Intended to provide the user with alphabetical access to over 9,000 nonbook educational media producer-distributor names and addresses, this volume was compiled from the computerized data base of the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). First, an alphabetical guide to producers and distributors by name is presented containing…

This document reports the results of an evaluation of the protocol film series "Concepts and Patterns in Teacher Pupil Interaction." Both concept acquisition and user reactions were evaluated. Concept acquisition was tested using two studies, a pre- and posttest design and a posttest only design. Experimental groups in both studies scored…

English is made up of literature (the art of letters) and its essential component, language. Media adaptations may make literary works superficially more vivid, but since all such adaptations are divorced from the form of the original, they all differ from the original in important respects. While teachers must point out the significant…

Resource materials on general semantics--lists of books, audiovisual resources, games, photographs, and films--are arranged under four headings: "Primary and Early Childhood Education,""Intermediate Reading List,""Junior and Senior High School," and "Teachers' Reading List." Introductory material includes reasons for teaching general semantics,…

This pamphlet from The Madison Project announces the release of films and other materials for a supplementary mathematics program for grades 2 through 8, and for a course in ninth grade algebra. These materials are designed to be used in conjunction with the regular school program in arithmetic and mathematics. Among the films available are (1) A…

This paper discusses the acquisition of second-language skills through the use of visual aids. In teaching English as a second language, pictures, slides, and film loops are usually presented with appropriate, and more or less predictable, spoken or written English. These visual images, however, may arouse interests beyond the answers provided by…

Over 500 entries are listed in this bibliography of materials available about the American Indian. The purpose of the publication is to stimulate and encourage the purchase of more of these materials for libraries and classroom collections. Books, films, and filmstrips are listed along with the publisher or company producing the items. (RH)

This discussion guide was prepared to accompany a 26 1/2-minute, black and white 16 mm. film, "Teams for Learning," which portrays teams of teachers and auxiliary personnel in action in four types of schools. A brief outline of the film, the purpose of which is to stimulate discussion and behavior analysis among team members during their training,…

A visual information display and retrieval system (VID-R) is described for application to visual records. VID-R searches and retrieves events by time address (location) or by previously stored ovservations or measurements. Fields are labeled by writing discriminable binary addresses on the horizontal lines outside the normal viewing area. The…

A comprehensive set of rules having the widest practical utility in all types of organizations engaged in the collection and use of nonbook materials is proposed. Since this code is also offered as a draft revision to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR), it is correlated to the AACR and, when appropriate, provides reference to it. The…

Proposed revisions and additions to the Compendium of Copyright Office practices for 1973 are presented. The bulk of the changes occur in Chapter 2, "Copyrightable Matter." The sub-areas, "Periodicals (Class B),""Works Prepared for Oral Delivery (Class C),""Music (Class E)," and "Motion Pictures…

Given the growing interest in the area of socialization and mass media, this bibliography of articles and books is intended to simplify reference to the literature and to stimulate research. Three primary sources are used: "Psychological Abstracts (1950-1972),""Sociological Abstracts (1953-1972)," and the "Cumulative Book…

Among the record holdings of the National Archives and Record Service are audiovisual archives consisting of approximately 60,000 film subjects, 4,500,000 still pictures, and over 14,000 sound recordings. The descriptions of Government records about World War II in this paper are arranged according to organizations of the Government--presidential…

Ten test films were developed to measure aspects of children's visual perception which are difficult to assess through conventional paper and pencil tests. The film medium was selected because it allows the presentation of temporal, as well as spacial, aspects of the stimuli. Four areas of perceptual performance covered in the films are: (1)…

A complete step-by-step format for using film to enhance discussion groups is presented in this guide. The selection of film and its subsequent incorporation into the discussion are described in detail. Tips on handling discussion problems, working out mechanical details with the projectionist, and making the appropriate physical arrangements are…