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I never understood this, I was around before the days of the Internet but that doesn't change the fact that this made no sense, how is it easier to go rummage through cards to try and find what you are looking for than just walk through the hallway full of carefully organized books with large titles and pictures on the front?
A book might be listed under multiple subjects or authors but cannot be shelved in multiple places. You can use the card catalog to find such a book because it can be represented by a card under multiple subjects or authors.
It might be because I could walk through my entire small town library in 10 minutes but the only thing I found less useful than those overwhelming cards is the ridiculous search engine they finally got
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