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A Guide to Microforms
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A Guide to Microforms
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What is a microfilm?
a continuous roll of photographic film containing miniaturized images of text
back runs of some newspapers and journals are converted to microfilm to save space
can be viewed on a microfilm reader
What is a microfiche?
a card-shaped piece of photographic film used for storage of miniaturized text
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