Library of Congress Punch Card, IBM 851727

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Object Details

maker

IBM

Description

The late 1960s were a time of rapid change in cataloging and circulating processes at the U.S. Library of Congress. Computers were introduced to prepare catalog records for libraries across the nation and to track distributing books sent out on interlibrary loan. This is one such card. It is for a volume with catalog number AS182 B38 A323 CP3 with brief title AKADEMIE DEUTSCHE AKADEMIE WISSEN sent out in September of 1967 to borrower 0S500. A mark on the bottom edge of the card reads: IBM 851727. This is slightly earlier than the Library of Congress punch cards with catalog numbers 2002.3058.02, 2002.3058.03, and 2002.3058.04.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1967

ID Number

2017.0148.02

accession number

2017.0148

catalog number

2017.0148.02

Object Name

punch card

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .1 cm x 18.8 cm x 8.2 cm; 1/32 in x 7 13/32 in x 3 7/32 in

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Medicine and Science: Mathematics

Punch Cards

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Mathematics

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7831-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1842524