Microforms
PCL receives many items on microform. Microforms are materials that have been reproduced photographically and stored either on a reel (microfilm) or on a flat sheet (microfiche).
Our microfilm and microfiche collection is housed on the ground floor of PCL in the labeled cabinets.
Microform readers are located near the microform cabinets. Our microform readers can create photocopies or digital scans.
To search our microform collection, use the library catalog. Limit the search to microforms by changing the "ALL Locations" drop box to "Microforms."
Below are several of our most popular microform sets:
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Major Microfiche (MCFICHE) sets in PCL
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Major Microfilm (MicroFILM) sets in PCL
You can also view a list of newspapers we hold on microform. The list is organized by country/state and provides date ranges for our holdings.
Video Tutorial: Using Microforms @ PCL
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Video Tutorial: Finding Newspapers on Microfilm @ PCL
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Microfiche (MCFICHE)
Title |
MCFICHE # |
Cabinet(s) # |
| American Biographical Archive I & II | 16,673 | 48 |
| American Public Opinion Index 1981- | 9610 | 39 |
| Archivo Biografico De Espana 1960-1995 | 16,674 | 48 |
| ASI 1974- | 4900 | 7-8 |
| Bibliotheque Nationale Catalogue General... 1897-1959 | 11,983 | 42 |
| Bibliotheque Nationale Catalogue General... Supplement | 11,984 | 42 |
| Bibliotheque Nationale Catalogue General... 1960-1969 | 11,985 | 42 |
| British Biographical Archive Series 1 & 2 | 9603 | 39 |
| Business Index 1979-1985 | 16,347 | 47 |
| CIS 1970- | 4902 | 10 |
| Congressional Hearings | 4905 | 12 |
| Congressional Hearings Witness Index | 4906 | 12 |
| Curriculum Development | 8016 | 33-34 |
| Declassified Documents | 2288 | 2-3 |
| Deutsches Biographisches Archiv Series I & II | 8142 | 35 |
| Early American Imprints (Evans) 1639-1800 | 16,675 | 48-50 |
| Early American Imprints (Shaw Shoemaker) 1801-1819 | 16,676 | 50-53 |
| ERIC | 4913 | 19-31 |
| Federal Register 1953-1965 (microcards) | 3852 | 4 |
| Federal Register 1966-present | 3853 | 4 |
| Foreign Annual Reports 1984-1991 | 8619 | 37 |
| Gray Research Collection | 4713 | 5 |
| House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers 1976-present | 4924 | 32 |
| IIS 1983- | 4901 | 9 |
| National Union Catalog Books | 8159 | 35 |
| National Union Catalog Audiovisual Materials | 8445 | 36 |
| National Union Catalog Register of Additional Locs | 8506 | 37 |
| NIDS - U.S. | 9564 | 38-39 |
| NIDS - United Kingdom | 9879 | 40 |
| Nursing Collection | 4920 | 31 |
| NYSE Listing Applications (Disclosure) | 4908 | 13 |
| Prospectus | 4909 | 13-14 |
| S&P Corporate Records 1983-1997 | 16,346 | 47 |
| S&P Stock Guide 1980-1997 | 16,348 | 47 |
| S&P Bond Guide 1980-1996 | 16,349 | 47 |
| Security Exhibits (Disclosure) | 4907 | 13 |
| Serial Set (includes American State Papers) | 4904 | 11-12 |
| Soviet Biographic Archive | 12,417 | 43 |
| SRI 1980- | 4899 | 5-6 |
| 10-K Reports 1968-1994 | 4910 | 14-17 |
| Tests On Microfiche | 2285 | 2 |
| U.N. Offical Records | 2618-2644 | 3 |
| U.S. Annual Reports 1968-1994 | 4911 | 17-18 |
| United States Newspaper Program National Union List | 13,919 | PCL Reference Dept |
| ValueLine Investment Survey 1980-present | 16,345 | 47 |
Microfilm (MicroFILM)
Title |
MCFICHE # |
Cabinet(s) # |
| American Periodical Series 1800-1850 | 829 | 36624 |
| American Periodical Series 1850-1900 (Series III) | 20,387 | 106-107 |
| American Periodical Series 18th Cent. | 828 | 36624 |
| Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature* | 9,840 | 66-68 |
| The Papers Of Margaret Sanger | 22,571 | 113 |
| Papers Of the NAACP | 17,412 | 89-91 |
| Records Of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations... | 18,335 | 94-97 |
| Southern Women And Their Families In the 19th C. | 22,470 | 111 |
| Village Voice (includes VLS, Voice Literary Supplement) | 17,050 | 87-88 |
*Please search the catalog for this title, as there are additional resources located in non-microfilm form.
