All microform readers enlarge the fiche.  The key is in how small the reduction was when the items were filmed.  We have a zoom lens on our readers which magnifies 50X.  Most microfiche is filmed at 24x reduction, so this more than doubles the original size.  Another option would be to have a staff member make a paper copy of the required pages and either enlarge using a CCTV or by making enlarged paper copies.

<<< Murray Spriggs <[log in to unmask]>  7/ 7  7:10p >>>
Hi All

I have received this message from a collegue in the Librarys
collection organisation section.  It relates to one of their staff
with a vision impairment who uses Zoomtext but is having trouble in
gaining easy access to Library of Congress subject headings - does
anyone have any ideas, is there an electronic version??? or other
methods of accessing this.

>Do you know if there is a piece of equipment that would allow
>the sight-impared to read microfiche? We at the State Library of New
>South Wales are cataloguing material using the Kinetica Cataloguing
>Client. We use the Library of Congress subject headings and name
>headings from the Microform edition but as anyone who uses it would
>know that it is difficult to read for a fully sighted person let
>alone someone who is sight-impared. A piece of equipment that would
>enlarge the fiche would be a great relief. Thanks for your
>assistance.
>
>Chuck Kavalec

Murray Spriggs
Disability Access Service
State Library of NSW