cataloguing
Organizing into records
Cataloguing is the process of systematically organizing and recording items in a catalogue—books in a library, artworks in a museum, products in an inventory.
The work involves classifying, describing, and indexing so items can be found later: She spent months cataloguing the estate's rare manuscripts.
Also spelled cataloging.
Maintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- accessionAttainment of high office
- deaccessionRemove from museum collection
- provenanceRecord of ownership
appraisal · retention · conservation · digitization · archivist · manuscripts · ephemera · heritage
Systematic organization for retrieval
- sortingArranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- sequencingDetermining element order
grouping · filing · listing · codifying · structuring · organizing · labeling · describing
Science of categorical arrangement
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- systematicsScience of classifying organisms
hierarchy · schema · ontology · thesaurus · faceted · tagging · cross-referencing · standardization
Descriptive information about content
- authorCreator of written works
- titleFormal honorific or name
- publicationIssued written material
- ISBNStandard publication number
ISSN · abstract · annotation · citation · edition · imprint · collation · pagination
Counting stored goods
- itemizeList by particulars
- enumerateList items individually
- tallyRecorded count
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
barcode · RFID · quantify · manifest · ledger · audit · count · location
Collection overseer
- museumPublic exhibit space
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
compilation · assemblage · treasury · aggregation · ensemble · volume · folio · cabinet
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- accessionAttainment of high office
- deaccessionRemove from museum collection
provenance · appraisal · retention · conservation · digitization · archivist · manuscripts · ephemera · heritage · holdings
indexing
Systematic organization for retrieval
- sortingArranging into sequence
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- orderingPlacing in sequence
sequencing · grouping · filing · listing · codifying · structuring · organizing · labeling · describing · entering
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- categorizationArranging into groups
- typologyClassification by shared traits
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
systematics · hierarchy · schema · ontology · thesaurus · faceted · tagging · cross-referencing · standardization · harmonization
metadata
Descriptive information about content
- authorCreator of written works
- titleFormal honorific or name
- publicationIssued written material
ISBN · ISSN · abstract · annotation · citation · edition · imprint · collation · pagination · series
stocktake
Counting stored goods
register · barcode · RFID · quantify · manifest · ledger · audit · count · location · check-in
curator
Collection overseer
anthology · compilation · assemblage · treasury · aggregation · ensemble · volume · folio · cabinet · specimen
microform
Miniaturized document reproduction
- microficheMiniature photographic document sheet
- audiovisualPertaining to sound and image
- videotapeMagnetic film storage
cassette · disc · e-book · audiobook · digitized · streaming · format · carrier · playback · transfer
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- art collectingcollectors, acquisitions, artworks, patrons, galleries
- Victorian scholarshipphilology, classics, natural history, antiquarianism, classical studies
- librarianshiplibrary science, public libraries, academic libraries, library management, interlibrary loan
- collectingcollector, art collection, stamp collecting, collectible, coin collecting
- art appraisalappraisal, valuation, authentication, evaluation, attribution
cataloguingdisorganizing
Destroying orderly arrangement
jumbling · scattering · randomizing · scrambling · disordering
cataloguingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · overlooking · misplacing · forgetting · disregarding
cataloguingdiscarding
Removing what's unwanted
disposing · throwing away · junking · trashing · destroying
catalog, catalogue, cataloging, catalogues, catalogs, catalogued, cataloged, cataloguer