The Microtext Room is located on the ground floor in the Ingram wing of the library. The collection includes microfilm, microfiche and microcards. Microfilms are filed by microfilm number and then chronologically within that number. Microfiche are arranged alphabetically by title in separate cabinets.
Guides and indexes to individual film and fiche collections are shelved along the walls in the Microtext Room. The guides describe some of the film and fiche collections and how to use them. Two online guides are:
You can find microfilm collection in the online catalog by searching for a title or subject.
In addition to newspapers and periodicals in microform, some other important primary source microform collections are:
Reader/printers for use in copying film or fiche are available in the Microtext Room. Printouts from the film or fiche are $.l0 a page. These machines use dimes only. You can also save documents in digital form. If you need help, ask at the Reference Desk.
Copies of microcards can be ordered from University of Missouri-Columbia. This microform service will copy microcard/ microprint/micro-opaque materials for a fee. For more information, please contact Gretchen Lieb.
Spring Break operating schedule, Friday, March 5 - Sunday, March 21
LexisNexis, ScienceDeirect, and Scopus will be unavailable during the overnight period on March 13-14
"Mark Twain & Huckleberry Finn" can be viewed in the Main Library exhibit cases through May 2010.
New databases and other e-resources recently added to our collection
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