IS 7150 (1974): Indian Standards: library catalogue and abstract card

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in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority,
and whereas the attached publication of the Bureau of Indian Standards is of particular interest
to the public, particularly disadvantaged communities and those engaged in the pursuit of
education and knowledge, the attached public safety standard is made available to promote the
timely dissemination of this information in an accurate manner to the public.
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IS 7150 (1974): library catalogue and abstract card [MSD 5:
Documentation and Information]
“!ान $ एक न’ भारत का +नम-ण”
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Bhartṛhari—Nītiśatakam
“Knowledge is such a treasure which cannot be stolen”

IS171~mt
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT C~
( Second Reprint APRIL 1988)
UDC 025.354
© Copyright 1974
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MAR.Q
NEW DELHI 110002

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Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD
Documentation Sectional Committee, EC 2
CluJirmtua
SRRIB.S. KE8AVAN
106Rabindra Nagar, New Delhi
M.mblrs ReprIse,";",
MRN.J.ABDR8BIK All IndiaFederationof Master Printers,Bombav
SRRIR. VBNKATE8WARAN (Altmulll)
SKatY. R. eRA-DH.\. Publications & Information Directorate (CSIR),
NewDelhi
SBRI R. N. SHABMA (Alternat,)
SHRI N.CBAKKAVARTTY ~ational Council of Educational Research &
Training (PublicationsUnit), New Delhi
SHBIC. N. RAO (Alternate)
SHRIA.DAR Printing &. Stationery Department, Government
ofUttarPradesh,Lucknow
SHRIA.c.DARGITPTA Chief Controller of Printing & Stauonery,
N~wDelhi
SRa1P. S. RA\l~CHANnRAN (Altmlate)
SualS. N. GURARAY SreeSaraswatyPre,.Limited,Calcutta
SHRtR.C. GUPT~ NationalArchivesofIndia,New Deihl
SRRtR. KBI8HNAMOOR1'HI Indian Academy of Printing & Graphic Arts,
Bangalore
SRBI K. S. RANADE (~"lt"ntlt')
~HBIKRI8BAN KUMA.R IndianCouncilofAgricultural Research, New Delhi
Da S. D. LrMAYR Technical Commission for Scientific&. T..chnical
Terminology (Ministry of Education &t Social
Welfare), New Delhi
Publications Division (~Iinistry ofInformation It
Broadcasting),NewDelhi
SBRID. N. MALHOTRA The Federation of Publishers & 8ooksell~r.
Associationin India,New Delhi
SBRIU.K. MALLYA National Book Trust,NewDelhi
S••IJ.C. MERTA IndianLibraryAuociation,New Delh
S.BIA. K. MUKBRJI TheTimesofIndia,Bombay
COL B.T.NAGltANI InstitutionofEngineers (India),Calcutta
SHRIR. K. ABBOL (Alt""",,)
PaolP A. NBBLAIlBGRAIr Documentation Research at Training Centre,
Bangalore
SUBIG. BRATTAORARYVA (AltlrMt,)
(CoIIlillUldGil/J4I'2)
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BUllEAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
1bia publication il protected under the IndiG,. CoJ!1ri,,,, .AeI (XIV of 1957) and
reP':oductionin wholeorin partbyany meansexceptwithwrittenp.rmu.ionoflbe
publisherIhall bedeemed to be an in frinlement ofcoPyrilhtunder the .id Act.
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DRM.C. PAN't National Council of Educational Research at
Training (Department ofScience Education),
New Delhi
Indian National Scientific Documentation C~ntr~
(CSIR), New Delhi
SaRIR.S. RAWAL ThomsonPrE'SS(India) Ltd,Faridabad
SRBIP.B.RoY Indian Association of Special Libraries at
InformationCentres,Calcutta
SSRIDSANPATRAJ (AUmaate)
SHInS. A. SAPBB Directorate of Printing& Stationery,Government
ofMaharashtra, Bombay
SHRIG. S. SUARIIA Defence Scientific Information &. Documentation
Centre(Ministry ofDefence),New Delhi
SHRIY.D. SHARMA UniversityGrantsCommission,New Delhi
SHRrB. P.MALI~~RA3 UBS Office of the Director of Printing, Stationery &
Publications, Government of Karnataka,
Bangalore
SURrD. NABA81KHAJAR (Alt,mal,)
SRIlIC. V.J.VABMA CentralBoardofIrrigation &.Power,New Delhi
SBBIR.L.~AZI(Ah~u)
S..IRAilD.TAKE,JA, DirectorGeneral,DIS(Ex-offitioMem6l,)
Director (Pub)
S,er"ary
SSRIP.V.GoPALAKBmBN.B
DeputyDirector(Pub), HIS
Panel for Library CatalogueCard, EO 2:P 3
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S.BIN.CHAKRAVABTTY National Council of Educational R.esearch It
Training (PublicationsUnit), New Delhi
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DBS.R. D.GURA Forest Research Institute & Colleges, GoveJ'nmen\
ofIndia,DehraDun
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 JULY 2003
TO
IS 7150: 1974 SPECIFICATION FOR LIBRARY
CArrALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD
( Page 4,clause3.I,t) -Substitutethefollowing for theexistingclause:
.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 A6size maybeused exclusively.'
(Page 6,clause4.1.1 )- Substitutethe following for thefirst sentence:
Catalogue Cards may be made available as continuous card stationery with
perforation fur each strip and mountable on printer for direct printing from
\ompurers, For manual preparation,cataloguecards mayalsobemade available
rnthe form offour-up (4..up) strips(seeFig. 5)'.
