Some practical information about microforms is provided for librarians, with specific help for those in Kentucky. The information given includes a brief history of microforms as well as discussions of: advantages and disadvantages of microforms, types (fiche and film rolls), selection, and bibliographic access through indexes. Availability of…

Goals of micropreservation project at New York Public Library are twofold: to improve in-house processing and control of microforms (updating bibliograhic information, adding records to Research Libraries Information Network database, inspecting archival master negatives) and to participate in national preservation effort (supplementing…