Term mapping
Different systems use different words for the same things, and a few concepts that other systems model don’t exist in Lyra at all. This page lines up the common vocabulary with Lyra’s. Your old system may use one of the alternate terms in the left column; the Notes call out where the concept itself differs, not just the label.
If you’re planning a move, read it alongside Migrating to Lyra.
| Lyra term | You may have called it |
|---|---|
| Item | Title / Resource / Bib record |
| Copy | Copy / Holding |
| Patron | Patron / Borrower / User |
| Student, Faculty or Community | Patron type / category / Borrower type |
| Homeroom | Homeroom / Class / Form / Tutor group |
| Hold | Hold / Reserve / Request |
| Item policy | Circulation type / Loan policy / rule |
| Faculty or grade-level override | Patron-type policy |
| Book topic | Subject heading (MARC 6XX) |
| Copy location | Sublocation / Shelf location |
| List | Resource list / Virtual shelf / Pathfinder |
| Tag | Genre / Label / Tag |
| Library | Site / Branch |
| School | School / Campus |
| Account | District / Diocese / Union catalog |
See also
Section titled “See also”- Migrating to Lyra — the overview of a full move.
- Migrating catalog data — how each of the catalog terms above comes across on import.
- Migrating patrons — how the patron and homeroom terms above come across.