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Salve!<br>
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>BWS Johnson said:<br>
>> How about raw records then? I think the simpler the language, the easier<br>
>> the translation and use.<br>
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>I kinda like that -- it conveys the idea that the MARC records in the<br>
>repository are "uncooked," that you take them and "cook" them (by adding<br>
>your holdings information) and then they are ready to serve up in the<br>
>catalog.<br>
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That's what I was going for. Or unrefined or unpolished.<br>
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>But I think the problem is that "raw records" describes the records, and<br>
>not the entity that holds them.<br>
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So raw records resevoir. :)<br>
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>Paul is correct, I had originally thought that "reservoir" -- which is the<br>
>term used in the French templates -- was best, since it conveys the idea<br>
>of a place to hold records for later use. But the cataloger doesn't<br>
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Nod.<br>
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My issue with breeding farm was that it made it sound like there were already records there when I downloaded koha. That, and it seemed like things that breed make more things that breed. The MARC birds and bees. Alas, if only my records created themselves. I suppose I'll have to import them myself. *sigh*<br>
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Brooke @ Hinsdale<br>
All tongue in cheek, of course.
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