microform
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22 sectionsContents
- Description
- Types of microform media
- Flat film
- Microfilm
- Aperture cards
- Microfiche
- Ultrafiche
- Micro-opaques
- History
- Uses
- Characteristics
- Readers and printers
- Image creation
- Film
- Cameras
- Computer output microform
- Duplication
- Format conversion
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Digital scanning of microfilm
A microform is a scaled-down reproduction of a document, typically either photographic film or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing. Three formats are common: microfilm (reels), microfiche (flat sheets), and aperture cards. In addition to filming from original paper documents, equipment is available that accepts a data stream from a computer and directly produces a microform.