microfilmed
Reduced to film
Microfilmed means preserved or recorded on microfilm—photographic film containing miniaturized images of documents, newspapers, or other records.
Libraries and archives microfilmed fragile materials to save space and prevent deterioration: The newspaper's entire archive was microfilmed in the 1970s.
The technology dominated document preservation before digital scanning.
Miniature photographic document sheet
- microformMiniaturized document reproduction
- rollfilmSpooled photographic medium
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- spoolCylinder for winding material
acetate · polyester · vesicular · 35mm · 16mm · negatives · transparency · frame
Maintaining something's condition
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- retrievalAct of getting back
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
classification · filing · recordkeeping · inventory · cross-reference · collection · repository · vault
One who peruses text
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- enlargementIncrease in size
- projectionSomething that extends outward
scanner · digitization · resolution · contrast · focus · illumination · printout
Printed daily publications
- periodicalsRecurring printed publications
- censusOfficial population count
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
Photography of tiny subjects
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- reductionMaking something smaller
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- reproductionCopying or procreation
exposure · developing · duplicating · camera
microfiche
Miniature photographic document sheet
- microformMiniaturized document reproduction
- rollfilmSpooled photographic medium
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
spool · acetate · polyester · vesicular · 35mm · 16mm · negatives · transparency · frame · sprocket
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- retrievalAct of getting back
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
cataloging · classification · filing · recordkeeping · inventory · cross-reference · collection · repository · vault · acid-free
reader
One who peruses text
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- enlargementIncrease in size
projection · scanner · digitization · resolution · contrast · focus · illumination · printout
newspapers
Printed daily publications
- periodicalsRecurring printed publications
- censusOfficial population count
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
correspondence · patents · dissertations · genealogy · blueprints
microphotography
Photography of tiny subjects
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- reductionMaking something smaller
- copyingReproducing something exactly
reproduction · exposure · developing · duplicating · camera
- documentedphotographed, recorded, written, logged, archived
microfilmeddigitized
Converted to electronic format
scanned · born-digital · unpreserved · unarchived · original
microfilmedfull-size
At actual dimensions
enlarged · life-size · large · large-format · magnified
microfilmeddigitized
Converted to electronic format
scanned · born-digital · computerized · uploaded · electronic