Definition: Works consisting of bibliographic records, created according to specific and uniform principles of construction and under the control of an authority file, which describe the materials contained in a collection, library, or group of libraries. Catalogs include also lists of materials prepared for a particular purpose, such as exhibition catalogs, sales catalogs, garden catalogs, medical supply catalogs. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Sciences, 1983)
this heading is used as a Publication Type. Used by catalogers only; catalogs as a subject are indexed under main heading CATALOGS AS TOPIC
See AlsoResource Guides; Union Lists ExamplesPrice Lists
