card catalog

noun
a file of cards of uniform size arranged in some definite order and listing the items in the collection of a library or group of libraries, each card typically identifying a single item.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism

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card catalog

noun
1. a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card 
2. an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item [syn: card index] 
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The book collection can be accessed by the card catalog.
The knowledge came ordered into standard categories which could be pursued
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They are also useful as a supplement to the card catalog.
Dissertations that have also been published as books are listed in the card
  catalog and/or the online catalog.
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