Collection catalog explained

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)

External links

• The UCMP Collections Catalog from the University of California Museum of Paleontology
• LACMA's online collection: Access to more than 60,000 artworks from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's permanent collection.