Talk:Card catalog

Separate article instead of redirect?

When Wikipedia was founded, the term ‘Card catalog’ was still synonymous with ‘Library catalog’ in many (most?) parts of the world.

Today, now that most libraries use electronic catalogs as a primary form of organization, should a separate article be started at Card catalog to cover both historical library use as well both current and historical use of card catalogs in non-library settings?

Benefits:

This would allow further detail about physical card catalog systems (history, evolution, and, e.g., their relation to traditional Unit record systems), without cluttering the Library catalog article.

The article at Library catalog could then have a smaller mention of physical card catalogs with that section pointing to this new article for detailed coverage.

— Jim Grisham (talk) 01:33, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with this position, and if no one has any objections in the next 30 days, I can help start the migration. I made reference to a card catalog in conversation with a friend in his 30s who did not know what it was. He couldn't make sense of this article, because it covers too much material. Goatvillage (talk) 08:24, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]