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G U I D E T O M I C R O F O R M S
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National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW
Telephone 031-226-4531
Telex 72638 NLSEDIG
Introduction
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Microforms may be defined as reproductions in microfilm and microfiche.
A wide range of materials is now produced in microform, including series
of collections of rare books and other special categories of printed
books, library catalogues, newspapers, serials, and manuscript material.
In general, microform publications fall into three fairly distinct
groups:
1. New original works, which may be available also and simultaneously in
conventional print.
2. Material never previously published but existing in manuscript.
3. Reissues of previously published (often early and rare) printed
books, or subject collections of printed books, issued as major
series.
In recent years there has been a rapid growth in the number of microform
collections published both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Microforms
published in the United Kingdom are not claimable under the terms of the
Copyright Act, and consequently all microforms, including those
published in the United Kingdom, have to be bought. In common with other
major research libraries, the National Library of Scotland has purchased
a large number of microform collections over the years, and the Library
continues to acquire collections appropriate to its acquisitions policy.
Bibliographic access to microforms
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Microforms constitute an enormous new resource for scholars and
researchers in the humanities, frequently making available for
consultation in a convenient form materials that were previously
unpublished, and thus creating major new research sources. However, the
provision of satisfactory levels of bibliographic access to microforms
continues to pose difficulties. The acquisition of a major microform
series means a disproportionate increase in the number of items to be
catalogued, and although it is desirable that each item in a microform
series should be separately catalogued in the Library's General
Catalogue of Printed Books, it has so far proved impossible to cope with
the vastly increased burden of cataloguing. For this reason, the
majority of microform collections in the National Library appear in the
General Catalogue of Printed Books as a single entry under the series
title. Most microform series, however, are provided with printed or
microform indexes or guides or, in some cases, catalogues in book or
card form, which are intended to provide detailed guidance to the
contents of microform series, and which allow readers to check whether
the item they wish to consult is included in the particular collection.
Microform Research Collections in the National Library of Scotland
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To improve bibliographic access for readers, a separate List of
Microform Research Collections in the National Library of Scotland has
been prepared, and will be updated at regular intervals. The intention
behind this List is to alert readers to the vast range of microform
materials now available for use in the Library, and to provide readers
with the means to gain ready access to these materials. The List
provides detailed entries for each microform collection acquired by the
Library, arranged under a number of broad subject groupings. Each entry
contains details of title, publisher, format, scope, accompanying
printed or microform finding aids, and pressmarks for both the microform
series and any accompanying finding aids.
Microform Reading Room
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All microform collections (including newspapers on microfilm) are read
in the North Reading Room, which is situated at the north end of the
lower floor of the Main Reading Room. Readers who wish guidance in the
use of microform publications, or instruction in the use of the
microform reading equipment, should consult the invigilator in the North
Reading Room or any member of the Reference Services staff.
How to consult a microform
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To establish whether the Library holds a particular microform
collection, readers should consult the List of Microform Research
Collections in the National Library of Scotland, copies of which are
available both in the Issue Hall and the North Reading Room. Having
located the collection, the entry in the List will provide details of
how access to the collection is obtained, whether it is through printed
guides or indexes provided by the micropublisher, catalogues in book or
card form, or through the published bibliographies upon which the
microform collection is based.
There is a special section of reference microforms, classified by
subject, situated on the shelves in the North Reading Room (pressmark
McR.-). Printed guides to microform collections have been grouped
together, for ease of consultation, in the same room.
After use, microforms in this category should be handed in to the
invigilator in the North Reading Room.
Apart from items in this category, all microforms are stored on closed
access, and readers should, therefore, request them by completing a
call-slip in the usual way, and handing it in at the service counter in
the Issue Hall. Readers should ensure that the pressmark is clearly and
correctly indicated on the call-slip, and that details of the microfilm
reel or microfiche required are provided, if this can be readily
ascertained from the indexes or guides. Microforms will be delivered to
readers in the North Reading Room. After use, microforms that have been
issued by call-slip should be returned to the invigilator in the North
Reading Room. Microforms may also be reserved in the North Reading Room
by completing a reservation slip in the usual way.
Readers are asked to use all microforms with care, in order to avoid
damage to the film, and to ensure that microfiches are kept in correct
sequence. Readers are reminded that, for printed items, it is always
prudent to search the General Catalogue of Printed Books before
consulting the List of Microform Research Collections, since the
Library may hold a copy of the original. Readers should also note that
single microfilms are entered in the General Catalogue of Printed Books.
Readers may make suggestions for the acquisition of microforms on the
Suggestion for Acquisition Forms provided at the Enquiry Desk.
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