- (a) Agencies must not use the silver gelatin master microform or duplicate silver gelatin microform of permanent or unscheduled records created in accordance with § 1238.14 of this part for reference purposes. Agencies must ensure that the master microform remains clean and undamaged during the process of making a duplicating master.
(b) Agencies must use duplicates for:
- (1) Reference;
- (2) Further duplication on a recurring basis;
- (3) Large-scale duplication; and
- (4) Distribution of records on microform.
- (c) Agencies retaining the original record in accordance with an approved records disposition schedule may apply agency standards for the use of microform records.