In a scant three years at ProQuest, Marty Kahn, CEO, has moved a company coming out of a financial morass back onto solid ground. He came on board after the purchase of ProQuest Information and Learning by the (mostly) privately owned Cambridge Information Group in late 2006 and the merger of ProQuest and CSA to form ProQuest CSA. (It's now just…

We investigated whether American dissertations that were deposited in university libraries or disseminated on microfilm prior to 1978 were "published" for copyright purposes. This question has direct bearing on the copyright status of these works today. In the absence of a directly relevant legal decision to clarify the matter, the…

Traces the development of microforms in terms of library and user needs. Nine functions of microforms, which are widely used because each serves a particular need, are indicated. (KP)

Ingredients necessary to the successful microfiche program, education of the potential user, and ready availability of the necessary equipment, and demonstration of the economical advantage of microfiche over hard copy are shown. (Author/AB)

Only one of the four significant developments of the year, copyright, is not focused on micro-imaging; the other three--the arrival of ultramicrofiche in libraries, and the microform plans of the Government Printing Office and of the Department of Defense--are all micro''. (106 references) (Author)

The development of microform, instant retrieval systems and portable readers may profoundly change the world of libraries and patterns of reading and study. (Editor/PG)

Subcommittees of the Committee on Information Hang-Ups concern themselves with attempting to break down the barriers between the user and the information he seeks. This report discusses the problems encountered with the use of microforms and especially with the use of microfiche. (Author)

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)

Microforms have made reprints, original publications and replacement copies available. Although not completely accepted by users, they have provided a low cost, quality product. (Author/NH)

Describes the histories and efforts of various agencies concerned with providing formulas for adequate bibliographical control of microform collections. (Author)

Thirteen micrographic events have been identified which are expected to have the greatest impact on the libraries of today and tomorrow. They can be divided into two groups: Nine are of a technological nature and involve micrographic products; the remaining four are basically educational in nature and reflect positive responses from the library…

Overview of developments in micrographics and video technology notes meetings and organizational activities and highlights literature published on microforms in libraries, micrographic equipment, fair use and the issue of copyright, micropublishing, and video/optical disc technology. (EJS)

The need for bibliographic control of microforms is generally recognized, and the technology for establishing such control exists. Efforts so far towards achieving this end have been uncoordinated, poorly supported, and generally unsuccessful. (Author/VT)

Space colonization will require the microforming of all of man's worded knowledge which will take leadership and dedication for the library profession information service or documentation. (2 references) (AB)

Provides a brief history of the cataloging of microform reproductions of previously published works and reviews several problems occasioned by the application of AACR2 Chapter 11, which requires a totally new record for microform reproductions. (CHC)