Microforms

All microforms (microfiche and microfilm) along with fiche and film readers are located in the basement of Burling (southwest corner). Some microforms are located in the Kistle Science Library as well. The Grinnell College Libraries replace most newspaper subscriptions with microfilm copies after three months. Back issues of the Scarlet & Black and Grinnell Herald-Register are also available on microfilm as well as in paper. The libraries have specific collections on microfilm such as the Black Panther Papers, The Jane Addams Papers, and Black Biographical Dictionaries; the libraries also have a small number of individual titles on microform. Many government documents are available only on microfiche as well. In the catalog record the location will show as “microfiche” or “microfilm.”

To make this material accessible, we have multiple fiche and film readers. We also have one reader-scanner, which makes scans of images that can then be printed or saved. Inquire at the reference desk or circulation desk in Burling if you would like someone to show you how to use any of the readers available in the microform room.

Microform Room Equipment

 

One Minolta MS 6000 reader/scanner. Instructions for the Minolta MS 6000

 

Several microfilm readers

 

Several microfiche readers

 

One Readex Microcard reader

 

One IBM Selectric II typewriter

 

One paper cutter