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crl-10175	American Library Association, 	Progress in Microprint: Part II. The Microcard Code	1945-08-31	6	.pdf	application/pdf	3825	175	63	The duties ·of the lVIicrocard Committee shall be: a. to set a standard size, weight, and quality of cards for microcards, a standard microcard text format, and a standard mi- crocard catalog entry and abstract format b. to establish a standard scheme of mi- crocard catalog author and classification headings and standardized rules for inter- filing them c. to help libraries gradually to work out an allocated coverage of publishing fields in accordance with accepted library classifica- tion practice, in the hope that by such allocation a large number of cooperating libraries (or other publishing agencies) may ultimately assume joint responsibility for microcard reprod'-:lction without overlapping or duplication, so far as copyright may per- mit and scholars and libraries may request such reproduction d. to issue lists of those libraries (or other agencies) volunteering to undertake the publication of microcards for library use; which lists shall, among other things, state the subject fields or materials for which the said libraries volunteer to assume microcard sponsorship e. to seek information concerning, and to report on the value of, microcard ma- terials and equipment offered for library use f. so far as may be within its proper powers, to encourage uniform and equitable methods in the interlibrary interchange of microcards g. to insist, in every way properly pos- sible, upon the bibliographic staQdardiza- tion of the details of microcard text and headings, and of their size, format, etc., to the end that all microcards intended for library use may be immediately inte~filable by any receiving library in one single filing · arrangement, without that library's being burdened with any unnecessary expense of bibliographic adaptation · h. in general, to assist in every proper way in the efficient and orderly develop- ment of microcard issuance for scholarly use. Comment: By definition microcards are catalog cards plus the text cataloged.	cache/crl-10175.pdf	txt/crl-10175.txt