Card Catalog Quotes

“Alexandria's first librarian, Zenodotus, attempted to put this mass of scrolls in order. The first scrolls were inventoried and then organized alphabetically, with a tag affixed to the end of each scroll indicating the author, title, and subject. These three categories came to define the traditional card catalog and are still the cornerstone of library cataloging.”
― Library of Congress, The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

“She shook her head and felt embarrassed for describing the demise of the card catalog like it was a predictor of the sinking morals of today's society.”
― Talya Tate Boerner, Bernice Runs Away