Are records of all of Prints and Photographs Division holdings on computer?
No. The Prints and Photographs Division has been in an existence for nearly a century. Over that time, various manual access systems were developed to assist researchers in locating images of various types. Also, some collections came with their own manual access systems. These systems include vertical “browsing” files, card catalogs, and book publications. Most cataloging is now done on computer and is available in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (catalog.html), which provides access to a rich cross-section of our holdings. The catalog covers about half of our total holdings and many of the records describe groups of images, rather than individual items. Some of the previously existing manual access systems are being converted to computer.
