MICROFICHE

Microfiche are small film sheets (4 x 6 inches or a bit less) with greatly reduced images of pages on them. Similar to microfilm, but in flat sheets instead of rolls, you need a special viewing device to read these, called a microfiche viewer. Most public libraries have microfiche viewers you can use. Many have microfiche viewer/printer machines, that can be used to read the microfiche, or to print out pages. Our microfiche are 24x reduction, so there are about 100 pages on a typical 'fiche' or 'microfiche' sheet. If a book does not fit on a single microfiche sheet, you will receive several sheets in a single paper sleeve. Don't worry, these sheets are not easily scratched or damaged, handle them like you would file cards. If they get dirty, something is spilled on them for example, use a damp cloth to wipe them clean.