UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, MICROFORMS AREA, SCIENCE

The University of Florida Libraries keeps many of its newspapers and research collections in a microfilm, microfiche, or microcard format. A microform copy of a newspaper preserves its content while the newspaper will, over time, deteriorate. Research collections are generally one-of-a-kind or rare manuscript or archival materials. An original manuscript collection can be housed only at one institution, but the material can be shared with other libraries by means of a micro-copy. Microform also helps in storing and shelving the documents; a microform copy of a year’s worth of newspapers is infinitesimally smaller than the collection of actual bound newspapers.

LOCATION: Science Library.

READING/PRINTING: Microform readers and printers are available. Printing requires a copy card that can be purchased in the Science Library.

GUIDES TO THE MICROFORMS AREA COLLECTIONS:

· Newspapers

· Research Collections

SELECTED RESEARCH COLLECTIONS:

           Presidential Papers
           Selected Microform Holdings (United States)
           Selected Microform Holdings (Great Britain)
 
 

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