System Development Corporation's (SDC) exploration of microform state-of-the-art and current research reveals developments which will be applicable to the requirements of many small Department of Defense (DoD) users and similar facilities in the next two to five years. The study's survey of the small user population reveals a variety of user…

Subcommittees of the Committee on Information Hang-Ups concern themselves with attempting to break down the barriers between the user and the information he seeks. This report discusses the problems encountered with the use of microforms and especially with the use of microfiche. (Author)

A review is made of the possible applications within the libraries of the City of London Polytechnic of the three basic types of microforms--microfilm, microfiche, and microopaques. Major uses outlined involve: 1) the exploitation of existing data bases; 2) the storage of back issues of periodicals; 3) the presentation of programed instruction; 4)…

This extensive micrographics bibliography, which includes citations drawn from a literature search and prepared bibliographies, covers microforms, microfiche, and microfilm. Sections include 3 pages of book citations, 6 pages citing ERIC documents, and 33 pages of journal citations. Topics covered include microform library usage and usage in other…

An undergraduate psychology course which relied on readings instead of textbooks and which required extensive notetaking was the environment for a study of microform utilization. The material for the course was made available in hardcopy and was also reduced 150x onto a 4 x 6 inch microfiche. Four microform readers were made available for…

The use of microforms in academic environments has become a general source of concern to all those involved with it. To some extent, the issues underlying the concerns of these groups can be summarized as a question: How can an academic library achieve full benefit from microform media? To develop information and to probe the difficulties of…