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“Step Out From the Old to the New”

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“The Right to Information, The Right to Live”

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IS 7150 (1974): library catalogue and abstract card [MSD 5:Documentation and Information]

IS171~mt

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT C~

( Second Reprint APRIL 1988)

UDC 025.354

© Copyright 1974

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSMANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MAR.Q

NEW DELHI 110002

Gr 3 September J914

lSI 7150 -1974

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD

Documentation Sectional Committee, EC 2

CluJirmtuaSRRI B. S. KE8AVAN

106 Rabindra Nagar, New Delhi

M.mblrs ReprIse,";",

MR N. J. ABDR8BIK All India Federation of Master Printers, BombavSRRI R. VBNKATE8WARAN ( Altmulll)

SKat Y. R. eRA-DH.\. Publications & Information Directorate (CSIR),New Delhi

SBRI R. N. SH ABMA (Alternat, )SHRI N. CBAKKAVARTTY ~ational Council of Educational Research &

Training ( Publications Unit), New Delhi

SBRI D. N. MALHOTRA

SHRI A. c. DAR GITPTA

SHBI C. N. RAO (Alternate)SHRIA.DAR Printing &. Stationery Department, Government

of Uttar Pradesh, LucknowChief Controller of Printing & Stauonery,

N~w DelhiSRa1 P. S. RA\l~CHANnRAN (Altmlate)

Sual S. N. GURA RAY Sree Saraswaty Pre,. Limited, CalcuttaSHRt R. C. GUPT~ National Archives of India, New DeihlSRRt R. K BI8HN AMOOR1'H I Indian Academy of Printing & Graphic Arts,

BangaloreSRBI K. S. RANADE (~"lt"ntlt')

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Terminology ( Ministry of Education &t SocialWelfare), New Delhi

Publications Division (~Iinistry of Information ItBroadcasting), New Delhi

The Federation of Publishers & 8ooksell~r.

Association in India, New DelhiSBRI U. K. MALLYA National Book Trust, New DelhiS••I J. C. MERTA Indian Library Auociation, New DelhS.BI A. K. MUKBRJI The Times of India, BombayCOL B. T. NAGltANI Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta

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BangaloreSUBI G. BRATTAORARYVA (AltlrMt,)

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• C0J!7,i,1aI 1974BUllEAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

1bia publication il protected under the IndiG,. CoJ!1ri,,,, .AeI (XIV of 1957) andreP':oduction in whole or in part by any means except with written p.rmu.ion of lbepublisher Ihall be deemed to be an infrinlement of coPyrilht under the .id Act.

IS I 7150 - 1974

( Conti"",tljrom /Jagl 1 )

DR M. C. PAN't

SHRI G. S. SUARIIA

SaRI R. S. RAWALSRBIP.B.RoY

SHRI Y. D. SHARMASHRr B. P. MALI~~RA3 UBS

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National Council of Educational Research atTraining (Department of Science Education),New Delhi

Indian National Scientific Documentation C~ntr~

(CSIR ), New DelhiThomson PrE'SS (India) Ltd, FaridabadIndian Association of Special Libraries at

Information Centres, CalcuttaSSRI DSANPAT RAJ (AUmaate)

SHIn S. A. SAPBB Directorate of Printing & Stationery, Governmentof Maharashtra, Bombay

Defence Scientific Information &. DocumentationCentre (Ministry of Defence), New Delhi

University Grants Commission, New DelhiOffice of the Director of Printing, Stationery &

Publications, Government of Karnataka,Bangalore

SURr D. NABA81KHAJAR ( Alt,mal, )SRIlI C. V. J. VABMA Central Board of Irrigation &. Power, New Delhi

SBBIR.L.~AZI(Ah~u)S..I RAil D. T AKE,J A, Director General, DIS( Ex-offitio Mem6l,)

Director (Pub)

S,er"arySSRIP.V.GoPALAKBmBN.BDeputy Director ( Pub), HIS

Panel for Library Catalogue Card, EO 2 :P 3

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S.BIN.CHAKRAVABTTY National Council of Educational R.esearch ItTraining (Publications Unit), New Delhi

M.",Nrs

DB S. R. D. GURA

SBBI J. C. MBBTASa.1 s. PARTHASARATHY

Forest Research Institute & Colleges, GoveJ'nmen\of India, Dehra Dun

Indian Library Association, DelhiIndian National Scientific Documentation Celnr~

( CSIR ), New Delhi

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 JULY 2003TO

IS 7150: 1974 SPECIFICATION FOR LIBRARYCArr ALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD

( Page 4, clause 3. I, t) -Substitute the following for the existing clause :

.tl.l Besides the International Library Catalogue Card, Card of A7 size can

.11 ....0 be used for Library purposes. For printing of abstracts directly from

.xnnputer the same card size may be adopted. For manual preparation of

.ibvtractv, card of A6 size maybe used exclusively.'

