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dictionary catalogue

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noun

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

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

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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.

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

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

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For more ample treatment, with reasons for and against many rules laid down, reference is made to the able and acute work, "Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue," by C. A. Cutter, published by the U. S. Bureau of Education, 3d ed.

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