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MICROFILM READER [4 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

microfilm reader : an item in the "Visual Communication Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

lecteur de microfilms : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de communication visuelle» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Micrographics
CONT

... make... copies from microfilm using the microfilm reader/printers in the research room.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Micrographie
CONT

[...] faire [des] copies de microfilms à l'aide du lecteur-reproducteur de microfilms qui se trouve dans la salle de lecture.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
DEF

Any microform in which the images are on an opaque (e.g. paper, card stock) support.

DEF

A sheet of opaque material bearing one or more microimages. Micro-opaque requires a different reader(using reflected light) than microfilm. Includes microprint and micropaper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Feuille rectangulaire opaque comportant un certain nombre de microcopies, habituellement disposées en deux ou plus de deux colonnes et rangées d'images.

OBS

microfiche opaque : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Micrographics
DEF

A microfilm reader of suitable size and weight such that it can be carried by hand.

OBS

Manufacturer: Bell & Howell Company ... Model Name: Briefcase Reader. Date introduced: May 1972.

Key term(s)
  • portable microform reader
  • portable microfilm reader

French

Domaine(s)
  • Micrographie
DEF

Appareil de lecture, présenté généralement en mallette qui peut être utilisé d'une manière autonome.

Key term(s)
  • lecteur portatif
  • appareil de lecture portable

Spanish

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