( Page 6, clause 4.1.1 ) - Substitute the following for the first sentence:

Catalogue Cards may be made available as continuous card stationery withper foration fur each strip and mountable on printer for direct printing from\ ompurers, For manual preparation, catalogue cards may also be made availablern the form of four-up (4..up) strips (see Fig. 5)'.

( MSD 5)

Reprogn(;hy Unu,81S, New Dellu, India

IS :7158-1114

Indian StandardSPECIFICATION FOR

LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD

o. FOREWORD

0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institutionon 28 January 1974, after the draft finalized by the DocumentationSectional Committee had been approved by the Executive Committee.

0.2 The catalogue card is intended for storing bibliographicalinformation for the purpose of retrieval of documents when needed.

0.3 As the card is used frequently for reference it should have: (a) asuitable fibre content with sufficient strength; (b) a smooth surface fortyping and writing, with good erasing quality; (c) precision cut edgeswithout curl; and (d) uniform size without spots and free fromimperfections.

0.4 There is a need for standardization of the attributes of the cardgiven in 0.3 which will facilitate production of cards by manufacturersal well as procurement by libraries and other users,

0.5 This standard contains clause 3.4 which permits the purchaser toobtain either plain or ruled cards.

0.6 In the formulation of this standard due weightage has been given tointernational co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailingin different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in thefield in this country. The following publications have been referredto in the preparation of this standard:

ISA Bulletin 22 Publishers. Book card, contents slip bibliographicalcard. International Federation of the National StandardizingAssocia tions,

CGSM 53-GP-I06/1969 Standard for card, index: librarycataloguing (for permanent use). Canadian GovernmentSpecification Board.

DIN 1504-1956 Sohrifttumskarten (bibliographic card). DeutscherNormenausschuss.

USAS Z85-1969 Standard for permanent and durable librarycatalogue card. United States of America Standards Institute.

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0.7 For the required data the Forest Research Institute, Debra Duncarried out the various tests on the catalogue cards manufactured inIndia.

0.8 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of thisstandard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off inaccordance with IS: 2·1960· . The number of significant places retainedin the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specifiedvalue in this standard.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers the requirements and the methods of samplingand testing for the library catalogue card used for cataloguing ofpublications and abstract card used for bibliographical descriptiondocuments, etc.

1.1.1 The requirements for library cataJogue card and abstract cardare the lame except for their dimensions.

2. GRADES2.1 There shall be two grades of catalogue cards, namely, Grade 1 andGrade 2 as given in Table I.

2.2 Grade 1 Catalogue card. may be used in libraries where thefrequency of handling is more and in other cases Grade 2 cards may beused.

3." REQ,UIREMBNTS

3.1 Dlme••lo•• - The sizes of the card shall be the following:

a) A7 (74 X 105 mm) (SII Fig. 1),b) International Library Catalogue Card (75)( 125 mm)

(SI' Fig. 2), andc) A6 ( 105 x 148 mm) (s" Fig. 3).

3.1.1 Besides the International Library Catalogue C~rd, card of A7size can also be used Cor library purposes. For preparation of abstracts,card of A6 size may be used exclusively.

3.1.2 Tolnane,-The tolerance on leqtb aDd width shall bed:lmm.

-Rul. tar rouftdiAI oft" Dumerical valu. (nWI~)•

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3.2 Carel Stock- The card shall be of uniform formation thickness andsubstance, evenly finished and free from specks or other blemishes. Thecard should have a smooth but non-glossy surface. It shall be suitablefor ruling, typing, printing and writing with ink. It should have agood erasing quality.

3.3 Colour-The colour of the card should preferably be cream-whiteunless otherwise specified.

3.4 Llae.-The cards should be plain or ruled as required by thepurchaser and the distance between the lines should be 8 DUD.

3....1 Ruling commonly used on card is shown in Fig. 4.

3.5 Paaeh Hole - The hole shall be punched, if required, on the cardand shall be at the centre of the long dimension. The centre of the holeshall be 8 mm from the bottom edge. The diameter of the hole shall be8mm.

3.6 The card shall also comply with the requirements given in Tablewhen tested in accordance with the relevant test methods.

TABLE 1 REQ,UlREMENTS I'OR CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD( CU.USIS 2.1, 3.6 Md A-2.4.2)

51, Ca'-AOTEBIRTIC R.QUIltBMEHTS MBTHOD 01' T..-r,No. t

4s

• RBI' TO CL No.Grade I Grade 2

(I) (2) (3) (4) (5)

i) Substance, KIm' 225-325 225-325 6 of IS : 1060 (Part I )-19669

ii) Stiffness fact)r, 10·0 5'0 7 of IS: 1060 (Part III )-I969tMill

iii) Burat factor•.\fiJi 25·0 10·0 12.5 of IS: 1060 (Part I )-I96riv) TbickDeu in mm .. 0-35 &35 7 of IS: 1060 (Part 1)-1966.

