Microform Resources & Video Viewing Stations

Knight Library's Microforms area is located in the southeast corner of the first floor and available all hours Knight Library is open. We have three scanners and readers available for patron use: the ST Imaging ViewScan 4, the Indus Super Carrel, and the Canon Microfilm Scanner 400. These machines can scan microfilm, microfiche, and microprint opaque cards. Using the PerfectView software on the ViewScan 4, you can save your scans to a USB drive in a variety of formats, including JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PDF (including multipage PDF), and BMP. A laminated quick-start guide is available at the ViewScan 4 station. Also located in the Microforms area are four video viewing stations for personal use. The stations support playback of VHS, DVD, Laserdisc, and Blu-ray formats.

Microform Media

Microfilm reel
MICROFILM 
is 35 or 16 millimeter film on reels.  
Microfiche Card
MICROFICHE 
are 4 by 6 inch transparent cards.  
Microprint card
MICROPRINT 
are opaque cards. 

Microform Viewing Equipment

View Scan 4
ViewScan 4
 
Bring your microfilm archives to life with the award-winning ViewScan 4. Featuring an 18-megapixel live-view sensor, intuitive PerfectView software, and support for roll film, microfiche, aperture cards, and more researching historical documents has never been clearer or easier.
 
Cannon Microfilm Scanner
Canon Microfilm Scanner 400
 
A reliable, compact microfilm reader for viewing roll film, microfiche, and aperture cards. Automatically detects negative and positive film with adjustable zoom and a large 12" display screen.
 
Indus Super Carrel microfilm reader
Indus Super Carrel
 
a specialized large format motorized reader used for viewing 16mm and 35mm microfilm.
 
Video viewing stations

Video Viewing Stations


Station 1: DVD / VHS / LaserDisc

Station 2: Region free DVD / VHS

Station 3: DVD / VHS / LaserDisc

Station 4: Blu-ray