On the Construction of Catalogues of Libraries, and of a General Catalogue
Publisher: Smithsonian institution
Published: 1852
Notes: An outline of the plan was first presented at the 4th meeting of the Am. Asso. Adv. Sci., New Haven, Aug. 4, 1850: "A plan for stereotyping catalogues by separate titles; and for forming a general stereotyped catalogue of public libraries in the United States."