dictionary catalog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dictionary catalog
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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The Cumulative index is rather better to teach them the use of periodicals, since it does not contain so many, and also as it gives such a very good idea of the dictionary catalog.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
Cutter's author table, 34, 91; expansive classification, 79, 84-90; rules for a dictionary catalog, 31.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
Alphabetical arrangement, dictionary catalog, 97, 102; for photographs, 177-178.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
See Cutter, Rules for a dictionary catalog, 1891, p. 99-103.
From A Library Primer by Dana, John Cotton
A printed dictionary catalog without notes does not help a child.
From Library Work with Children by Hazeltine, Alice Isabel
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