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The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures
The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures | Library of Congress
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Ladygodiva7
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Enjoying these two.

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IndoorDame
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This was a fast, interesting read. I think my favorite part was getting to see handwritten card catalog cards for a bunch of books again. But I did actually learn a lot of new things along with all the nostalgia. My one complaint is that I found myself tempted to skim large stretches when the writing style was less dynamic, or info I already knew was being related.

KathyWheeler I learned how to type these cards in library school but the professor really did that just as a way of showing us how records were structured. In 1992, card catalogs were well on the way to being obsolete. 1y
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IndoorDame
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My current impulse read is this fascinating nonfiction that in surprisingly simple language gives an overview of the history of cataloguing itself dating back to ancient Sumeria, and a history of the library of congress in particular, and includes a treasure trove of over 200 full color images from the library‘s collection. #Card #DivineDecember @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookHippie ♥️ 1y
Eggs Perfect 📚🥰👏🏻 1y
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audraelizabeth
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Loved the photos and learning about not just card catalogs but also the library of congress.
@Cinfhen #booked2021 @4thhouseontheleft #containsphotos @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Cool choice!!! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Awesome! And this would work for the #libraryorlibrarianintitle prompt also! 3y
audraelizabeth @BarbaraTheBibliophage True and i have one picked for that 3y
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BookNAround
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Day 7. I‘m going to miss poking through my books to find covers I love! #7days7covers #covercrush Seven days of covers I love with no explanation.

Anyone not already playing, please do! I love seeing the covers everyone else loves.

BookwormDownUnder I LOVE this!!!! I so miss card catalogs. 5y
BookNAround @ReadingDownUnder I know! Right? I will buy any book with a card catalog or library card looking thing on the cover (see also my first day of my #7days7covers. Lol!). 5y
Ruthiella Any exercise that requires me to take books down also usually has the added benefit of making me dust my shelves.😂 5y
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