How Do You Use A Microfilm Reader?
Microfilm is used for the preservation and archiving of documents, and makes researching information on these documents much more accessible to the public. Microfilm readers are part of every modern library, and are easy to use. Though the microfilm readers may have different styles, they have the same basic function of allowing the viewer to read information off an illuminated frame of a strip of microfilm, usually 35mm film width. The microfilm comes in a roll on a reel that is usually plastic, roughly about three and 3/4 inches in diameter. Turn reader power button “ON.” Open the glass plate. In some machines, there will be a button to open the glass plate, and on other machines this will be done manually by pulling the carriage on which the glass and reel spindles are mounted forward to allow access to loading. Insert the reel of microfilm onto the left spindle, and thread the film under the small rollers which precede the glass plate. Sliding the film under the plate, continue to
