Work consisting of bibliographic records, created according to specific and uniform
principles of construction and under the control of an authority file, which describe
the materials contained in a collection, library, or group of libraries. Catalogs
include also lists of materials prepared for a particular purpose, such as exhibition
catalogs, sales catalogs, garden catalogs, medical supply catalogs. (From The ALA
Glossary of Library and Information Sciences, 1983)
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
This heading is used as a Publication Type. Catalogs as a subject are indexed under
the main heading CATALOGS AS TOPIC. INDEXER: Do not use