Microforms

Telephone: (413) 545-2358 Fax: (413) 577-1536

Viewing, scanning, saving, and printing equipment is located on the 3rd Floor of the W.E.B. DuBois Library in the Reserves, Media & Microforms Department and is available for your use during all building hours.

Microform Retrieval
The microforms collection is stored in the basement and items must be retrieved by library staff from Reserves, Media & Microforms (3rd Floor). Items will be retrieved every hour on the hour (see retrieval schedule below).  

You must request microforms through the Electronic Request Form before coming to the microforms area to do your work. When filling out the electronic form please list a specific call number along with a specific reel number or date range, if applicable. 

Service Hours (see Library Hours for exceptions)

Fall & Spring Semesters
Sunday - Friday | 11 a.m Sunday - 9 p.m. Friday (Last retrieval 8 pm. Friday)
Saturday | 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Last retrieval 8 p.m. Saturday)

Summers
Monday - Thursday | 8 A.M. - 7 P.M. | Last retrieval is 6 P.M.
Friday | 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. | Last retrieval is 4 P.M.
Saturday | 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. | Last retrieval is 4 P.M.

Equipment
Our ST-200 and MS 600 machines are capable of scanning and printing microform images. You may print images, save them to a thumb drive, or send them to your email. Printing cost 5 cents per page and requires a UCard or guest UCard.  All other machines are only capable of displaying microform images.

• 2 ST-200 microform scanners (film & fiche)
• 2 Minolta MS 600 microform scanners (film & fiche)
• 2 Gideon microfilm readers
• 1 microfiche reader
• 1 ST 200X Series microfiche & microprint scanner
• 1 printer

Campbell, Elizabeth User Services Specialist

(413) 545-2358

bcampbell@library.umass.edu