Maag Microform Center

Microforms represent printed material that has been photographed and reduced in size to save storage space. Microforms require a machine, a reader, to read the print information. The different types of microforms include : microfilm (on a reel); microfiche (on a flat sheet); micro opaque or microcard.

The collections include over 300 newspapers, 1,600 periodicals, 144 special collections and rare books and personal papers in a variety of fields. Thousands of government documents that were issued in the microfiche format have located in the center. For more information about Microform collection, look atthe related pages listed in the upprer right corner of this page , as well as the following links:

• Microform Collection Highlights
• Catalog of Newspapers on Microfilm
• Population Schedules

Most microform titles are listed online in the MaagNet/OhioLINK catalogs while many others can be researched in the print indexes in the Microform Center. Feel free to ask Maag staff for assistance.

• Micro film 001; Micro film 002, etc.- for collections.
• Micro fiche X001, Micro fiche X002, etc. — for periodicals, newspapers and other serials, an “X” is placed before the number;
• Micro Doc 3 , Micro Doc 4, etc. — Government Document collection on microfiche located in separate area near the paper government document

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• Everything Old is New Again! Digital Microform reader in Maag Library
  Maag Library now has a digital microform reader available in the Microforms center. Use this machine to save a copy of an old newspaper article to disk or e-mail it to yourself. Most of the one million items in the Microform Center can be accessed in this manner. Stop by the microform service desk if you need assistance or a demonstration.