Data View
Figure 8 – Entity Relationship
The following table lists all the entities along with their definition:
| No. | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Item | An item record represents a physical piece in the library |
| 2 | Bib | A bibliographic record is an entry being a uniform representation and description of a specific content item in a bibliographic database (or a library catalog), containing data elements required for its identification and retrieval, as well as additional supporting information, presented in a formalized bibliographic format |
| 3 | Location | Entity that contains list of valid delivery locations |
| 4 | Partner | List of names and contacts of the ReCAP partners |
| 7 | Request | Entity that contains all the details for every single request received by ReCAP middleware. |
| 8 | Status | Entity that contains details of all the statuses applicable for items in ReCAP middleware |
| 9 | RequestStatus | Entity that contains details and timelines of all statuses associated to a ReCAP request. |
| 10 | RequestHistory | Archive Entity for completed Request (without any patron information). |
| 11 | RequestStatusHistory | Archive table for RequestStatus entity. |
| 12 | CirculationCode | Entity that contains details about various types of circulation policies for shared collection items |
| 13 | Restriction | Entity that contains details about policy restrictions for shared collection items |