Glossary

Online Computer Library Center

Nonprofit library service and research organization located in Dublin, Ohio, used by libraries to catalog library materials, manage interlibrary loans and maintain location information on library materials. In Montana, many libraries of all types use the OCLC bibliographic database for cataloging, interlibrary loan and reference.

Oil and gas tax proceeds are common in areas of Montana where there is a lot of natural resource extraction. Companies that extract natural resources pay a tax on the extraction. These taxes are provided to local governments and are used by local governments to pay for services.

Online Public Access Catalog

Automated catalog providing patron access through computers. See also PAC.

This expenditure category includes funding for library materials, programming, technology, and repair of the building. The line items in this category are the things you need to offer library services to your community.

One Time Only 

A phrase used when the legislature or Governor's budget office agrees to fund a program or service for one year or one biennium only. A new request would have to be filed to get funding beyond the one year.