Microforms in a Linked World: Using OPACs and Other Web Applications to Improve Access to Content in Microform

Knowlton, Steven A.; Diaz, Mike; Jashari, Kate; Ratliff, Katherine; Smith, Karen Patricia

doi:10.1515/mfir.2007.121

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“…Those resources libraries own in microformats must be found in the same places that researchers find other resources in other formatswhether that is the OPAC, link resolvers, Googleor possibly multiple locations (Patterson). Today, Google Book search provides local library holdings in partnership with OCLC and Google Scholar search, local finding tools/databases (The Pennsylvania State University Libraries (NewsCAT), 10/23/2009), and link resolvers make a library's electronic journal "holdings" more visible and easily accessible (Knowlton, Diaz, Jashari, Ratliff, & Smith, 2007). Can approaches used for archival collections to make finding guides (Palais, 1991) more accessible be applied to microforms collections and their guides (Janice, 2001;Purcell, 2002;Watry, 2006)?…”

Section: Microforms Collections: Uncomplicated and Direct Accessmentioning

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Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Cheney

2010

Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

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a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c tMicroforms collections are at a crossroads and how effective libraries are in increasing the visibility and usability of these collections will determine whether they endure. In the last decade many libraries have made significant changes in how they process, catalog, and provide access to their traditional book and journal collections, even in how they view their library's physical spaces and the role of library services in providing support for their collections. This article will suggest changes libraries will need to make if they expect to mainstream the most useful and valuable parts of their microforms collections by applying some of the same innovative and change-oriented approaches they have used in other areas of their libraries.

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Section: Microforms Collections: Uncomplicated and Direct Accessmentioning

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Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Cheney

2010

Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services

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Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Cheney

2010

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Microform—Not extinct yet: Results of a long-term microform use study in the digital age

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Weisbrod

2013

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Microforms in a Linked World: Using OPACs and Other Web Applications to Improve Access to Content in Microform

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Dinosaurs in a Jetson world: A dozen ways to revitalize your microforms collection

Microform—Not extinct yet: Results of a long-term microform use study in the digital age

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