Collections of records in the catalog

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The catalog's main search box searches within all the categories and subcategories listed in the "Narrow by collection" section below it, and only within that set of records. In other words, before a record can be found in the catalog, it must be assigned to a "collection" of catalog records. In most cases, the assignment is done by machine, based on standard coding within the record's MARC data. "Subscription databases" is the exception. There is no machine-readable MARC code for them, so catalogers need to add the abbreviation "DB" to a non-displaying field by hand.

Collection tree

The list of categories and subcategories within a Category:TIND ILS catalog is known as the "Collection tree." Each branch on the tree uses a customizable search query that automatically pulls records into that collection. In most cases, the query is a Regular Expression that searches coded data in the MARC record.

  • Books & Serials consists of all records in the following subcategories
    • Incunabula
      Query: 000:/^.{6}[ace]./ AND (008:/^.{7}1500./ OR 008:/^.{7}14./)
      Explanation: All records where byte 6 of the MARC Leader is a, c, or e (that is, Type of Record = Language material, Notated music, or Cartographic material) AND where either of these is true: bytes 7-10 of the MARC 008 are "1500" or bytes 7 and 8 are "14" (that is, the year of creation of the original resource is either the year 1500, or any year from the 1400s)
    • STC imprints
    • Wing imprints
    • Pre-1831 imprints
    • Post-1830 imprints
    • Serials
    • All imprints
  • Art & Objects
    • Prints
    • Photos
    • Drawings
    • Paintings
    • Pictures all types
    • Objects
  • Manuscripts
    • Pre-1701 manuscripts
    • Post-1700 manuscripts
    • All manuscripts
  • Other formats
    • Computer files
    • Maps & atlases
    • Mixed format collections
    • Movies, videos, TV, etc.
    • Music (print & manuscript)
    • Sound recordings
  • Subscription databases