Microform
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A microform is a scaled-down reproduction of a document, typically either photographic film or paper, made for the purposes of transmission, storage, reading, and printing. Microform images are commonly reduced to about 4% or 1⁄25 of the original document size. For special purposes, greater optical reductions may be used.
Digital scanning of microfilm
DuKane brand microfiche reader with source code printed on the films
A microfiche reader in a library
Microfilm roll
British Library
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The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
British Library building at St Pancras from the piazza
The British Library branch at Boston Spa (on Thorp Arch Trading Estate), West Yorkshire
The British Library with St Pancras railway station behind it
Interior of the British Library, with the smoked glass wall of the King's Library in the background.