Reel Programming and Targets Selection Reformatting Preparation staff work with Imaging Services, Preservation Review, Collection Development, and subject specialists to select monograph and serial titles according to subject area and date of publication, importance to scholarship, and physical condition. As part of the commitment to film gaps in microfilm holdings at other institutions, program staff also search local on-line catalogs to verify serial holdings. Local catalogs often include more detailed holdings information than is available in the national databases and enable us to film more selectively, thereby avoiding potential duplication of effort. In these cases, explicit instructions are written for the film technician. In some cases, fragile bindings, volumes with narrow inner margins, or extremely brittle paper necessitates disbinding.
Staff also establish reduction ratio and placement before microfilming.
When needed, interlibrary loan requests are issued through Widener Library for replacements of missing or damaged pages, as well as monograph and serial volumes. As a result, microfilm copies are often more complete than the original printed versions in the collection. Top Cataloging When available, an existing bibliographic record is updated to reflect the microfilm version of the title. This includes the assignment of a master negative number. Bibliographic staff verify name and subject headings on each record, and upgrade data elements to reflect AACR2 standards.