The key variables of user acceptance are: the value of the information to the user; a system of bibliographic control for the materials; and the physical and psychological environment for microform use. (PF)

Mentions pioneer micropublishers, advantages of microforms for scholars and libraries, and future trends. (PF)

Our prognosis, then, is for either (a) relatively slow but steady progress in the whole micrographics picture in the near future, or (b) some major changes in the technology underlying micropublication. (Author)

Sets on microform probably account for most failures of local bibliographic control within libraries. (Author)

The future of microforms in the library is great. What forms new advances take will depend, unfortunately, upon the kinds of systems being developed for other than library applications. (Author)

It seems inevitable that the system requirements imposed by transmission and processing will determine the microform of the future and that it will be a digital recording rather than a picture. (Author)

Concentrates on the early history of microphotography and on the most recent period which has seen the greatest changes in the field since its inception. (Author/PF)

Reviews trends in library programs for state and local government publications and documents the increased interest in microforms and databases. Discussion focuses on publication distribution and control, and efforts to support interstate networking. There are 28 references. (RAA)