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Microforms Center  
Overview
What Are the Microform Collections
How to Locate Materials in the Microform Center
Copying Microforms
Robert Ault ,  Microforms Librarian
3rd Floor, Maag Library
Tel: 330-941-1719

Overview

Over one million items are contained in the Microform Center located near the Multimedia Center, 3rd floor.

Microforms represent printed material that has been photographed and reduced in size to save storage space. Microforms require a machine, a reader, to read the print information.  The different types of  microforms include : microfilm (on a reel); microfiche (on a flat sheet); micro opaque or microcard. 

 
What Are the Microform Collections

The collections include over 300 newspapers, 1,600 periodicals, 144 special collections and rare books and personal papers in a variety of fields. Thousands of government documents that were issued in the microfiche format have located in the center. For more information about Microform collection, look at:

 
How to Locate Materials in the Microform Center

Most microform titles are listed online in the MaagNet/OhioLINK catalogs while many others can be researched in the print indexes in the Microform Center. Feel free to ask Maag staff for assistance.

Call Numbers of Microforms
Most microforms are arranged by a numeric call number. For example:
  • Micro film 001; Micro film 002, etc.- for collections.
  • Micro fiche X001, Micro fiche X002, etc. -- for periodicals, newspapers and other serials, an "X" is placed before the number;
  • Micro Doc 3 , Micro Doc 4, etc. -- Government Document collection in Microforms
 
How to Make a Copy of Microform Materials
Copies of most microform materials can be obtained from the four available reader/printers.

Everything Old is New Again! Digital Microform reader in Maag Library
Maag Library now has a digital microform reader available in the Microforms center. Use this machine to save a copy of an old newspaper article to disk or e-mail it to yourself. Most of the one million items in the Microform Center can be accessed in this manner. Stop by the service desk if you need assistance or a demonstration.