College and Research Libraries E d i t e d by the A C R I A - V Clearing House N o . I A C R L A U D I O - V I S U A L C O M M I T T E E * 1 . S A L U T E T h e A - V Committee thanks the editor of COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES f o r t h i s opportunity to present, regularly, audio-visual news of interest to members of A C R L . Copy f o r this department w i l l be coordinated by the chairman. 2 . A - V C O M M I T T E E M I S S I O N A s restated at M i d w i n t e r , 1955: T o gather and make available significant opinions, facts and figures on audio-visual services offered by college and university libraries. 3 . STATISTICS T h e annual A C R L questionnaire w i l l have A - V items included in it f o r the first time. A t M i d w i n t e r the chairman of the A - V com- mittee met with the statistics committee to w o r k out the details. Significantly enough the Statistics Committee reported A - V " w r i t e - ins" by several A C R L institutions f o r A - V statistics indicating a g r o w i n g attention to the audio-visual problem in our college and uni- versity libraries. 4 . DIRECTORY T h e directory of A - V services and indi- viduals among A R C L institutional members is in process by the A - V Committee. I r a Peskind of Chicago T e a c h e r s College is edit- ing the directory f o r the committee. 5. M O N O G R A P H A n ACRL MONOGRAPH o n A - V in h i g h e r e d u - cation is now definitely under w a y as another m a j o r project of the A - V Committee. W a l t e r Stone of the University of Illinois is editing t h e MONOGRAPH f o r t h e c o m m i t t e e . * Louis Shores, Chairman; Fleming Bennett; Budd Gambee; Ira Peskind; Margaret Rufsvold; Walter Stone; Raynard C. Swank. 6. D A V I BROCIIUJIS D A V I brochure number four is devoted to the organization and administration of audio-visual service in higher education. T w o rough d r a f t s of this brochure have already been reviewed by members o f the A C R L A - V Committee. D A V I ( D e p a r t m e n t of A u d i o - V i s u a l Instruction, N a t i o n a l Education A s - sociation ) previously issued three brochures dealing with audio-visual aspects relating to school classrooms, auditoriums, and instruc- tional materials centers. 7. O N T H E L E V E L H e r e are brief annotations on six films suit- able for uce with college students. A l l of these films arc 16mm., and may be rented or purchased. PRESSURE G R O U P S ( E n c y c l o p a e d i a B r i t a n n i c a Films) 20 min., sd., b & w . A film t h a t e x p l a i n s w h a t p r e s s u r e g r o u p s a r e a n d r e v e a l s t h a t , w h e n d e m o c r a t i c a l l y u s e d , t h e y a r e n e c e s s a r y i n s t r u m e n t s f o r d e - c i s ' o n - m a k i n g in a d e m o c r a c y . I l l u s t r a t e s m e t h o d s used b y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e d e m o c r a t i c p r e s s u r e g r o u p to b r i n g a b o u t l e g i s l a t i o n f o r a d e s i r a b l e c i v i c p r o j e c t . C o n t r a s t s these m e t h o d s w i t h the u n d e r h a n d e d b e h i n d - t h e - scenes m a n i p u l a t i o n e m p l o y e d b y a g r o u p a t t e m p t i n g to p r e v e n t the p a s s a g e of a bill. M A G N E T I S M ( C o r o n e t ) 1 0 m i n . , sd., b & w o r color. S h o w s w h a t m a g n e t i s m is, h o w it d i f f e r s f r o m e l e c t r i c i t y a n d h o w it w o r k s . D i s c u s s e s t y p e s of p e r m a n e n t m a g n e t s , a t t r a c t i o n a n d r e p u l s i o n , m a k i n g m a g n e t s , field of f o r c e , e l e c t r o m a g n e t s a n d t h e i r uses, a n d e v e r y d a y uses of m a g n e t s . JULY, 1955 267 T H E M O O N ( E n c y c l o p a e d i a B r i t a n n i c a F i l m s ) I I m i n . , sd., b & w . T h e t e c h r i q u e of a n i m a t i o n a n d o t h e r c i n e - m a t i c d e v i c e s p r e s e n t the s t o r y of the m o o n . T h e difficult c o n c e p t of t i d e s is e x p l a i n e d , a s a r e the p h a s e s of t h e m o o n . O t h e r l u n a r p h e - n o m e n a e x p l a i n e d a r e : the m o o n ' s o r b i t ; the l u n a r m o n t h ; s u n r i s e a n d sunset on the m o o n ; o c c u l a t i o n of s t a r s ; the m o o n ' s p a t h in s p a c e ; l u n a r e c l i p s e s ; a n d s o l a r e c l i p s e s w i t h s p e c i a l r e f e r e n c e to the