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Micro -Film, -Fiche, and -Card Scanner

An overview of digitization equipment in the Freedman Center with step-by-step instructions.
a drawing of a yellow lightbulb The Freedman Center is being updated for the Fall 2025 semester. As the lab's location and layout is changing, these guides are in the process of being updated. If you need assistance with scanning and digitization during this transition period, stop by the lab during staffed lab hours for hands-on assistance or email FreedmanCenter@case.edu to make an appointment. 

Micro -Film, -Fiche, and -Card Scanner

This guide is a step-by-step tutorial for how to use a scanner that can digitize microfilm, microfiche, and microcards in the Freedman Center Technology Lab. 

blue arrow pointing to the right How to Use This Guide

Need Help? Guides support self-service equipment use. If you need additional help, you can:

If something is not working as expected, report the problem to Freedman Center staff.

blue arrow pointing to the right Equipment Overview

The Micro -Film, -Fiche, and -Card Scanner magnifies proportionally shrunk materials that are on microfilm reels, microfiche sheets, or microcards. The scanner accepts both 32 mm and 16 mm Microfilm reels.

This scanner is a robot 🤖 that does most of the work for you. You will load your materials into the machine, then use the software to navigate them and determine what you want to read or digitize. 

User Manual: e-ImageData ScanPro 3500 

blue arrow pointing to the right What can this scanner digitize?

Microform is a scaled down document—usually 1/24th of the document's original size. Below are the formats you will encounter:

 

 

 

 

Microfilm are spools of transparent photographic film. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microfiche are flat sheets of transparent photographic film.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Microcard are flat sheets of opaque printed cardboard.

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