Documents in Microform.

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Title: Documents in Microform.
Authors: Lyons, Janet, Illinois State Library, Springfield.
Source: Illinois Libraries. March 1976 p187-244 58(3):187-244.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 62
Publication Date: 1976
Document Type: Journal Articles
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Sources, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Planning, Library Surveys, Microform Readers, Microforms, Microreproduction
Geographic Terms: Illinois
Abstract: This issue of "Illinois Libraries" contains the papers delivered at a 1974 workshop on government publications in microform. Twelve articles focus on such issues as: 1) reasons to collect microforms; 2) criteria for selecting microform documents; 3) microform hardware and software; 4) procurement procedures; 5) bibliographic control; and 6) specific information regarding microforms published by the Congressional Information Service, the Government Printing Office, the Bureau of the Census, the United Nations, and other state and federal agencies. A bibliography listing reviews of documents in microform and the results of a survey of microform collections of government documents in Illinois also are included. (EMH)
Entry Date: 1976
Accession Number: ED121240
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This issue of "Illinois Libraries" contains the papers delivered at a 1974 workshop on government publications in microform. Twelve articles focus on such issues as: 1) reasons to collect microforms; 2) criteria for selecting microform documents; 3) microform hardware and software; 4) procurement procedures; 5) bibliographic control; and 6) specific information regarding microforms published by the Congressional Information Service, the Government Printing Office, the Bureau of the Census, the United Nations, and other state and federal agencies. A bibliography listing reviews of documents in microform and the results of a survey of microform collections of government documents in Illinois also are included. (EMH)