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Aderibigbe, M. R. – Microform Review, 1984
Discusses need for microforms (high costs, inaccessibility, space requirements, and deterioration of printed materials), selection of microform materials, and maintenance of microform equipment for library microform services in Nigeria. Results of a study of print material usage at the University of Lagos Library are presented. Eight sources are…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Library Collections, Library Equipment, Library Material Selection
Zybura, Edward L. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Provides an introduction to use of three types of portable microfiche readers: hand-held readers, briefcase readers, and self-contained mobile readers. Features described include image quality, method of operation, product history, and optimal environments for utilization. (SW)
Descriptors: Equipment Utilization, Guides, Library Equipment, Microfiche

McIntosh, 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

Burke, Pierre – Microform Review, 1982
Suggests that microfilm storage areas can be more efficiently utilized if the unfilled spaces on microfilm reels are consolidated through splicing with microfilm from successive reels. The splicing procedure costs and equipment requirements are briefly discussed. A 17-item reference list on micrographic splicing is attached. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Collections, Library Equipment, Library Materials
Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH. Library. – 1978
Included in this user's guide to the Jones Microtext Center at Dartmouth College are instructions on how to locate and use items in the microtext collection and descriptions of the center's holdings and other services. The types of microform are defined, and the use of both the card and serials catalogs are explained. These various collections,…
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, Diagrams, Government Publications
Reibach, Lois R. – 1981
A brief statement on the advantages of using computer output microform (COM) for library catalogs introduces a general plan for implementing such a catalog in an academic library. The factors involved and types of decisions that must be made are discussed for each of eight steps in the process: determining the objectives of the catalog; choosing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Cost Effectiveness