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10 Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians
types of pub li ca tions that are pub lished con tin u ously), pam phlets,
au dio vi sual ma te ri als, com puter files, and dig i tal in for ma tion.

TERMINOLOGY

bib lio graphic record: A term used to describe the cat aloging infor -
mation for an item. Included are author, title, pub lisher, date, phys ical
description of the item, and any other per tinent infor mation needed to
identify the mate rial as a unique item.

book cat a log: A list ing of the library’s hold ings in book form. A
computer print out is the latest form of a book cat alog.

card cat a log: A form of cat alog that is made up of 3 × 5-inch cards.
On each card, infor mation about an item is writ ten, typed, or printed.
Cards are arranged in alpha betical order and filed in draw ers espe -
cially designed for this pur pose. The interfiling by author, title, and
subject cards is called a dic tionary cat alog. When cards are filed sep a-
rately so that all sub ject cards are filed in one section, and all author
and title cards are filed in another, this is called a divided cat alog.

CD-ROM cat a log: The com pact disc read-only mem ory is an opti -
cal disk played on a spe cial disk player linked to a com puter ter minal.
The library’s collection is engraved on the disk, and when the disk is
played on a CD-ROM drive con nected to a com puter, infor mation
can be retrieved.

COM cat a log: Com puter Output Microform cat alog is a listing of the
library’s col lection that is either on micro film or in a micro fiche for-
mat. A microfilm/fiche reader machine is used to read the information.

library cat a log: A list or a record of all the mate rials in a library.
May also include mate rials from other cooperating libraries that
belong to the same net work or con sortium.

OPAC: The Online Pub lic Access Catalog is a list ing of the library
materials that can be retrieved on a computer ter minal.