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card catalogue

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card catalogue
n
(Library Science & Bibliography) a catalogue of books, papers, etc., filed on cards
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Noun1.card cataloguecard catalogue - a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
card catalog
library catalog, library catalogue - an enumeration of all the resources of a library
2.card catalogue - an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
card index, card catalog
file cabinet, filing cabinet, file - office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
Rolodex - (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; "a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex"


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David Bunn acquired the roughly seven million cards that made up the Los Angeles Central Library's now-obsolete card catalogue in 1990.
David Bunn: Angles gallery by Artforum International
Triumphantly, "America's great libraries are scrapping the card catalogue in favor of the more accessible on-line system, and many librarians are toasting the demise of the musty, dog-eared file card and the bookish image it projects.
To see, or not to see ... by Slayton, Mary E. / Modern Age
The school librarian would let me shelve the books and set up the card catalogue.
Daredevil Spy. (Q&A) by Peters, Jenny / New York Times Upfront
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