cataloging
Organizing into records
Cataloging is the act of organizing items into a systematic list or record.
Libraries catalog books by author, title, and subject.
Museums catalog their collections.
The word implies methodical classification rather than simple listing: She spent weeks cataloging her grandmother's photographs.
Also spelled cataloguing.
List of cited works
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
- abstractingCondensing to essentials
acquisitions · thesaurus · descriptors · holdings · circulation
Maintaining something's condition
- recordsStored data or albums
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- historicalOf documented times
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
repository · archivist · collections · heritage · digitization · ephemera · artifacts · provenance
Arranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- structuringImposing systematic order
grouping · sequencing · listing · codifying · collating · compiling · labeling · tagging
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial · typology
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List of cited works
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- cross-referencingVerifying by consulting elsewhere
abstracting · acquisitions · thesaurus · descriptors · holdings · circulation
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- recordsStored data or albums
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- historicalOf documented times
conservation · repository · archivist · collections · heritage · digitization · ephemera · artifacts · provenance · accession
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- orderingPlacing in sequence
structuring · grouping · sequencing · listing · codifying · collating · compiling · labeling · tagging · filing
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- categorizationArranging into groups
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial · typology · hierarchical
stocktaking
Counting stored merchandise
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
assets · materials · equipment · itemization · barcode · SKU · tracking · audit · count · ledger
- digitizationdigitization, scanning, OCR, scanners, document imaging
- fieldworkfieldwork, field work, field journal, field guide, field study
- library tasksshelving, indexing, book lending, book return, checkout
- Media Preservationfilm restoration, digitization, digital archiving, film preservation, archiving
- librarylibrarian, book stacks, books, library card, bookshelves
- classificationcategory, classification, group, grouping, kind
catalogingdisorganization
Absence of systematic arrangement
chaos · disorder · disarray · randomizing · scattering
catalogingneglecting
Failing to attend to
ignoring · discarding · delisting · overlooking · losing track
cataloginglumping
Combining into one mass
heaping · piling · amassing · conflating · homogenizing
catalog, catalogue, catalogs, catalogued, cataloged, cataloguing, cataloger, uncataloged, cataloguer