Talk:Library catalog
Add topicLatest comment: 7 months ago by ~2025-37965-13 in topic Accounting
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Spin off some of the physical card catalog content into separate article?
[edit]When Wikipedia was founded, the term ‘Card catalog’ was still synonymous with ‘Library catalog’ in many (most?) parts of the world.
Today, now that most libraries use electronic catalogs as a primary form of organization, should a separate article be started at Card catalog to cover both historical library use as well both current and historical use of card catalogs in non-library settings?
Benefits:
- This would allow further detail about physical card catalog systems (history, evolution, and, e.g., their relation to traditional Unit record systems), without cluttering this Library catalog article.
- The article at Library catalog could then have a smaller mention of physical card catalogs with that section pointing to this new article for detailed coverage.
Note: Please discuss at Talk:Card catalog § Separate article instead of redirect? to avoid duplication
Accounting
[edit]identify the tpye of catalog sestem used (card, OPAC, or book catalog) ~2025-37965-13 (talk) 12:29, 2 December 2025 (UTC)