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National Microfilm Association, Silver Spring, MD. – 1974
This booklet describes the various types of microform units available as well as the specific features a buyer may wish to consider. The contents include discussions of microform readers, reader-printers, readers for special applications, and reader printer features. A glossary of terms concludes the document. (WCM)
Descriptors: Glossaries, Guides, Information Storage, Microfiche
Spencer, Herbert; Reynolds, Linda – 1976
Based on visits to representative microform users and an extensive survey of relevant literature, a study was undertaken to assess the relative importance of factors affecting the acceptability of microforms as reading mediums. The following variables were considered: (1) microform characteristics; (2) equipment design; (3) work station design;…
Descriptors: Equipment Evaluation, Information Sources, Literature Reviews, Media Selection
Diaz, Albert James, Ed. – 1975
A collection of recent articles on microforms has been compiled to give students and practicing librarians a basic understanding of all aspects of micropublishing as it applies to libraries, with emphasis on library usage rather than microform technology, on the practical rather than the theoretical, on the present rather than the past. Six major…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Evaluation, Human Factors Engineering, Library Equipment
Dranov, Paula – 1976
A literature review and mail and telephone surveys of librarians led to the following conclusions: 1) despite the increased availability of materials on microfilm, there is no shift to acquire original publications on microform; 2) microfiche has emerged to challenge 35mm rollfilm as a significant format; 3) microform reading equipment is an…
Descriptors: Equipment Evaluation, Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
Download full textBecker, Joseph – 1973
A primer on information science introduces the study of how information is transmitted to the person who needs it and how it is later stored and retrieved. Beginning with the history of information as it was used by early man, the booklet summarizes the rapid development of new information technologies, with illustrations and in terms that can be…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Computer Output Microfilm, Computer Storage Devices
Costigan, Daniel M. – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Computer Output Microfilm, Guides, Information Retrieval
