Describes typical programs of films designed to acquaint audiences with the full range of the film art. (CH)

This manual introduces basic video production techniques for use by instructors in developing videos for classroom presentations and for "make-up" classes. The topics covered include script writing, camera movements, lighting, sound, location vs. studio production, working with talent, video editing, and the design of the overall production.…

This historical study report describes phases in the development of applicable standards for cataloging instructional motion picture films. Steps leading to the present state of the art are objectively presented, focusing on standards developed to establish bibliographic control of instructional motion picture films, contemporary reaction to such…

A statement of the goals and purposes of the organization. (CH)

The idea of public library film circuits was first proposed by the Carnegie Corporation in 1947. In 1948, one of two three-year grants was given to the Missouri State Library for the development of a statewide film circuit. Film packages of four to nine films were circulated among eleven libraries. Early conflicts with the University of Missouri's…

Over 1,000 hours of television programing are being offered to public libraries in videocassette format. The programs cover the following fields: antiques; the arts; cities and towns; environment; health; history; homemaking and consumerism; how/to instructional; literature; music; public affairs and social issues; people, places; and things; and…

This pamphlet is composed of 7 lists of sources for visual materials on Afro-American art covering (1) 11 sources of slides, films, and film strips and their offerings, (2) names and addresses of 14 publishers of books on Afro-American art and the titles of their books, (3) 24 sources for slides, (4) film libraries in New York, Pennsylvania, New…

Cataloging audiovisual materials consists of compiling depictive information which best describes the content and substance of the audiovisual (AV). Since the physical nature of AV's makes it necessary to limit access to them, the catalog entry should contain information which will reduce to a minimum the occasions when the handling of the AV is…

By the first decade of the twentieth century, libraries were collecting pictures, post cards, clippings, recordings, music rolls, and stereographs. Circulation of these materials was often restricted, however. A number of progressive librarians stressed the acceptance of nonprinted materials as complementary to the book medium to the library…

In an interview with the archivist of the Motion Picture Unit in the National Archives, holdings of various libraries are discussed, as are potential uses historians may find for film. (JB)

Boston University's film library offered rental of its 16mm films to a local school district and found it more advantageous financially than outright purchase. (Author)

Outlines pedagogical and administrative problems involved in organization and development of an open access sound and video library. Describes layout of library and audience, present functioning, quantitative evaluation, and critical assessment. (BK)

Videotape and a videotape library can be used to expand the quality of instruction of a physical education program by allowing greater diversity of material taught and increased use of professionals and experts in various sports. (JMF)

The use of videotape as a teaching aid in fencing instruction is discussed. Achievement ladders are another visual aid mentioned to increase students' skill and enthusiasm. (JMF)

Produced as part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP), this publication provides government and non-government archivists and records managers with a comparative study of past and present policies and practices for selecting moving images for…