Aslib Microfilm Service

Abstract

The Aslib Microfilm Service (AMS) was set up in April 1942, as a document delivery service, unique in its time and vital in importance. Its purpose was to make available in microfilm, or enlargements from microfilm, those journals reaching the UK from enemy and enemy‐occupied countries, which would otherwise be inaccessible to the majority of research workers. It performed this function until December 1945. In September 1982, the collection of microfilm negatives was transferred to the British Library Lending Division (BLLD), so it seemed appropriate to note this with a brief summary article about the Service. This article is based on the review of AMS published in Journal of Documentation in 1946

Citation

Colyer, M.A. (1983), "Aslib Microfilm Service", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 35 No. 6, pp. 297-302. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050893