NOTE ON THE ECONOMICS OF CATALOGUE CARD REPRODUCTION

During the planning period of Lancaster University Library, much thought was given to the available methods of producing unit cards for the catalogue. The prime considerations were speed of production, since it was estimated that an output of twenty thousand sets of entries would be required each year, and economy in operation; in our situation, with all capital costs being met by a direct non‐recurrent grant from the UGC, the initial outlay was not such a critical factor in the choice, but obviously had to be taken into consideration. The appearance and quality of the finished entries were also important.