items, objects, etc., within a particular unique reference number.

Hierarchy

Relative position of an item within a collection, shown in scrollable tree form.

Related Material

Pointers to similar items in the catalogue that may be of interest.

Names

Information about people or organisations related to the item.

Places

Information relating to places associated with the item.