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Katalogs

Katalogs (plural of Katalog; German for catalog) are systematically organized listings of items in a collection, inventory, or marketplace. A catalog provides descriptions, identifiers, and access points to facilitate discovery, reference, and procurement. In information management, catalogs support locating items and managing holdings or stock.

Common types include library catalogs, which describe bibliographic items and holdings; museum catalogs for artifacts and

Historically, catalogs evolved from printed lists and card catalogs to online catalogs and integrated library systems

A catalog is typically structured with fields like title, author or creator, date, format, and identifiers, and

In business and culture, catalogs serve inventory management, ordering, and marketing functions. The German term Katalog

specimens;
product
catalogs
used
by
retailers
and
manufacturers;
and
auction
or
dealer
catalogs
that
present
lots
with
provenance
and
estimates.
Digital
catalogs
and
online
storefront
catalogs
are
the
modern
norm,
enabling
remote
search
and
purchase.
(OPACs).
Metadata
standards
such
as
MARC,
Dublin
Core,
and
ONIX,
along
with
authority
control,
enable
consistent
retrieval.
Classification
schemes
(Dewey
Decimal,
Library
of
Congress)
organize
items
within
a
catalog.
may
rely
on
controlled
vocabularies
and
subject
headings.
Modern
catalogs
use
search
indexing,
facets,
and
relevance
ranking
to
help
users
refine
results.
is
widely
used
in
German-speaking
contexts,
where
the
plural
is
Kataloge;
English
usages
may
also
adopt
“Katalogs”
in
some
texts.