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A Means to a Different End – A Survey of the Negative Microfilm Collection at Yale

  • David Walls
Published/Copyright: November 23, 2007
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Microform & Digitization Review
From the journal Volume 29 Issue 3

In the summer of 1999, Yale University began a survey of its duplicate and master negative microfilm collection to assess its readiness for transfer to a new climate controlled high-density shelving facility. What began as a survey of the film's physical condition evolved into an examination of bibliographic control. While the survey did discover the need to re-spool, re-box, and re-label a portion of the collection, the most significant findings prompted changes in microfilm cataloging and processing routines.

Published Online: 2007-11-23
Published in Print: 2000-September

© 2000 by K.G. Saur

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