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  2. Short-title catalogue - Wikipedia

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    A short-title catalogue (or catalog) is a bibliographical resource that lists printed items in an abbreviated fashion, recording the most important words of their titles. . The term is commonly encountered in the context of early modern books, which frequently have lengthy, descriptive titles on their title pa

  3. Applause (toy company) - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded as The Wallace Berrie Company in 1966 by Wallace Berrie. In 1979, the company acquired the Applause division from Knickerbocker Toys. In 1986, the company changed its name to Applause Inc after a purchase by Jerrald A. Plebiew. In 1992, Applause released the Magic Trolls Babies toy line.

  4. Mail order - Wikipedia

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    How to Get Rich in Mail Order (Los Angeles: Wilshire Book Company, 1980) Schlereth, Thomas J. "Mail-Order Catalogs as Resources in American Culture Studies", Prospects (1982) Vol. 7, pp 141–161. Smalley, Orange A. "Market Entry and Economic Adaptation: Spiegel's First Decade in Mail Order," Business History Review (1961) 35#3 pp. 372–401 ...

  5. Online public access catalog - Wikipedia

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    These and other early online catalog systems tended to closely reflect the card catalogs that they were intended to replace. [2] Using a dedicated terminal or telnet client, users could search a handful of pre-coordinate indexes and browse the resulting display in much the same way they had previously navigated the card catalog.

  6. Catalog - Wikipedia

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    Catalog or catalogue may refer to: Cataloging. in science and technology Library catalog, a catalog of books and other media Union catalog, a combined library catalog describing the collections of a number of libraries; Calendar (archives) and Finding aid, catalogs of an archive; Astronomical catalog, a catalog of astronomical objects

  7. Jefferson Burdick - Wikipedia

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    The American Card Catalog Jefferson R. Burdick (1900–1963) was an American electrician and a collector of printed ephemera , including postcards, posters, cigar bands, and other types of printed materials dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 1960s.

  8. 'Antiques Roadshow': Letter from Abraham Lincoln is worth up ...

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    However, there are other letters that are valued closer to $20,000, according to Sotheby's, so it's difficult to pinpoint why exactly the appraiser came up with the $50-$75,000 price tag.

  9. Cataloging (library science) - Wikipedia

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    In library and information science, cataloging or cataloguing is the process of creating metadata representing information resources, such as books, sound recordings, moving images, etc. Cataloging provides information such as author's names, titles, and subject terms that describe resources, typically through the creation of bibliographic records. [1]