The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2017
Author
Author: Peter Devereaux
Language
English
Number of Pages
224 pp.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
City
San Francisco, CA
Region
United States
Library Type
National Libraries
Chronological Period
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1949
1950-1999
21st century
ISBN
9781452145402
Annotation

foreword by Carla Hayden. Includes images of original catalog cards, book covers, and photographs from the Library of Congress. 

Contents: 

  • Origins of the card catalog
  • The enlightened catalog
  • Constructing a catalog
  • The nation's library and catalog
  • The rise and fall of the card catalog
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