Microform is the perfect medium for permanent retention of research materials.
Here are six of the most important reasons to acquire research materials in microform:
- Page for page, there is no more economical way for your library to acquire archival document collections than through the medium of microform
- A microform edition reproduces an identical of the original – completely unedited, absolutely accurate, with no possibility of corruption
- Linked to high-quality print or electronic finding aids, microforms are easy to use, research and – with a digital microform reader/reader/printer – download, e-mail and fax
- With online subscription services, you have access to, but do not own, information. A microform collection is an appreciating physical asset which, under adequate storage conditions, will last 500 years
- Centuries of critical research material can be maintained in far less space than print counterparts, safely and securely
- Microform accessibility is never limited to electronic delivery problems; it is always available and ready to be put to use
Primary Source Media, an imprint of Gale, has spent the past 40 years building one of the world's largest microfilm archives of exclusive primary source materials in subject areas that include the humanities, social sciences and international news. Our purpose is to provide access to rare, valuable research materials to libraries, independent scholars, faculty and students.
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