title: Catalog card production with a programmable terminal.
abstract: Application of a programmable terminal and printer to the cataloging task of a small medical library is described. The application is independent of a computer; the terminal is used in "local" mode only. Full sets of catalog cards are produced, following a single typing of descriptive cataloging data and tracings. Books can be cataloged the same day they are received. Actual cost per book is just over a dollar, for equipment rental, card stock, and the cataloger's time at the console, after call number, tracings, and main entry for the book have been determined.
mesh_terms: D002381:Catalogs, Library; D003201:Computers; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D014481:United States