The Microformat Preservation Program

Publications are microformatted for a number of reasons, among those are the following:

• poor quality paper ensuring that the publication will not last long in its natural state,
• the publication was issued using non-stable techniques such as mimeograph, xerox, etc.,
• the publication is so voluminous that it takes an excessive amount of shelf space and therefore would be difficult to use,
• the publication will be of greater research value if organized as a collection and microformatted together rather than treated as individual items,
• the publication is either old or rare and should be preserved in several different formats.

Of special note are the efforts we have made to preserve the American Historical Collection. This collection documents Philippine history, particularly as it relates to the United States in the Philippines.

Currently our production is limited mostly to microfiche; however, the microform section is anticipating the full operation of the microfilm camera. The microfilm camera enables the office to increase both quantity and quality. Material that has been microformatted is distributed through the Photoduplication Services in Washington D.C.

• Southeast Asia Publications Microfiched by the Jakarta Office
• Southeast Asia Publications Microfilmed by the Jakarta Office

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