Salve!

BWS Johnson said:

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How about raw records then? I think the simpler the language, the easier the translation and use.

I kinda like that -- it conveys the idea that the MARC records in the repository are "uncooked," that you take them and "cook" them (by adding your holdings information) and then they are ready to serve up in the catalog.

That's what I was going for. Or unrefined or unpolished.

But I think the problem is that "raw records" describes the records, and not the entity that holds them.

Paul is correct, I had originally thought that "reservoir" -- which is

So raw records resevoir. :) the

term used in the French templates -- was best, since it conveys the idea of a place to hold records for later use. But the cataloger doesn't

Nod. 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* Brooke @ Hinsdale All tongue in cheek, of course.