What You Need To Know About Microfilm Readers
A microfilm reader is a tool or a device that can be used in projecting and magnifying images that are stored in microform to make them readable. Microform are microfilm, flat film, aperture cards, ultra fiche, and microfiche. By making use of open reels or cassettes, microfilm can often be used as a means to store a significant number of documents in a fairly compact space. It has become increasingly popular in film development, and also for the storage/retrieval of archived newspapers. As soon as microfilm was invented, microfilm readers came to the picture. With the high popularity of PCs and computers, the use of microform has gone down for sure, but still many prominent institutes have their library archives in the form of microform. Following is a list of some of the most important features/characteristics of a microfilm reader: It consists of a lens that is can be used to magnify the image on the film to a sizeable amount, which can be viewed normally. The light...