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Dwyer, Melva J. – Microform Review, 1979
In the field of fine arts, microforms have come to play an increasing role in preservation and collection development in Canadian libraries. This article notes recent activities in this area and suggests reasons for the expansion and continuation of existing programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Archives, Fine Arts, Libraries, Microfiche
Griffith, C. C.; Hayes, R. M. – 1976
Preliminary inquiries into the feasibility of placing the union catalog of the University of California libraries on microfiche are reported. Recent developments in the use of microform catalogs are reviewed and an extensive table is given which summarizes the characteristics of existing microform catalogs. Another section describes the potential…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Costs, Databases
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Chadwyck-Healey, Charles – Microform Review, 1979
Analyzes the suitability of microforms for the reproduction of visual material, and suggests that microformat is a more economical and convenient means of making these materials accessible to the scholar. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Microfiche, Microforms, Microreproduction
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Moran, Gerard T. – Microform Review, 1995
Discusses the project undertaken by MMF Publications to micropublish a collection of rare Dutch maps and drawings. Background information about the collection is given and decisions regarding the choice of microfiche format are explained. MMF elected to publish a printed guide to accompany the collection for enhanced access. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Atlases, Cartography
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Faulkner, T. R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1986
Reports on introduction of microfiches to replace conventional pre-prepared paper handouts for solutions to exercises in a first-year engineering mathematics course at Nottingham University, England. Disadvantages of using pre-prepared paper handouts, details of material layout on microfiches, material arrangement on microfiche frames, and general…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Costs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Clark, Susan M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Discusses a formula for determining number of microfiche readers needed in public libraries based on a Los Angeles County Public Library study weighing library size, user population, and information disseminating activity. Data on number of microfiche readers available to public in randomly selected Canadian public libraries are presented.…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Library Catalogs, Library Equipment
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Ach, William K. – Microform & Imaging Review, 2000
Discusses the uses of micrographics in higher education, based on a 25-year period at Wake Forest University's (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Library. Discusses acquisition of scholarly collections in microform on a subscription plan; the trend away from microopaques to microfiche and the advent of the reader-printer; improved access to microform…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Storage, Library Acquisition
Bartos, Bruce – 1971
The development of microform-based information storage and retrieval systems is discussed, and the comparative advantages and costs of various approaches are considered. A proposed computer system--Archival Information Dissemination System (AIDS)--to support microform retrieval is outlined. Included are diagrams of sequential flows of information…
Descriptors: Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases