cataloger
Systematic record keeper
A cataloger is someone who creates or maintains a catalog—a systematic record of items.
Library catalogers classify and describe books so they can be found.
Museum catalogers document artifacts.
The work involves organizing information according to established systems: The cataloger assigned subject headings to each new acquisition.
Also spelled cataloguer.
List of cited works
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
- accessionAttainment of high office
classification · reference · database · collection · authority · thesaurus · periodicals · journals
Handwritten or typed originals
- documentsFormal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
conservation · archivist · historical · inventory · filing · ephemera · artifacts · scrolls
Showing extreme attention to detail
- detailSingle small element
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- thoroughComplete in every detail
scrupulous · diligent · conscientious · methodical · systematic · organized · careful · attentive
Arranging into groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
classification · identification · subclass · hierarchy · schema · faceted · tagging · descriptors
bibliography
List of cited works
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- DeweyLibrary classification pioneer
accession · classification · reference · database · collection · authority · thesaurus · periodicals · journals · serials
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- documentsFormal written records
- recordsStored data or albums
- repositoryPlace for storing things
preservation · conservation · archivist · historical · inventory · filing · ephemera · artifacts · scrolls · transcripts
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
thorough · scrupulous · diligent · conscientious · methodical · systematic · organized · careful · attentive · exacting
categorization
Arranging into groups
- sortingArranging into sequence
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
nomenclature · classification · identification · subclass · hierarchy · schema · faceted · tagging · descriptors · cross-reference
- book scholarsbibliographer
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- auction peopleauctioneer, bidder, buyer, seller, consignor
- book professionalsbook dealer, bookseller, rare book dealer, librarian, book binder
- library careerslibrarian, archivist, reference librarian, public librarian, school librarian
- museum jobstour guide, curator, museum guide, gallery guide, art historians
catalogerdisorganizer
One who creates disorder
scrambler · randomizer · hoarder · clutterer
- card catalogIndexed library reference collection
- catalog salesPurchases via printed listings
- back catalogArtist's past recordings
- book catalogOrganized inventory of volumes
- library catalogCollection location system
- mail order catalogBooklet for buying by post
catalog, cataloging, catalogs, cataloged, cataloguer, catalogers