This annotated bibliography lists 53 federally published catalogs and bibliographies which identify films and other audiovisual materials produced or sponsored by government agencies; some also include commercially produced audiovisual and/or print materials. Publications are listed alphabetically by government agency or department, and…

The Copyright Act of 1976 provides statutory definitions of fair use and in general is restrictive of the use of film and video in an educational setting, reflecting a general "copyright owner's" point of view. Film distributors are enforcing and planning to continue to enforce their rights under the law. There is a general concern that…

Residents in a southern California city were surveyed by telephone about their attitudes toward the telecast of the motion picture "Academy Awards" presentations. Of the 141 respondents, 71 had not watched the telecast, 42 had watched some of the broadcast, and 28 had watched all of it. Less than one third of the survey questions were specifically…

A PROPOSED PROJECT IS DESCRIBED THAT AIMS AT IMPROVING LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION METHODS AND AUGMENTING THE CAPABILITIES OF SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY, EVEN WHERE A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LANGUAGE TEACHERS EXISTS. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THESE GOALS BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUDIO-LINGUAL-VISUAL COURSE, UTILIZING…

THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY HAS GIVEN MANY THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS GOOD LISTENING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE AND HAS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING TOOL. THE BASIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IS THE TAPE RECORDER-AND-PLAYBACK, DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH AUDIOPASSIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE STUDY, AUDIOACTIVE-COMPARATIVE STUDY, AND…

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EXAMINE THE NONLINEAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND THEIR INFORMATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS TO MEASURE THE RELATIVE EFFECTS UPON LEARNING OF (1) VISUAL IMAGES PRESENTED NONLINEARLY (CUMULATIVELY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY) AND (2) VISUAL IMAGES PRESENTED LINEARLY (SEQUENTIALLY). EXAMINATION OF THIS…

A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS WAS CONDUCTED TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTION. THIS STUDY, THE THIRD IN A SERIES, EXPLORED THE ROLE IN FIXED-PACE TELEVISION INSTRUCTION OF SOME OF THE TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES EMPLOYED IN TEACHING-MACHINE INSTRUCTION. THREE SEPARATE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED--(1) A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LESSON ON NEWTON'S…

Defining structuralism as an unannounced aesthetic movement that involves not only the theatre but all arts, this journal issue focuses on structuralist performance. The nine articles provide information on the following topics: the French theatre group, Atelier Theatre et Musique; "Tell Me," a play by Guy de Cointet; patterning in "Five…

An English teacher's account of his experiences producing his school's first student film is combined with a description of the Young Film Makers' Exchange, an organization concerned with the distribution of films made by young people. (LS)

This is the fifth booklet in the U.S. Department of Commerce Consumer Information Series. Paper, its composition, types, and preservation are discussed, as well as enemies of books, i.e., heat, humidity, light, air pollutants, and insects. Instructions are given for minor repairs on books and paper, and suggestions for the care of photographic…

Retrieved from the computerized data base at the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM), this index to 35mm educational filmstrips is intended to provide a bibliographical guide to commercially available educational filmstrips. In this first volume of the index, filmstrips are listed in alphabetical order from A to G by title as…

In this second volume of the index, filmstrips are listed alphabetically from H to Z. For each entry, information is included about its size and physical description, a brief content description, series title reference when applicable, audience level, producer and distributor, year of release, and Library of Congress catalog card number. The names…

The filmography lists l6mm films of interest to young adults selected from titles suggested by librarians and audiovisual specialists across the country. Criteria for the final choice included young adult appeal, technical quality, subject content, and utility with different kinds of audiences. Each of the 35 entries includes title, description,…

Procedures for salvaging water-damaged books, film, archives, and other library materials are outlined, from assessment of damage to final returning books to shelves. Advice is given on removing the materials, packing, freezing, drying, treating for mold, sterilizing, removing mud, forming a salvage team, evaluating losses, salvaging the catalog,…

The first few chapters of this book are devoted to an examination of the changing character of audiovisual materials; instructional design and the selection of media to serve specific objectives; and principles of perception, communication, and learning. Relevant research findings in the field are reviewed. The basic techniques of planning…