In museums, the collection of cultural property or material is normally catalogued in a collection catalog (or collections catalog).1 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
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)
References
References
- National Park Service (1998). "3: Publications" (PDF). NPS Museum Handbook, Part III: Museum Publications. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
Collection catalog is an overview of the holdings of a museum, or a vehicle for studies in material culture or natural history.
External links
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.