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mi·cro·form  (mkr-fôrm)
n.
An arrangement of images reduced in size, as on microfilm or microfiche.

microform [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːm]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a method of storing symbolic information by using photographic reduction techniques, such as microfilm, microfiche, etc.

A generic term for any form, whether film, video tape, paper, or other medium, containing miniaturized or otherwise compressed images which cannot be read without special display devices.
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microform [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːm] Nmicroforma f


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Along with very good advice about the benefits and limits of online resources, he also helps readers though more traditional stocks of information, such as literary research guides, union library compilations, print (and online) bibliographies, archives and collections of manuscripts, microform and digitization projects, school projects, periodicals, newspaper reviews, and specific web resources.
Card and microform cataloging, on the other hand, still exist in many libraries; but, these are largely avoided by most patrons when computer-based catalogs are present.
 
 
 
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