(MSD5)
Reprogn(;hyUnu,81S,NewDellu,India
IS:7158-1114
Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
LIBRARY CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD
o.
FOREWORD
0.1 ThisIndianStandardwas adopted by theIndianStandardsInstitution
on 28 January 1974, after the draft finalized by the Documentation
Sectional Committee had been approved by the Executive Committee.
0.2 The catalogue card is intended for storing bibliographical
information for the purposeofretrieval ofdocuments when needed.
0.3 As the card is used frequently for reference it should have: (a) a
suitable fibre content with sufficient strength; (b) a smooth surface for
typing and writing, with good erasing quality; (c) precision cut edges
without curl; and (d) uniform size without spots and free from
imperfections.
0.4 There is a need for standardization of the attributes of the card
given in 0.3 which will facilitate production of cards by manufacturers
al well as procurement by libraries and other users,
0.5 This standard contains clause 3.4 which permits the purchaser to
obtaineither plain or ruled cards.
0.6 In the formulation ofthis standard due weightage has been given to
international co-ordination amongthe standards and practices prevailing
in different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in the
field in this country. The following publications have been referred
to in the preparation of this standard:
ISA Bulletin 22 Publishers. Book card, contents slip bibliographical
card. International Federation of the National Standardizing
Associations,
CGSM 53-GP-I06/1969 Standard for card, index:library
cataloguing (for permanent use). Canadian Government
Specification Board.
DIN 1504-1956 Sohrifttumskarten (bibliographic card). Deutscher
Normenausschuss.
USAS Z85-1969 Standard for permanent and durable library
cataloguecard. Unit edStatesofAmericaStandards Institute.
3
.1.'150-117"
0.7 For the required data the Forest Research Institute, Debra Dun
carried out the various tests on the catalogue cards manufactured in
India.
0.8 For the purpose ofdeciding whether a particular requirementof this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in
accordance with IS:2·1960·. The number of significantplaces retained
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the requirements and the methods of sampling
and testing for the library catalogue card used for cataloguing of
publications and abstract card used for bibliographical description
documents, etc.
1.1.1 Therequirements for library cataJogue card and abstract card
arethe lameexcept for theirdimensions.
2. GRADES
2.1 There shallbe two grades ofcataloguecards, namely, Grade 1 and
Grade2 as given in Table I.
2.2 Grade 1 Catalogue card. may be used in libraries where the
frequency of handling is more and in other cases Grade2 cardsmay be
used.
3." REQ,UIREMBNTS
3.1 Dlme••lo••- The sizesofthe card shall be the following:
a) A7 (74 X 105mm) (SII Fig. 1),
b) International Library Catalogue Card (75)( 125mm)
(SI' Fig. 2), and
c) A6 (105 x 148mm) (s" Fig. 3).
3.1.1 Besides the International Library Catalogue C~rd, card of A7
sizecan also be used Cor library purposes. For preparationof abstracts,
cardof A6size may be used exclusively.
3.1.2 Tolnane,-The tolerance on leqtb aDd width shall be
d:lmm.
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3.2 CarelStock- The card shall be ofuniform formation thickness and
substance, evenly finished and free from specks or other blemishes. The
card should have a smooth but non-glossy surface. It shall be suitable
for ruling, typing, printing and writing with ink. It should have a
good erasingquality.
3.3 Colour-The colour of the card should preferably be cream-white
unless otherwise specified.
3.4 Llae.-The cards should be plain or ruled as required by the
purchaser and the distance between the lines should be 8 DUD.
3....1 Ruling commonly used on card is shown in Fig. 4.
3.5 PaaehHole- The hole shall be punched, if required, on the card
and shall be at the centreofthe long dimension. The centreofthe hole
shall be8 mm from the bottomedge. The diameter of the holeshall be
8mm.
3.6 The card shall also comply with the requirements given in Table
when tested in accordance with the relevant test methods.
TABLE 1 REQ,UlREMENTS I'OR CATALOGUE AND ABSTRACT CARD
(CU.USIS2.1, 3.6 Md A-2.4.2)
51, Ca'-AOTEBIRTIC R.QUIltBMEHTS MBTHOD01'T..-r,
No. t 4s • RBI'TO CLNo.
Grade I Grade2
(I) (2) (3) (4) (5)
i) Substance,KIm' 225-325 225-325 6ofIS:1060(PartI)-19669
ii) Stiffness fact)r, 10·0 5'0 7ofIS: 1060(PartIII)-I969t
Mill
iii) Burat factor•.\fiJi 25·0 10·0 12.5ofIS:1060(PartI)-I96r
iv) TbickDeuin mm.. 0-35 &35 7ofIS:1060(Part1)-1966.
Ma
-Method.ofaampliolandteltfor paperandalliedproductl,PartI ("IJUlI).
tMethodsofsamplingandteltfor paperandalliedproductl, PartIII.
4. PACKING
..1 Cataloguecardsshall be packed in units of hundreds and each unit
of 100 card. may be properly banded. Fivesuch units shallbe $uitably
wrapped in a package.