• To increase accessibility and flexibility of use
• Speed up access
• Compliance with legal requirements for requests for information and reducing the risk of fines as a result of delays
• Safeguarding of valuable records

16mm Jacket microfiche contain strips of 16mm roll microfilm held within sleeves and stored within clear Mylar jackets. These jackets typically have a title strip across the top that indicates the contents. We can capture this important information also and use it within the file name, if desired, for ease of reference.

35mm Jacket microfiche contain strips of 35mm roll microfilm stored within clear Mylar jackets. These jackets typically have a title strip across the top that indicates the contents. We can capture this important information also and use it within the file name, if desired, for ease of reference.

COM microfiche (Computer Output Microfilm) consists of sheets of 105 mm x 148 mm film containing individual frames of reports. Each sheet can hold up to 300 frames and were often used as a means of copying and reducing much larger scale, paper documents. Each sheet has a title strip across the top that indicates the contents, and we can capture this important information also, using it within the file name, if desired, for ease of reference.

Formats include:

• Combo 16/35mm Jacket Microfiche
• Step & Repeat Microfiche
• 105mm Microfiche
• Vesicular Microfiche