Detail map of Baghdad, Al Saadoon Park, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Overview map of Baghdad, Al Saadoon Park, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

A: Baghdad, Al Saadoon Park, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Some of the Earliest Library Catalogs Were Probably Introduced in Baghdad

Circa 800 CE

It is thought that about this time library catalogs were introduced in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, and in other medieval Islamic libraries, where books were organized into specific genres and categories.

Timeline Themes

Libraries

Knowledge Organization / Taxonomy / Encyclopedism