The Card Catalog : : Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

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Call Number: 025.313 Ca, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / General / Card catalog
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	025.313 Ca	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / General / Card catalog	4-week checkout	Due 05-03-2024

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.
The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics--from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye--this package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books.

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Homage to the Card Catalog submitted by ken on August 14, 2020, 9:16am As someone who has two card catalogs in his house, I have fond recollections of learning "how to library" using subject, author, and title cards in my hometown library. Working as a page there, I was privileged to be able to add cards to the catalog for new books -- but never to pull the rod and "drop" them into place. This book reminded me of the other tactile pleasure of reading: flipping through the cards to find just the right book on the subject that caught my eye, before I got to hold the physical item itself. This is a beautiful book, filled with pictures of historic works and their catalog cards..