The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm Deja Vu?.

Cady, Susan A.

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ERIC Number: EJ413620

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm Deja Vu?

Cady, Susan A.

College and Research Libraries, v51 n4 p374-86 Jul 1990

Reviews the use of microfilm as an acquisitions and preservation tool in academic libraries, and discusses how this use has fallen short of predictions that microfilm would revolutionize research methodology and scholarly productivity. This history is used to provide cautionary guidance in approaching the era of electronic documentation. (35 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Microfilm, Preservation, Research Tools, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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