I had the same thought as Christina, but you might want to make sure that you know exactly what they’re trying to do.

If they’re trying to digitize whatever is on there so they can do a media refresh of the content, then you might need new equipment, but just reading seems like you just need to figure out where all of the readers ended up when it was slowly phased out

-Joe

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> On May 25, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Pikas, Christina K. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> University surplus? Even some place that has a large records capacity in microfilm might have surplus? Neighboring states?
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> We have a faculty member from our History department who is looking to purchase a microfilm reader for use in his office.  He has a budget of $4,000.
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> The closest we've found is a Micro-Image Capture 9.[1] But closer reading revealed that the base model is microfiche only, and adding the ability to handle microfilm adds $1800 to the price and pushes it well out of budget.
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> Any suggestions?
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> Will Martin
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> Head of Digital Initiatives, Systems and Services Chester Fritz Library University of North Dakota
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> 701.777.4638
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> [1] https://www.microfilmworld.com/micro-imagecapture9digitalmicrofichemicrofilmreaderscanner18mpusb20connectivitywindows7810.aspx