Catalogs meaning : A systematic list of names, books, pictures etc. A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items. A list of all the publications in a library. A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery. A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc. A directory listing. A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs. To put into a catalogue. To make a catalogue of. To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.