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Education Research Guide
Microforms
There is a vast amount of other
material on microfilm of interest to education students. Here are some
examples:
American annals of education
and instruction, and journal of literary institutions
[microform A83.Reel 293-29] covering the years 1830 -1832, including
the first really important American magazine in the field of education.
American Journal of Education
[A83 Reel 293] covering years 1826 -1830.
Connecticut Common School
Journal [ A83 Reels 789-790] covering the years 1838 - 1853.
The Chronicle of Higher
Education [A401] covering the years 1966 - today.
Other Educational Material
in Microform:
Over 500 UMass education
theses and dissertations on microfilm. Most of these are housed in basement
storage and can be retrieved upon request.
The entire collection of
ERIC documents. This collection covers many decades of conference proceedings,
special reports by state and local government, texts of speeches and
other material that does not appear in traditional journals.
ETS
Collection Index to ETS research report series and related publications,
1955 -1988 : microfiche edition [Ref Z5814.R4 I52 1989].
Kraus
curriculum development library. Indices Microform Room [Ref Z5814.C9K7
+]
Collection available in microfiche 553 and online. The link here is
to the library catalog for holdings.
We also have newspapers from
different areas of the country. The Microforms Department also is home
to many other periodicals, some government documents, and personal papers
from historical families and individuals.
There are many specialized
collections housed in the Microforms unit. Some of these include: W.E.B.
Du Bois Papers, US Census, and the
American Periodical Series, just to name a few.
Papers
of John and Lugenia Burns Hope [Ref Z8132.4 .B76] African American
Educators Collection of correspondence, official records, financial
records, articles, essays, and speeches covering the years 1898-1945.
Material on microfilm 7052. The link here is to the library catalog
for holdings.
What is Microform?
Microforms are books, articles or other items that are printed in miniaturized
form on rolls, sheets of transparent plastic or opaque sheets. Those that
are in long rolls are called microfilm, while those that are on small
rectangular sheets are called microfiche. The white opaque sheets are
called microprints and microcards.
Each type of microform must
be viewed with a special machine, available in the room. The cost per
print is 25 cents if using cash and 20 cents if using a copy card. Three
of the printing machines accept coin and cards and 4 only accept cards.
The Microforms Department,
on the east side of the Main Level, is open all hours that the library
is open, continually staffed and ready to assist you. If you need further
information, please call 413-545-6854.
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