A lot of the journals seem to be on microfiche and microfilm. Whats that and how can I make copies?
Many of the back issues of the magazines and journals to which McFarlin Library subscribes are available only on microfiche or microfilm. These are stored in the large metal cabinets on the west side of the Lower Level. Microfiche and microfilm are not the same. Microfiche are small plastic cards. Microfilm is stored on reels. The microfiche and microfilm are filed in the cabinets alphabetically by the title of the periodical. Each drawer is labeled to indicate which journal titles it contains. When you have found the drawer with your journal, open it. There is usually more than one journal in each drawer. Find your journal, then look for the issue you need. The volume number and date of each issue is found at the top of every microfiche. If you’re looking for microfilm, each drawer is full of boxes and each box contains a reel of microfilm. Every box is marked to indicate which issues it has on the reel. Once you have found the issue you need, remove it from the drawer and take it to
