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Manuscripts
Individual documents or groups of records having historical value or significance that are not "official records" of university departments or offices. These include personal papers (written or typewritten), individual documents of special importance, collections of documents, and the records of non-university organizations.
Memorabilia
Individual items of historical value such as programs, posters, brochures, clippings, buttons, pennants, and stickers.
See also ephemera.
Microfiche
Miniaturized photographic document images arranged in horizontal rows and vertical columns that form a grid pattern on a card-size transparent film sheet. Fiche usually have a title readable without a magnifying device. It is an inexpensive format for published materials large as reports.
Microfilm
A fine grain, high resolution photographic film used specifically for the capture of document images. Microfilm is manufactured primarily in either 16 mm or 35 mm widths and in 100- or 215- foot long rolls. While all camera microfilm has a silver halide photosensitive emulsion layer and this type of film is also used for the production of working duplicates, several highly economical duplication films exist such as diazo film (organic dyes) and vesicular film (bubbles).
Microfilm jacket
A transparent plastic holder approximately the size of microfiche (105 mm x 148 mm) into which individual strips of microfilm are inserted.
Microform
Any of a number of generic products and processes containing greatly reduced microimages which requires magnification to read. Microforms include microfilm roll film, microfiche, microfilm jackets, microcards, and COM.
Misfile
- To place a record under the wrong file designation or in a wrong file sequence or position.
- A record filed under an incorrect file designation or in improper sequence or position.
