union catalog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of union catalog
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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If the record is not available, they create it in their own library catalog and export it into the union catalog.
From A Short History of EBooks by Lebert, Marie
If the record is not available, they create it in their own catalog and export it into the union catalog, for the new record to be instantly available to all catalogers of member libraries.
From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie
When catalogers of a member library catalog a new document, they first search the union catalog.
From A Short History of EBooks by Lebert, Marie
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