WHAT IS MICROFILMING?
Microfilming, also called microphotography, consists in the reduction of images to such a small size that they cannot be read without optical assistance. This amazing photographic compression often results in a ninety-nine percent saving of space. The microfilming service is one of the most extensively used and common practices in modern reprographic science. With the advancement in the field of documentary reproduction, the function of the library is not only restricted to classification, and handling of printed materials but to documentation, in the form of microfilm, which is becoming a major factor in library science, particularly where reproduction is essential for preservation purposes. The remarkable increase in microfilming activities is due to the recognition that a large portion of books, periodicals and newspapers are deteriorating because of the poor quality of paper and print. The use of microfilming for almost seventy years has provided an excellent reproduction method fo
