dictionary catalogue

British  

noun

1. a catalogue of the authors, titles and subjects of books in one alphabetical sequence

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Example Sentences

It is a dictionary catalogue, on cards, in which the books are entered by author, by subject, and by title, when the title is distinctive.

From Handbook of The New York Public Library by New York Public Library

One objection brought against the dictionary catalogue is that it widely separates subjects that belong together.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

Here is where the subject catalogue, or the dictionary catalogue, combining the subjects and the authors under a single alphabet, comes into play.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

Thus he finds that there is no key which so quickly unlocks the stores of knowledge which a library contains, as a dictionary catalogue.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

Rules for a dictionary catalogue by C. A. Cutter. 3d edition, with corrections and additions.

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled