Method and device for accessing microforms

A method for reading analogue and/or digital data, which are stored in fields on a microform, includes using a device for accessing the microform, which device is connected to a data processing system via a hardware interface. In order to make it possible to further process the data acquired by the device in a conventional personal computer, the analogue and/or digital data stored on the microform are represented by a control unit of the device of the data processing system as if the microform were a conventional replaceable data storage medium. Finally, the microform has a structure that allows the data stored thereon to be read quickly and is also suitable for the long-term and secure archiving of digital data.