The Card Catalog
The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books Featuring than 200 full color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library s magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world s most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years Packed with engaging facts on literary classics from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare s First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye this package is an ode to the enduring magic and importance of books. Best Read [ The Card Catalog ] author [ Library of Congress ] – kino-fada.fr This was a LibraryThing Early Reviewer s Win for me I very much enjoyed reading this gorgeous hardback book filled with lovely illustrations and photos focused on the history of the card catalog and the Library of Congress I especially appreciated viewi...Most assuredly, I thought this a fascinating, beautifully rendered book A bit dry and detail intense, perhaps Anyone who isn t intimately involved in the library world and or the book trade industry might find themselves skimming on occasion Still though, a gorgeous book all the way around from the formatting, to the velum, to the photography and illustrations and precision perfect editing it is a masterpiece Highly recommendable for any reader who appreciates books and libraries, and the h Most assuredly, I thought this a fascinating, beautifully rendered book A bit dry and detail intense, perhaps A...I really enjoyed this book Admittedly I am a librarian who started her career when card catalogs were still intact And as a college student I worked in a library where part of my job involved typing and filing catalog cards But the history of the card catalog is the story of one of how information about books was organ...lol going to be a bit annoyed if there is anything shocking in this after two years of library schoolA fascinating book, as I said in my progress notes Let me first get my criticism out of the way, and then get on to some of the delights I realize that publishers need to keep an eye on size of a book and how much it will eventually cost But the print of the text in the entire book is very small That s why I broke up my reading my eyes got tired In addition there are notes about the pictures that are in italic print so they are small and faint Many of the pictures are very small, also I A fascinating book, as I said in my progress n...Very interesting Did you know that when the Library of Congress was established in the early 19th century, borrowers were required to pay 1 to take out a book A DOLLAR In 1800 Lots of pictures of cards from card catalogs and of books including first editions for The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockin...This gives a brief history of the card catalog and the Library of Congress The text reads like a high school text book, but the pictures are great It was interesting to see some of the rare books and learn what was contained within the Library.I liked it but I wish they had explained the markings on the catalog cards they showed in the illustrations It would have been interesting to get the history of why names, headings, and call numbers changed That s also something lost when we went to computer catalogs the history.Really enjoyed this history of the card catalog The real treasures are the images of cards, e.g., the card for The Catcher in the Rye that describes Salinger like this writes short stories for the New Yorker his first novel.I think as a librarian I enjoyed this bookthan most people would I loved seeing all the different styles of cards and the handwriting on all the index cards I am grateful that we no longer have to dedicate so much time to creating these, but the nostalgic part of me wishe...
- English
- 15 June 2018 Library of Congress
- Hardcover
- 224 pages
- 1452145407
- Library of Congress
- The Card Catalog