Posadas [he/him, they/them] to chapotraphouse • 2 years agoWhat's a card catalog?imagemessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up165file-text
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minus-squareGabbo [they/them]hexbear22·2 years agoI actually don't know, but I gather it's a sort of standardized filing system link
minus-squareElGosso [he/him]hexbear19·2 years agoYes, it has a card for every book that usually has the title, author, subject, publication date, and Dewey Decimal number of the book. Then you could use the Dewey Decimal number to find where it would be on the library shelves. link
minus-squaresupafuzz [comrade/them]hexbear21·2 years agoMultiple cards per book; the idea was/is that you can look things up by subject to find book titles you didn't know you were looking for link
I actually don't know, but I gather it's a sort of standardized filing system
Yes, it has a card for every book that usually has the title, author, subject, publication date, and Dewey Decimal number of the book. Then you could use the Dewey Decimal number to find where it would be on the library shelves.
Multiple cards per book; the idea was/is that you can look things up by subject to find book titles you didn't know you were looking for