The development of microform, instant retrieval systems and portable readers may profoundly change the world of libraries and patterns of reading and study. (Editor/PG)

The micrographics terms used by the National Reprographic Centre for documentation (NRCd) to index material which appears in the Reprographics Quarterly and other NCRd information system components are compiled in this thesaurus. The terms are not defined, except to note the meanings of some terms in the context of the NRCd system. Directions for…

A general review of the use of microfiche by an individual researcher discusses microfiche formats, production and duplication of microfiche, reading and printing from microfiche, and advanced microfiche retrieval and display systems. A glossary, a resource list, and a selective bibliography are also included in the report. (JY)

The micrographic system utilizes microimaging in the areas of space saving, reproducibility, durability, file integrity, and automated retrieval. This manual about micrographics is organized into 10 chapters, each covers a major facet of the system. The first chapters cover the basics of the system: objectives, classification, searching and…

Work during the past quarter at the Lincoln Laboratory--a research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is supported by the Air Force--has emphasized improvements in software and mechanical devices for accessing microfiche files through the Lincoln Terminal System (LTS). Design and development work has been done on a…