The card catalog, books, cards, and literary treasures, the Library of Congress ; foreword by Carla Hayden
Type
Label
The card catalog, books, cards, and literary treasures, the Library of Congress ; foreword by Carla Hayden
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The card catalog
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
953599088
Responsibility statement
the Library of Congress ; foreword by Carla Hayden
Sub title
books, cards, and literary treasures
Summary
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
Table Of 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
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- Cataloging
- Catalog cards -- United States -- History
- History
- Library of Congress -- History
- Library of Congress
- Classification + Books + History
- Library catalogs + History
- Library of Congress -- Catalogs -- History
- Card catalogs
- Library catalogs
- United States
- Cataloging + History
- Classification + Books
- Catalogs
- Catalog cards
- Card catalogs -- United States -- History
Content
Editor
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Genre3
- Subject16
- Cataloging
- Catalog cards -- United States -- History
- History
- Library of Congress -- History
- Library of Congress
- Classification + Books + History
- Library catalogs + History
- Library of Congress -- Catalogs -- History
- Card catalogs
- Library catalogs
- United States
- Cataloging + History
- Classification + Books
- Catalogs
- Catalog cards
- Card catalogs -- United States -- History
- Content1
- Editor1
- Mapped to1