library catalog
library catalog noun: a register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.
Noun
library catalog (plural library catalogs)
- A register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.
- Ever since the emergence of the written word, humans have scribbled down myths, stories, histories, and natural observations and worked tirelessly to gather and protect these fragments of a shared past. Evolving alongside, in the shadows of the written word, was one of the most versatile and...2017, Peter Devereaux, “Introduction”, in US Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 12
Forms of library catalog
| plural | library catalogs |
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| alternative form | library catalogue |
Questions about library catalog
- What does library catalog mean?
- Library catalog means a register of all bibliographic items found in a particular library or group of libraries, such as those belonging to a university system spread out over several geographic locations.
- What part of speech is library catalog?
- Library catalog is a noun.
- What is the plural of library catalog?
- The plural of library catalog is library catalogs.
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