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Register of bibliographic items

A library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations. A catalog for a group of libraries is also called a union catalog. A bibliographic item can be any information entity that is considered library material, or a group of library materials, or linked from the catalog as far as it is relevant to the catalog and to the users (patrons) of the library. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Library catalogA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: The Ego-Text of a Bibliophile: D.V. Ulyaninskyʼs Diary Entries in the “Catalog of New Library Acquisitions”Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The Alchemist, 1612The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Usage patterns of a web-based library catalogCited 30 times
  5. Go sideways: Cataloging (library science)A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Union catalogA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.

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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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