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Glossary

What the words on the screen mean.

Gizzago uses your library's own words where it can. A tool library sees "tools" where a toy library sees "toys".

WordWhat it means
AdminThe role that can change everything, including the team, the public site and data exports. See Who can do what.
Age bandA range such as "1 to 2" worked out from a child's birth month and year. Nobody types it in.
ArrivalsThe desk drawer tab for checking in people booked onto an event.
Audit logA record of important actions: who did what and when (overrides, exports, role changes).
BasketWhere a member collects toys to reserve for one session, before pressing Confirm reservation.
CapturePhotographing donations on a phone so Gizzago can suggest their details. See Capture.
Cash-upCounting the tin at the end of a session and comparing it with what Gizzago expected.
CatalogueYour list of toys. Members see the live ones on your website.
Catalogue volunteerA role for people who add and describe toys, but cannot make them live.
CodeThe number on a toy's label, such as HB-0010. One scan finds it.
ConcessionA cheaper or free plan for families who need it.
Confirm it's youA quick password or code check before sensitive jobs, even when you are signed in.
CoordinatorThe role that runs the library day to day.
Counted stockSeveral identical things on one label, such as five balance boards.
Cut-offThe time reservations close for a session (6pm the day before, unless you change it). The pick list is final after it.
DeskThe tablet screen for running a session. Also the stage of a session when you are open.
Desk flagA short note that shows at the desk when a member is loaded, such as "Ask for new address".
Desk modeA tablet set up for the desk, where volunteers unlock it with their PIN.
DraftA toy that is not live yet: not on the website and not reservable.
Floor queueToys returned with Count later, waiting to be counted before they can be lent again.
Funder reportNumbers for funders and the annual report, with small counts hidden.
Gift AidThe UK scheme that adds 25% to donations from UK taxpayers. Gizzago applies it to donations only.
HouseholdA family: the account holder, other adults and children, sharing one member number.
Intake inboxWhere new toy records (from Capture or an import) wait to be accepted into the catalogue.
KitSeveral toys lent together as one, such as a party pack. A crate is a kit kept packed.
LoanA toy out with a member, from the day it is lent until it is returned.
Missing pieceA piece that did not come back, recorded against the toy and the member until found, replaced or written off.
OverrideLending despite a block (such as a reservation), with a reason.
PackThe first stage of a session: gathering reserved toys.
Pick listThe list of reserved toys to gather for a session, grouped by shelf.
PlanA kind of membership, such as Family membership or Concession, with its price and length.
Piece checkHow a toy's pieces are checked at return: none, a yes, a count, or a list.
ProductWhat members see and reserve, such as "Balance board". It may have several copies.
PublishMake your website's draft look live for visitors.
ReservationToys a member has booked to collect at a particular session.
Safeguarding leadThe person who can read safeguarding notes. Others only see that notes exist.
SessionA time the library is open, at one site, such as "Saturday 9:30 to 11:30".
SiteA place you lend from, such as a community centre or a store.
Step-upSee Confirm it's you.
StocktakeScanning everything on a shelf to check what is really there.
To catalogueToys the desk lent before they were catalogued, waiting to be described.
TransferMoving toys from one site to another.
TrusteeA read-only role for Today and Reports.
Uncatalogued toyA toy lent at the desk before it was in the catalogue.
WaitlistThe queue for a toy that is out. Members press Tell me when it's back and see their place.
Walk-inSomeone who comes to an event without booking.