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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ352823 |
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- Studying All Those "Tiny Little Tea Leaves": The Future of Microforms in a Complex Technological Environment. Yerburgh, Mark R. Academic Libraries Databases Economic Factors Futures (of Society) Information Storage Library Materials Microforms Optical Data Disks Preservation Technological Advancement Considers the future of microforms by surveying the history of their use in libraries; reviewing the literature about them; and comparing them with electronic databases, full text delivery, and laser disks. It is concluded that microforms will continue to be the primary providers of significant but rarely used retrospective materials. (EM)