A new use has been found for the camera. Rare books and volumes for reference are photographed in miniature on a sheet the size of notebook paper, 50 pages being placed on this size of film. They are easily stored away in libraries with very little space needed. When the reader calls for them, he places the sheet under a special binocular, turns a rank, and there is page after page of a precious volume right before his eyes.
Another method is to take a motion picture of the book or newspaper. This filing takes even less space.
Libraries will be able to exchange valuable source material without the great expense of copying; and these files will be much more complete because of the small storage space needed.
Carnegie Library (UNCG)
1905-1932
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