This supplement to the 1978 reference guide from the National Audiovisual Center (NAC) lists approximately 600 titles recently added to its collection of more than 12,000 titles. Major subject concentrations of the collection are in education, science, social studies, industrial/technical training, and the environmental sciences; formats include…

The National AudioVisual Center's materials on engineering are presented in this catalog. Most of the materials listed are films; but slidesets, filmstrips, audiocassettes, and videocassettes are also included. Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a physical description of the material, information for…

Following a brief discussion of the use of the flannel board as a teaching aid in the elementary school, this paper lists and describes 29 journal articles and book chapters that provide information on using flannel boards. The publications cited offer suggestions for making flannel boards, tell how to use them in storytelling activities, and…

This bibliography contains several separate listings of resources relating to Ohio history, geography, and government. Resources available through public libraries and the State Library of Ohio are listed alphabetically by author, and the title, publisher, and publication date are provided. Works suitable for elementary students, which are listed…

THE REPORT OF A STUDY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER EMBELLISHED VISUAL SEGMENTS OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM WOULD HAVE MORE IMPACT ON THE LEARNER IN HIS EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE TOTAL STIMULUS SITUATION WAS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM USED IN THE STUDY DEALT WITH THE TOPIC OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES. IT WAS DESIGNED TO TEACH PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE…

PRESSURES ON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS EMANATE FROM SUCH SOURCES AS TELEVISION, TEACHING MACHINES, AND FILMS. THE ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROMISES OF THE FUTURE AND THE BEST OF THE PAST, WHICH CAN GUIDE HIM IN LEADERSHIP. IN THE YEARS TO COME, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, THEORY, AND ATTITUDES WILL HAVE TO CHANGE RADICALLY. TOO MANY…

SIX EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND ONE SURVEY IN INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION ARE COMBINED AND SUMMARIZED TO SHOW AREAS FOR SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF TELEVISION TO THE TRAINING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND AREAS REQUIRING FURTHER RESEARCH. A SUMMARY OF RESULTS SHOWS TELEVISION TO BE AS EFFECTIVE OR MORE SO THAN REGULAR INSTRUCTION. HOWEVER, HIGH INITIAL…

IN ASIA, THE MOST POPULOUS REGION OF THE WORLD, THE COUNTRIES SUFFERING MOST FROM POVERTY AND ILLITERACY ARE ALSO THE POOREST IN COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL CIRCULATION, NEWS AGENCIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RADIO BROADCASTING, FILMS, AND TELEVISION. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE TRAINED IN ALL THE…

FOUR TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS ARE DISCUSSED--(1) FILMS, (2) FILMSTRIPS, (3) SLIDES WITH OR WITHOUT NARRATIVE TAPES OR DISCS, AND (4) TAPES AND DISCS WITHOUT VISUAL MATERIALS. LESSONS USING VISUAL AIDS SHOULD BE PLANNED AS CAREFULLY AS ANY OTHER LESSON. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ACQUIRE THE ATTITUDE THAT THEY ARE BEING ENTERTAINED. FOREIGN LANGUAGE MATERIAL…

THE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS USED TO OBTAIN AND PROJECT 8 MM SOUND FILMS OF SPONTANEOUS, NONSIMULATED SAMPLES OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STUDENT TEACHERS AND PUPILS WERE DESCRIBED. THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED BY OBSERVERS WHILE JUDGING AND RATING THE INTERACTIONS RECORDED IN THE FILMS IS ALSO DESCRIBED. FILMS WERE MADE OF 15-MINUTE LESSONS…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMULATED AND OF ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS WERE COMPARED FOR THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN A SEQUENCE OF FIVE COLLEGE COURSES REQUIRED IN TEACHER TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 151 STUDENTS IN FOUR SECTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THREE GROUPS WHICH--(1) OBSERVED A MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS IN…

This self-evaluation form or checklist is designed to assist librarians who work with active non-book collections of films, filmstrips, filmloops, transparencies, and slides in evaluating the quality of their storage and care practices. A rationale for having a storage and care program, and recommendations for storing and taking care of non-book…

The project objective was to develop a basic first aid course which would teach at least as much in 7-1/2 hours as a standard ten-hour Red Cross course. Student performance on empirically revised editions of test questions led to the final design of the course. Data gathered from tryouts of 16mm pilot footage were used to write scripts for the…

A collection of papers which were presented at two series of seminars sponsored by the Michigan Library Association are concerned with the role of public libraries in providing services and developing collections dealing with the contemporary arts. The papers included are: (1) Public Library Programs and the Arts, a discussion of the public…

This annotated bibliography cites 58 recently issued items in the areas of audiovisual aids, bibliographies, the Bicentennial, films, information science, instructional materials, and library science. Each citation gives ordering information as well as a bibliographic reference. (DS)