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The images above are of Kardex trays. Thye were used in the periodical
department in order to keep a record of the arrival of new issues of a
library's collection of serials. Each serial had a corresponding card on
which the arrival of the latest issue would be recorded. It was easy to
overlook entries in this format, thus it was fairly common for a missing
issue to go unnoticed. Now, computers recognize when an issue has not
been entered and will alert periodicals staff.
The image below is a close-up of one of the cards in the Kardex.
department in order to keep a record of the arrival of new issues of a
library's collection of serials. Each serial had a corresponding card on
which the arrival of the latest issue would be recorded. It was easy to
overlook entries in this format, thus it was fairly common for a missing
issue to go unnoticed. Now, computers recognize when an issue has not
been entered and will alert periodicals staff.
The image below is a close-up of one of the cards in the Kardex.
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The entry on this card was copied out of the National Union Catalog and the
library's call number and subject were typed at the side and on the top,
respectively.
library's call number and subject were typed at the side and on the top,
respectively.
This is a Library of Congress typed card that shows how this library was
originally arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification. That number is
crossed out and the Library of Congress number is pencilled below it.
originally arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification. That number is
crossed out and the Library of Congress number is pencilled below it.
The card above is a card typed by OCLC.
The image to the left, below, is a card sorter. They were used for sorting
catalog cards. The sorters would also organize the check-out slips from the
pockets in the back of books when they were checked out. A due-date card
was then put into the pocket, below right. This was also how daily sorting
statistics were taken. The cards were sorted into piles for fiction and
non-fiction, in call number ranges.
catalog cards. The sorters would also organize the check-out slips from the
pockets in the back of books when they were checked out. A due-date card
was then put into the pocket, below right. This was also how daily sorting
statistics were taken. The cards were sorted into piles for fiction and
non-fiction, in call number ranges.