The European Register of Microform Masters--Supporting International Cooperation.

With almost every country in the world doing costly microfilming to preserve the world's printed heritage, it is essential to find a way by which these vast stores of information are not knowingly duplicated. A significant contribution to this effort has been the establishment of the European Register of Microform Masters (EROMM), a shared international standard database of microform master records for worldwide access. This report details EROMM's history, the circumstances of its founding, how it operates, and the role it will play in preserving crucial documents. Topics include: preservation; coordinated effort; the project phase (pilot database); EROMM as a permanent service; administration; installing the EROMM database; access; and EROMM systems. (MAS)