Descriptor
Source
| Microform Review | 8 |
Author
| Bourke, Thomas A. | 1 |
| Chambers, Joan | 1 |
| Gordon, Ann | 1 |
| Kerschner, Joan | 1 |
| Levine, Peter | 1 |
| McIntosh, Melinda | 1 |
| Nichols, Gail | 1 |
| Patterson, Elizabeth | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Reference Materials - General | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Media Staff | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMcIntosh, Melinda – Microform Review, 1983
Cites sources of information concerning selection of microform reading equipment and provides step-by-step outline of selection process. Defining specific needs for which equipment is used, determining what equipment is being marketed, and examining and evaluating readers' design features in terms of practicability and aesthetics are discussed.…
Descriptors: Equipment Evaluation, Information Sources, Libraries, Library Equipment
Peer reviewedKerschner, Joan – Microform Review, 1978
Examines the availability of commercial micropublishers for state and local documents, and discusses state programs, focusing on the state of Nevada micropublication program. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Sources
Peer reviewedLevine, Peter – Microform Review, 1986
Explores the importance of sport history as it reflects the social and cultural history of the United States. Discussion covers the various sport history materials that are available in microform, including the Spalding Collection, twentieth-century microfilm sources, and sports and social history (Sports Periodicals microfilm series). (EJS)
Descriptors: Athletics, Cultural Background, Information Sources, Information Storage
Peer reviewedChambers, Joan – Microform Review, 1978
Describes all of the commercial and governmental micropublishers and the U.S. government documents now available in microform. A list is included of selected sources of Federal documents in microform. (CMV)
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Government Publications, Government Role
Peer reviewedBourke, Thomas A. – Microform Review, 1987
Outlines genealogical materials available in microform in general and specifically at the New York Public Library. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Genealogy, Information Sources, Library Collections, Microforms
Peer reviewedNichols, Gail – Microform Review, 1978
Reviews the types of foreign and international documents available from commercial and governmental micropublishers. An appendix includes a list of major publishers of foreign and international documents. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Information Sources, International Organizations
Peer reviewedPatterson, Elizabeth – Microform Review, 1986
Presents brief survey of commercial microform collections that provide effective and economic means of collecting and distributing materials in women's studies and offers suggestions for future publications. Development of "original microform collections," problems for researchers, and selected checklist of commercially published microform…
Descriptors: Archives, Females, Information Sources, Information Storage
Peer reviewedGordon, Ann – Microform Review, 1993
Discusses microforms of historical sources based on results of a questionnaire sent to historical researchers. Topics addressed include distribution from one site to another; the preservation of newspapers, manuscripts, and other sources; finding aids, including bibliographic control; standards; and new technologies for reproducing and delivering…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, History, Information Sources
