Charles Cutter's Rules/Objectives 1876

Charles Cutter was a librarian at the Boston Atheneum, and wrote The Rules for a Dictionary Catalog back in 1876!! He was the first to establish a set of cataloging rules, which are written below:
1. To enable a person to fine a book of which either
   A. the author)  }
   B. the title       }  is known
   C. the subject) }
2. To show what the library has
   D. by a given author
   E. on a given subject
   F. in a given kind of literature
3. To assist in the choice of a book
   G. as to its edition (bibliographically)
   H. as to its character (literary or topical)

An updated version for today's libraries, museums, and/or archives could be as follows:
1. To enable a person to find a physical or digital resource of which either
   A. the author  }
   B. the title       } 
   C. the subject }  is known
   D. the item number (e.g. ID, ISBN) }
   E. the key word(s) }
2. To show what the information center has access to
   F. by a given author
   G. on a given subject
   H. according to a given format
   I. on a given time frame
3. To assist in the selection of a physical or digital resource
   J. as to its edition (bibliographically)
   K. as to its character (literary or topical)
   L. as to its relevance
   M. as to its quality

Information about Charles Cutter
Cutter's Objectives