Types of Microforms

The News & Microforms Library Libraries has collections in the following microform formats:

microfilm: long strips of transparent plastic rolled onto reels

super-fiche: rectangular sheets of transparent plastic stored in envelopes (can hold up to 500 page images per fiche)

microfiche: rectangular sheets of transparent plastic stored in envelopes (can hold up to 98 page images per fiche)

micro-opaque: rectangular sheets of card stock stored in boxes. Though an obsolete micro-format, the Libraries retain numerous collections on micro-opaque.

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Cheryl McCallips,
Acting Head, News and Microforms Library
814-863-1365

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