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Title: Presidential Election Campaign Biographies, Core Collection, 1824-1976 A Guide to Using the Microfiche Collection


1
Presidential Election Campaign Biographies,
Core Collection, 1824-1976 A Guide to Using
the Microfiche Collection
  • Compiled by Julienne Crawford, July 2002, for the
    Presidential Studies program at UALR.
  • This guide was produced as part of an internship
    project of the Graduate Program in Public History
    at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

2
What is in the collection?
  • 197 titles on 597 fiche.
  • Includes literature about specific elections,
    parties and candidates, including winners and
    losers of presidential election campaigns.
  • Often literature is about a candidates entire
    career.
  • Secondary sources usually date from the
    candidates lifetime or soon after.
  • Primary sources include speeches, letters, papers
    and works of candidates.

3
Where is the collection?
  • Presidential Election Campaign Biographies
    microfiche and index are located in the Media
    Center on the 3rd Floor of the Ottenheimer
    Library at UALR.

4
How to search the collection
  • Library Catalog accessed
  • Online at http//library1.ualr.edu/
  • Bound Index - An Index to the Presidential
    Election Campaign Biographies, Core Collection,
    1824-1976
  • Located in Media Center, 3rd floor

5
Library Catalog
  • All 197 titles are entered in library catalog
  • Search by keywords
  • A presidents name (ex. Lincoln, Abraham)
  • Elections (eg. 1996 election, or as a topic)
  • Presidents (as a topic)
  • Campaign (as a topic)

6
Search the Bound Index
  • Located in Media Center
  • The index can be searched by
  • Author Index
  • Title Index
  • Subject Index Start with this index
  • Fiche Number Index

7
What does the citation in the index mean?
8
Where are the microfiche?
  • Microfiche are located in metal drawer cases
    along the outside wall of the Media Center.
  • They are organized in alphabetical order by
    series title and in numerical order by microfiche
    number.
  • Place a red File Out Card in the place where
    microfiche is removed.

9
How do you view a microfiche?
  • After finding the right microfiche in the metal
    drawers, take it to a microfiche reader.
  • If you do not know how to use the machines, ask
    one of the Media Center staff to help you.

10
Parts to the Microfiche Reader
11
How to Operate a Microfiche Reader
  • Turn on reader with switch on right side of
    reader.
  • Pull glass plate tray under lens forward until
    upper glass separates from lower glass.
  • Remove microfiche from paper sleeve and place in
    tray between two pieces of glass.
  • Push tray back under lens.

12
Focusing
  • Focus by turning the tan wheel
  • Zoom by turning the blue wheel

13
Searching Microfiche
  • Search by moving plate
  • Backwards/forward vertical
  • Left/right horizontal
  • Rotate Image with knob on front of reader.
  • Print by pressing the green button on the front
    of reader.
  • Change light to dark for viewing and printing
    with button on front.

14
Finished with microfiche
  • When finished, pull tray out to remove
    microfiche.
  • Replace microfiche in paper sleeve.
  • Push tray back under lens and turn off reader.
  • Place sleeved microfiche in return box on top of
    metal drawers.
  • DO NOT place in drawer.

15
Have any questions?
  • The library staff will be happy to answer your
    questions.
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