Collection catalog

In museums, the collection of cultural property or material is normally catalogued in a collection catalog (or collections catalog). Traditionally this was done using a card index, but nowadays it is normally implemented using a computerized database (known as a collection database) and may even be made available online.

See also

  • Library catalog, the corresponding term in library science
  • Calendar (archives) and Finding aid, the corresponding terms in archival science
  • Inventory (museum)
  • Inventory (library and archival science)

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