Microforms Collection

Page Contents:

• Scope
• Location
• Finding Aids & Access Tools
• Help & More Information

Scope

Approximately 70,000 microforms (i.e. microfilms, microfiche and microcards) and a variety of microform readers and reader-printers. Very popular for the New Zealand Herald and The Dominion newspapers.

Location

• Microforms Room, Central Library, Level 2, north-east corner
   
• Some law-related microforms, with readers, are available in the Law Library
   
• New Zealand material (including Māori newspapers) on microfiche, together with reading and printing facilities, is held in the New Zealand Collection
   
• The Māori Land Court records are located in the New Zealand Collection, Level 3.

Finding Aids & Access Tools

• Library Catalogue: Newspapers, books or serials published in microform are listed in the Library Catalogue with the location "Microforms Room, Level 2".
   
• There is also an author card catalogue of holdings up until the end of 1988 in the Microforms Room

Help & More Information

Written instructions are available near the machines and personal help is provided by staff at the Level 2 Information Desk.

NB. The lights in the room must be switched on in order for equipment to work.

Photocopies may be made from microfilm or microfiche using a reader-printer, at 30 cents per A4 or 60 cents per A3 copy from a photocopying card. You can ask at the Circulation Desk on Level 2 to have copies made for you, but this service will incur a charge.