In August, 1971, The National Home Library Foundation of Washington, D.C., awarded to The George Washington University a grant to install a set of the ultra-microfiche "Library of American Civilization" (produced by Encyclopaedia Britannica's subsidiary, Library Resources, Inc.), together with all available associated equipment and bibliographic…

Describes a survey used to produce an inventory of microform machines and an overview of microform collections on the University of Wisconsin--Madison campus. Such an inventory can be used as a general information or reference guide for students and faculty who need to use microform readers and reader/printers. (CMV)

In 1971, 67 persons at 32 libraries and 11 microform industries were interviewed to ascertain the acceptability of a permanent national microform agency, to determine the priority functions of such an agency and to specify its organization. It was recommended that the "Office of Micrographic Activities" be established under the administrative…

Sprucing up the microform reading area, with attention given to the human and environmental aspects discussed here, will contribute to changing users' attitudes from negative to positive regarding this format. (Author)

While the majority of libraries continue to use cards as their primary medium for public catalogs, microform catalogs are gaining popularity because they are more economical, and some libraries may soon be using cathode ray tube (CRT) terminals for displaying catalog data. No definitive information prescribing the space and equipment needs for…

The contents--sets of archives, books, documents, manuscripts, music, periodicals, plays and scores--and indexing of the university collection of microforms are described in this guide. When available, the following information has been included: call number, card catalog entry, description, format, indexes, publisher, and review. Arranged…

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…

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)…

Presents a condensed version of a report on efforts undertaken at Princeton University during the late 1970s to overcome "user resistance" to use of the microforms collections housed in the university library. Staffing, equipment and miscellaneous improvements, collection development, bibliographic access, and collections maintenance are…

This document is a subject index to the microform (microfilm, microfiche, superfiche, COM, micro-opaques) collections of the Pattee Library of Pennsylvania State University. Collections are listed under both general and specific subject headings and are identified by main entry, title, and microform call number. (JD)

This comparison of the treatment of microforms in small college libraries and the administration of microforms in large university libraries is adapted from a speech delivered to the Second Annual Library Microform Conference in 1976. (CM V)

When a decision was made to centralize microform collections at the University of Oklahoma's Bizzell Memorial Library, the author was asked to make recommendations to the library administration on organizing such a collection. After studying the relevant literature and the existing situation at the library, the author prepared a report covering…

Each of the three guides provides brief instruction in the use of specific indexes for locating desired items in the respective collections. The scope of each collection is described, and then a step-by-step approach, using examples, takes the reader from the selection of a topic in an appropriate index to the location of relevant items in the…

In increasing numbers microform publishers are engaged in reproducing valuable and extensive collections of books, documents and manuscripts that would otherwise be impossible for most libraries to acquire due to their scarcity and cost. The availability of these collections and the difficulties encountered when using them prompted the development…

Guidelines developed for the University of Oklahoma libraries with emphasis on the effective use and management of microform materials as well as the status of nonprint materials are presented. Following a statement of position regarding nonprint materials guidelines cover: (1) acquisition--microforms and nonprint materials; (2) bibliographic…