recataloguing
Reordering library records
Recataloguing is the process of cataloguing something again—reorganizing, reclassifying, or updating how items are recorded in a system.
Libraries recatalogue collections when switching classification schemes or digitizing records.
Museums recatalogue holdings to reflect new scholarship: The archive is recataloguing its photographs by subject rather than date.
Also spelled recataloging.
Systematic organization for retrieval
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- systematizingMaking things methodical
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
- alphabetizingOrdering by first letters
collating · updating · restructuring · revising · inventorying · filing · sequencing · reclassifying
Movement through a system
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
- collectionGathered set of items
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
retrieval · loan · archives · bibliography · holdings · accession · call number · acquisition
Descriptive information about content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- migrationMovement to new territory
records · fields · attributes · search · query · schema · standardization · interoperability
Preventing waste or loss
- curationSelective organization of items
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- archivalOf preserved documents
deterioration · provenance · humidity control · acid-free · handling · storage · climate control · documentation
indexing
Systematic organization for retrieval
- categorizingAssigning to groups
- systematizingMaking things methodical
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
alphabetizing · collating · updating · restructuring · revising · inventorying · filing · sequencing · reclassifying · relabeling
circulation
Movement through a system
- stacksVertical arrangements of items
- collectionGathered set of items
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
reference · retrieval · loan · archives · bibliography · holdings · accession · call number · acquisition · periodicals
metadata
Descriptive information about content
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
migration · records · fields · attributes · search · query · schema · standardization · interoperability · data entry
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- curationSelective organization of items
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
archival · deterioration · provenance · humidity control · acid-free · handling · storage · climate control · documentation · historical records
recataloguingdiscarding
Removing what's unwanted
scattering · disorganizing · jumbling · abandoning · neglecting
catalog, cataloging, catalogues, catalogs, catalogued, cataloged, cataloguing, cataloger, cataloguer