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-Method. of aampliol and telt for paper and allied productl, Part I ( "IJUlI ).tMethods of sampling and telt for paper and allied productl, Part III.

4. PACKING

..1 Catalogue cards shall be packed in units of hundreds and each unitof 100 card. may be properly banded. Five such units shall be $uitablywrapped in a package.

11.7150-1974

4.1.1 Catalogue cards may also be made available in the form offour-up (4-up) strips (SI' Fig. 5). The strips and sheets shall be of easymallualleparation. Pin hole perforations shall be avoided. Perforations.hall be on the side and bottom edges only. All strips and sheetssupplied shall give, when cut, cards of size given in 3.1.

5. MARKING

5.1 Each package may be marked with the following information

a) Grade of the catalogue card;b) Number of cards in the package;c) The length, width and thickness of the cara; andd) The manufacturer's name and trade-mark.

5.1.1 The package! may also be marked with the Standard Mark.

NOTE - The use or the Standard Mark is governed by the provisions of theBureau of Indian Standards Act. 1986 and the Rules and Re.ulations made there­under. The Standard Mark on products covered by aD Indian Standard conveysthe assurance that they have been produced to comply with tho requirements of thatstandard under a well deftned sy!tem or inspection, testin. and quality controlwhich is devised and supervised by DIS and operated by the producer. Standardmarked products are also continuously checked by DIS for conformity to thatltandard as a further .foauard. Details of conditions under which. licence forthe use of the Standard Mark may be Iranted to manufacturer. or producers maybe obtained from the Bureau of Indian Standards.

I.SAMPLING6.1 The sampling procedure and the criteria for conformity shall be asgiven in Appendix A.

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15.7150·1974

APPENDIX A(Clause 6.1)

SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY

A-I. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

A-I.I The precautions given in A-I.I.I to A-I.I.3 shall be followed indrawing and handling of samples.

A-I.I.I Care shan be taken to select samples or portions of packs thatare not damaged.

A-I.l.2 Samples shall not be taken from exposed places. They shall beprotected from exposure to heat, direct sunlight, liquids, varyinghumidity as w~n as any other harmful influences.

A,-1.1.3 Care shall be taken so that handling shall not affect thechemical, physical, and other characteristics.

A-2. SCALE OF SAMPLING

A-2.1 Lot- In a single consignment, all the cards of the same qualityand grade belonging to the same batch of manufacture shall constitute alot.

A-2.2 Samples shall be tested from each lot separately for ascertaining'the conformity of the material to the requirements of this specification.

'&-2.2.1 The number of units to be selected from a lot shall be inaccordance with col 1 and 2 of Table 2.

A-2.3 Selection orVDlts

A-2.3.1 If the lot is composed of packages (SI' 4.1) each containinga number of units in it, at least 20 percent of the packages, subject to aminimum of two, shall be selected at random. From the selectedpackages, approximately the same number of units shall be selected atrandom so as to give the sample size as given in col 2 of Table 2. Ateach state, selection shall be made at random (SI' A-2.3.3 ).

A-2.3.2 If, however, the lot is composed of units, the required numberof units shall be selected at random in the first stage accordingto .\-2.3.3.

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A-2.3.3 For the purpose of random selection, a random number table·shall be used. In case a random number table is not available thefollowing procedure shall be adopted:

Starting from any unit in the lot, count them in any order as1t 2, 3, ..•.• , up to r and so on where, is the integral part of lvl" (Nbeing the number of units in the lot and n the number of unitsto be selected). Every rth unit thus counted shall be withdrawnfrom the lot.

TABLE 2 SCALE OF SAMPLING FOR CATALOGUE ANDABSTRACT CARD

(Claus, A-2.3.1)

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( 1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Up to 5 All 8 0 2 0

6 n 100 5 20 0 3 0

JOI u 300 8 32 I 4- 0

301 ,. 500 13 52 2 5 1

501 " Over 20 80 3 8 1

A-2.4 Selection orCard. aad Number or Teata

A-2.4.1 From each selected unit, an approximately equal number ofcards shall be taken out so as to give the required number of cards fortesting visual and dimensional characteristics. A card shall be considereddefective if it fails to conform to anyone of the visual or dimensionalrequirements. The number of cards which are not meeting the visual anddimensional requirements shall not exceed the corresponding permissiblenumber of defective cards given in col 4 of Table 2.

*s" IS: 490';-1968 Method. of random sampling.

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A-2.4.2 From the cards which conform to visual and dimensionalcharacteristics (s" A-2.f.l) sample cards shall be taken out for testingphysical requirements (s" Table 1). A card shall be considereddefective if it fails to conform to anyone of the physical characteristics.The number of cards which are not meeting anyone of the physicalrequirements shall not exceed the corresponding number of defectivecards given in col 6 of Table 2.

A-2.5 Criteria lor CoalormltJ - A lot shall be considered as conform­ing to this specification when .\-2.4.1 and '&-2.4.2 are satisfied.

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