Microform & Newspaper Collections

Microform Collection :: microfilm, microfiche, microcard

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Identifying microform collections

Microform collections are included in the UW Libraries Catalog. Search using the keywords that best decribe your topic. Limit the Location to Microforms/Newspapers.

Several other guides will help you to find microform collections:

Microform collections available online

American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1900
Consists of digitized reproductions of more than 1,100 eighteenth and nineteenth century newspapers and periodicals in the original microfilm reproduction series, American periodical series, I, II, and III. When completed in 2003, this database will have more than 7,000,000 pages of full text periodicals.

College Sources Online:
Features over 9,000 college catalogs in their original formats. Includes 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools.

Congressional Resources:
Selected Congressional Materials Available on the Internet and in the UW Libraries.

Early American Imprings, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800

Early English Books
Reproduces works listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-title catalogue, Wing's Short title catalogue, and Thomason tracts

Foreign Broadcast Information Service electronic index
An index to the Daily Reports published by FBIS.

Human Relations Area Files (HRAF):

Testing and Assessment Information:
The Tests in Microfiche set is available in the Microform & Newspaper Collections (call number M-3211). Access to Tests in Microfiche is unrestricted.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set
Reproduces the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Physically locating microforms in the collection


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