The University of Toledo

Carlson Library Microform Collections

Microform includes formats such as microfilm, microfiche, and microcard; all of which are photographic reproductions of material that are reduced in size and require special equipment to view. 

Microforms are found in the Microform & Multimedia area located on the west side of the third floor of Carlson Library, however you will need to go to the Circulation desk on the first floor of Carlson Library for asssistance with the collection. 

Collections

Several types of publications are available in microform, and all of the collections have CARLSON Microform/Media as their location.  Major collections include the following. 

• Newspapers - including the New York Times (1857-), Christian Science Monitor (1937-), Wall Street Journal (1940-), Toledo Blade (1835-) and University of Toledo Collegian (1919-).  A complete list of Newspapers is availalble here.
• Magazines & Journals - especially weekly or large-format titles
• ERIC Documents - non-journal education publications from the ERIC database
• Health, Physical Education, & Recreation Theses
• Historical Collections - Please see this guide for an overview
• African American Collections 
• Literature Collections

Printed guides exist for several of these collections and are housed in Microform & Multimedia.

Equipment

To view the microform collections, there are four microfiche/microfilm digital scanners that allow you save a digital copy on your UTAD (university) computer account or on a CD.  There is also a microcard reader, but no scanning or printing is possible from microcard.