From 1930 to 1980, while agencies, companies and archives were creating tons of microfilm media, there was not a general recognition that
microforms required storage in a low-temperature, low-humidity environment for long term preservation.
Nearly all libraries now hold materials in a variety of formats: paper,
microform, CD, and online.
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Microforms are not included in these guidelines.) All issues relating to sound, still and moving images, and multimedia documents and services (such as children's libraries and language centers), collection development, cataloguing, conservation, and access including Internet will be treated.
Microforms (TofMic): Web pages that describe our
microform sets are stored as records in a table of
microforms.
His particular concern is with
microforms (microfilm, microfiche, and micro-cards), along with digitization, lamination, and mass de-acidification.
The collection includes more than 2.5 million volumes, 17,000 current journals, and extensive collections of
microforms, maps, scores, sound recordings, and videotapes.
Selectors may safely assume that, with proper care,
microforms and audiovisual materials can be adequately preserved.
BSR/AIM MS1, Recommended Practice for Micrographics--Alphanumeric Computer Output
Microforms, Operational Practices for Inspection and Quality Control (new Standard).
The Microfilm Shop has its own lab to offer processing and duplicating services for a range of
microforms. More at www.microfilm.com or phone: 0044 24 7625 4955 nextScan is a developer of leading edge technology for the micrographics conversion and document management industry.