Results of a questionnaire designed to determine attitudes toward and the extent of knowledge about microforms among California collection department librarians are summarized. The 114 respondents from a selective mailing sample of 248 librarians generally indicated reluctant acceptance and little commitment toward use of microforms. The…

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)

This article provides a framework for identifying the administrative parameters that affect the handling of microformated government publications in a library. Once the structure has been explicated, suggestions for successful administrative integration of microformated government publications are described. (Author)

The first of three articles describes procedures for using ANSI statistical methods for estimating the number of pieces in large homogeneous collections of microfiche. The second discusses causes of curl, its control, and measurement, and the third compares the advantages and disadvantages of cellulose acetate and polyester base for microforms.…

Suggests optimum environmental conditions (temperature, humidity), microfilm reader specifications, and handling, cleaning, repairing, and storing procedures to prevent the early deterioration of microfilm. (MBR)

The search for a universal microform was abandoned years ago. The search for universal compatibility between microforms and their associated hardware must be abandoned. (4 references) (Author)

The administrative and legal pitfalls inherent in quick exchanges of bound volumes for microfiles are discussed. (2 references) (KE)

The need for increased use of microfilm in primary publications is discussed. The microfilm editions of the American Chemical Society journals are now being used for supplementary material of restricted interest. Details of this arrangement and experience to date are presented. (4 references) (Author)

The Centre for East Asian Cultural Studies (Tokyo) established in 1961 has been acting as a deposit center for Unesco microfilms of historical documents photographed in Asian countries since 1967. (Author)

Selection of the storage facility is only part of the larger problem of how to select books for storage and in what form to store them. (NH)

Remarks on the relative permanence and durability of three types of film in use in library microform reproduction (silver, diazo, and vesicular) and points out some technical and economic facts that govern the choice of microform materials for libraries. A 6-item reference list is included. (Author/JL)

Delineates promotional means by which librarians can stimulate the interest of potential users in microforms. A set of suggestions for making microforms accessible and attractive, using targeted displays and demonstrations, and utilizing media to publicize microform collections is presented. (Author/JL)

Analyzes the suitability of microforms for the reproduction of visual material, and suggests that microformat is a more economical and convenient means of making these materials accessible to the scholar. (Author/CMV)

Describes a meeting of the technical committee on micrographics of the International Organization for Standardization, and fcuses on the committee's work relating to the reproduction of library materials within the general context of international standards-making activities. (FM)