3 types of card catalog

Author Catalog
The author catalog is a type of card catalog organized by the last name of the author. If more than one author
collaborated on the book, the author listed first is the one that appears on the card catalog. Other authors names
may be included depending on the space available.

After the author's name, the title of the book and publishing information are listed. The bottom of the card
contains a list of three to five main subjects that correspond with the book. The card in the author catalog also
contains information on how to find this book in the library, usually in the form of a specific call number.
Title Catalog
The title card catalog provides an easy way for a person to find a specific book or multimedia holding by its title.
The title card catalog contains all of the same information that the author catalog contains, but the information is
rearranged on each card entry. Instead of the author listed at the top of the card, the title of the book is listed,
then the author's name, publishing information and subjects.
Subject Catalog
The subject card catalog organizes all of the library holdings by the main subjects of the title. Because titles often
fall under more than one subject category, the library may choose to have multiple entries for the same book.
Other libraries choose to only list a single main subject in capital letters on the top of the card for each book in the
subject card catalog.
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system
first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876.
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It has been revised and expanded through 23 major
editions, the latest issued in 2011, and has grown from a four-page pamphlet in 1876 with fewer than one
thousand classes to a four volume set. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. It is
currently maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), a library research center. OCLC licenses access
to an online version, WebDewey, for catalogers, and has an experimental linked data version on the Web with
open access.
THE MAIN DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Numbers Categories
000-099 General References or Works (encyclopedias, biographies, periodicals and journalism)
100-199 Philosophy, psychology and logic
200-299 Religion (mens faith)
300-399 Social Sciences (how people live and work in society; law, government and institutions)
400-499 Language (English, grammar and dictionaries)
500-599
Natural Science (Mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, paleontology,
biology, zoology, and botany)
600-699
Technology and Applied Science (medicine, engineering, agriculture, home economics,
radio, TV, and aviation)
700-799
Fine Arts and Recreation (architecture, sculpture, painting, music, photography and
recreation)
800-899 Literature (plays, poems, essays, literature in foreign languages)
900-999 History and Biography (history, biography, geography and other related disciplines)