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BS 5444:2008

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Physical attributes of documents for microfilming or scanning. Code of practice

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-2008

€147.24
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Page format and content
5 Illustrations
6 Print quality
7 Supplementary features
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the physical characteristics of original documents that might need to be microfilmed in accordance with BS ISO 6199 or scanned at a resolution of not less than 200 dots per inch. Applies to hard-copy originals and those computer generated for output on microfilm.

Committee
IDT/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5444(1977) and 08/30160653 DC. (11/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
0
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard gives recommendations for the physical characteristics of original documents that might need to be microfilmed in accordance with BS ISO 6199 or scanned at a resolution of not less than 200 dots per inch. it applies to hard-copy originals and those computer generated for output on microfilm. For the latter, recommendations for print quality and post-printing feature do not apply. it applies to forms but not those intended for electronic processing of user-completed information.

NOTE 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

BS ISO 12651:1999 Electronic imaging. Vocabulary
BS ISO 6199:2005 Micrographics. Microfilming of documents on 16 mm and 35 mm silver-gelatin type microfilm. Operating procedures

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