noun
- plural of handlist; brief catalogs or inventories, especially of books, manuscripts, or other items
Usage: library science; archival
Examples
- The librarian prepared handlists of the rare book collection for researchers.
- Museum curators often create handlists to track artifacts in storage.
- The archive’s handlists help visitors locate specific documents quickly.
- Students used the professor’s handlists to find relevant sources for their papers.
- The bookstore owner kept handlists of first editions and signed copies.