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Descriptive cataloging

Scope note

Identifying and describing items in a library or other collection, and recording this information in the form of a catalog entry. WYNAR

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000157769

Broader Terms used

cataloging

Term used for

cataloging, descriptive

Created

13yrs ago

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