Glossary
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Agencies:
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    Institute of Museum and Library Services
      Institute of Museum and Library Services (AKA :term:`IMLS`) is an independent federal agency that provides library grants, museum grants, policy development, and research.  You can learn more about the Institute of Museum and Library services at the `IMLS website <https://www.imls.gov/>`_

    Kansas Library Express
      Kansas Library Express (AKA :term:`KLE`) is the courier system that ships materials between member libraries in Kansas.  KLE also allows libraries to ship materials to couriers on the Blue Sky courier system in Colorado and Trans Amigos in other states. Northeast Kansas Library System administers the courier system.  For more information see the KLE website at `https://kslibexpress.mykansaslibrary.org/ <https://kslibexpress.mykansaslibrary.org/>`_

    Northeast Kansas Library System
      Northeast Kansas Library System (AKA :term:`NEKLS`) is one of seven regional library systems in Kansas.  You can learn more about the Kansas regional library systems at the `State Library of Kansas page on regional library systems <https://kslib.info/573/Regional-Library-Systems>`_

    State Library of Kansas
      The State Library of Kansas (AKA :term:`SLK`) acts as the library for the governmental offices of Kansas and helps provide library services to all residents of the state of Kansas.  You can learn more about the State Library of Kansas at the `State Library of Kansas website <https://kslib.info/>`_

Software, languages, and outside services:
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    Koha
      Koha is the name of the open source integrated library system software used by Next Search Catalog.  You can learn more about Koha at `the Koha Community website <https://koha-community.org/>`_

    SIP
      Standard Interchange Protocol - A protocol for sending messages between an ILS and third party software.  SIP was originally developed by 3M in the 1980s.

    SIP2
      Standard Interchange Protocol, version 2 - A protocol for sending messages between an ILS and third party software.  An update to the original SIP protocol developed by 3M in the 1980s.

System related terms:
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    Item type
      Item types describe an item and help define circulation rules.  Every item must have an item type.

    Permission
      User permissions are set by the Next Search Catalog system administrators and determine which components of the system staff members have access to when they log in.

Item statuses:
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    Overdue
      An item is considered "Overdue" when it is checked out to a patron beyond its due date.

Lost item statuses
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    Lost
      An item is considered "Lost" when it has been overdue for a long period of time and the borrower has been billed for the replacement cost of the item.

    Missing
      An item is considered "Missing" when, according to the catalog, the item is supposed to be checked in and on the shelf, but staff are unable to locate the item on the shelf.

    Claims returned
      An item is considered "Claims returned" when an item is checked out to a patron, but the patron claims that they have returned it, and library staff are unable to locate the item on the shelf.

Notices and slips
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    First valid email
      - Next Search Catalog sends e-mails to the "First valid" email address on a borrowers account and it checks for valid email addresses in this order:
          - Primary email
          - Secondary email
          - Alternate address > Email
      - Please note that a *valid* email address does not necessarily mean the first *working* email address -- *valid* just means the email address meets the IETF standards for a properly formatted email address (see `Valid email address format <https://help.xmatters.com/ondemand/trial/valid_email_format.htm>`_ for more information)

Abbreviations
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    IMLS
      Abbreviation for :term:`Institute of Museum and Library Services`

    KLE
      Abbreviation for :term:`Kansas Library Express`

    NEKLS
      Abbreviation for :term:`Northeast Kansas Library System`

    SLK
      Abbreviation for :term:`State Library of Kansas`