CBD
Acronym standing for Central Business District.
Call mark
Characters written on a book or assigned to an item in a library collection, typically used to indicate where the item is located on the shelf.
Card catalogue
List of what a library holds in its collections. The list is put on cards. Most card catalogues have now been replaced by electronic catalogues.
Caricatures
Humorous illustration that exaggerates or distorts the characteristics of a person or thing, creating an easily identifiable visual likeness.
Catalogue
Organised listings of books and other materials in a library. Also 'to catalogue': to create a description for an item in the listing.
Catalogue records
Descriptions of each item in a library, such as its title, who created it, and what topics it covers. A collection of catalogue records make up a catalogue.
Chapman codes
Codes used by researchers to concisely and consistently record places where events take place. The Chapman Codes were devised by Colin Chapman and relate to pre-1974 United Kingdom counties.
Chromolithograph
Type of colour printing. A different stone is used to print each color (lithos means stone in Greek). Used to describe a large number of prints produced during the second half of the 19th century until around 1910.
Classification
Organising the items and materials of the library into categories.
Closed shelves
Storage areas that only library staff can access. Opposite of open shelves, where items you can use immediately are located.
Collection
Materials and items brought together in the Library because they come from the same place, or share something in common.
Collection centre
Centre where National Library Schools Collection resources are held. There are three in New Zealand: Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch.
Conservation
The work done on an item to treat deterioration, damage and decay.
Copy prints
Photographic prints made from negatives that are themselves photos of other photographic prints.
Crown
The New Zealand government.
Curriculum Information Services
Part of the Library responsible for providing a broad range of print and online information resources to support teaching and learning in New Zealand schools.
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