Microforms

The UM Libraries maintains a large collection of material in microform (microfiche, microfilm, microprint), including periodicals and newspapers, theses (including UM theses), individual monograph titles, government documents, and topical sets. 

Access to microform materials will be provided through bibliographic records and holding statements in the online catalogue.

Equipment to access microform materials will be maintained, although not all units holding microform collections will have the appropriate equipment.

Decisions regarding the purchase of material on microform are made by the liaison and unit head, who take into consideration preservation and space concerns.  Increasingly efforts are being made to purchase online content rather than microform, and to replace microform with online backfiles and collections.
 

If you have any questions, contact the Associate University Librarian, Collections.