microform
Tiny film records
Microform is a general term for media that stores miniaturized images of documents—microfilm on rolls, microfiche on flat sheets.
Libraries use microform to preserve newspapers, journals, and archival materials in compact form.
Reading requires a special viewer that magnifies the images: The dissertation is only available on microform.
One who peruses text
- scannerDevice that reads data
- viewerOne who observes visually
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- projectionSomething that extends outward
digitization · indexing · cataloging · retrieval · catalog · database · search · browse
Text needing magnification
Recurring printed publications
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- recordsStored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
documents · dissertations · genealogy · census · patents · maps · blueprints · serials
Making an identical copy
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- masterAuthority or controller
- generationAge-defined peer group
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
printing · scanning · reformatting · conversion · output · negative · positive · polarity
Of preserved documents
- acid-freeLacking corrosive compounds
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
handling · inspection · migration · longevity · deterioration
reader
One who peruses text
- scannerDevice that reads data
- viewerOne who observes visually
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
projection · digitization · indexing · cataloging · retrieval · catalog · database · search · browse · navigation
microprint
Text needing magnification
cartridge · cassette · roll · frame · vesicular · 35mm · 16mm
periodicals
Recurring printed publications
- newspapersPrinted daily publications
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
- recordsStored data or albums
archives · documents · dissertations · genealogy · census · patents · maps · blueprints · serials · historical
duplication
Making an identical copy
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- masterAuthority or controller
- generationAge-defined peer group
facsimile · printing · scanning · reformatting · conversion · output · negative · positive · polarity · contrast
archival
Of preserved documents
- acid-freeLacking corrosive compounds
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
conservation · handling · inspection · migration · longevity · deterioration
- Micromicrobe, microbes, microchip, microchips, microscope
- microfilmmicroprint, fiche, microphotography, COM, jacket
- serialsserial, serials, series, periodicals, magazines
microformborn-digital
Created in electronic format originally
digital archive · PDF · digital scan · e-resource · cloud storage