e c l i p s e of 1932. S A L E S M A N S H I P ( 4 f i l m s — M c G r a w - H i l l ) sd., b & w . A s e r i e s of f o u r m o t i o n p i c t u r e s a n d f o u r f o l l o w - u p f i l m s t r i p s , c o r r e l a t e d w i t h R u s s e l l a n d B e a c h , A Textbook of Salesmanship. I n - d i v i d u a l t i t l e s a r e : P R O S P E C T I N G ( 1 0 m i n . ) ; T H E P R E - A P P R O A C H ( 1 0 m i n . ) ; T H E A P - P R O A C H ( 1 0 m i n . ) ; M A K I N G T H E S A L E ( 1 4 m i n . ) . E a c h f i l m e m p h a s i z e s the p r i n - c i p l e s a p p l i c a b l e to t h a t a r e a , d i s c u s s e s the benefits o f u s i n g , a n d the n e g a t i v e r e s u l t s of not u s i n g these p r i n c i p l e s . T h e f i l m s d e m o n - s t r a t e the s u c c e s s f u l a p p l i c a t i o n t h r o u g h the e x p e r i e n c e s of t o p n o t c h s a l e s m e n . MAKING THE SALE a l s o p r o v i d e s a q u i c k r e v i e w of the steps l e a d i n g to the f i n a l close of a s a l e . M A N A N D H i s C U L T U R E ( E n c y c l o p a e d i a B r i t a n n i c a F i l m s ) 1 5 m i n . , s d . , b & w . A film a b o u t the m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s in w h i c h p e o p l e l i v e t o g e t h e r . It s h o w s h o w the s t u d y of d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s h a s g r e a t l y b r o a d - ened o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of h u m a n n a t u r e . T h e film is p l a n n e d f o r use w i t h s t u d e n t s in s o c i o l o g y , a n t h r o p o l o g y , s o c i a l s t u d i e s , a n d p r o b l e m s in d e m o c r a c y . W I T H T H E S E H A N D S ( D i r e c t e d b y J a c k A r n o l d a n d L e e G o o d m a n . S c r i p t b y M o r t o n W i s h e n g r a d . ) 5 0 m i n . , sd., b & w . T h e r e v i e w of the s t r u g g l e s a n d a c c o m - p l i s h m e n t s since 1 9 1 0 of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a d i e s ' G a r m e n t W o r k e r s ' U n i o n . 8. A U D I O - V I S U A L R E F E R E N C E SOURCES E v a l u a t i o n a n d s e l e c t i o n o f a u d i o - v i s u a l m a t e r i a l s , i n e v i t a b l e p r o l o g u e s t o u s e ( o r u t i l i z a t i o n , d e p e n d i n g u p o n w h a t s c h o o l o f t e r m i n o l o g y y o u b e l o n g t o ) a r e h e l p e d b y g o o d r e f e r e n c e t o o l s . W h a t is a b a s i c r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r y in A - V ? H e r e is a b e g i n n i n g : A . A-V Bibliography 1. D a l e , Audio-Visual Materials in Teaching, 1954, p. 88-92. 2. K i n d e r a n d M c C I u s k y , Audio-Visual Reader, 1954, p. 326-31. 3. L e w i s , " T h e 100 B e s t B o o k s f o r y o u r A - V B o o k s h e l f , " Audio-Visual Guide, O c t o b e r , 1954, p. 32-41. 4. R u f s v o l d , School Library Audio-Visual Service, 1949. 5. S h o r e s , Basic Reference Sources, 1954, p. 226-35. B . Graphic Materials 1. Subscription Books Bulletin, O c t o b e r , 1946. 2. I r e l a n d , Picture File, 1952. 3. M i l l e r , So You Want to Start a Picture File, 1954. 4. G o r d o n , Peepshoiv into Paradise; a h i s t o r y of c h i l d r e n ' s toys, 1954. C . Projected Materials 1. F a l c o n e r , Filmstrips, 1948. 2. Filmstrip Guide, S e p t e m b e r , 1948-date ( c u r r e n t c u m u l a t i o n , 1 9 5 4 ) . 3. Educators Guide to Free Slidefilms, 1 9 4 9 - d a t e ( a n n u a l ) . 4. Blue Book of 16 mm. Films, 1920-date ( a n n u a l ) . 5. Educational Film Guide, 1 9 3 6 - d a t e . 6. Educators Guide to Free Films, 1 9 4 1 - d a t e . D . Audio Materials 1. M y e r s , K u r t z , Record Ratings, 1955. 2. Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music, 1 9 4 8 ; s u p p l s . 3. T a u b m a n , Ho<w to Build a Record Li- brary, 1953. 4. G r e e n a n d R a d c l i f f e , New High Fi- delity Handbook, 1954. 9. O P A Q U E PROJECTOR H a v e y o u c o n s i d e r e d t h e m a n y u s e s y o u m a y h a v e f o r a n o p a q u e p r o j e c t o r in y o u r i n - s t i t u t i o n ? T h i s p r o j e c t o r m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e t o u s e m a n y d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f m a t e r i a l s . Y o u c a n s h o w p i c t u r e s in b o o k s ; s m a l l o b j e c t s s u c h a s r i n g s , p i n s , a n d o t h e r s p e c i m e n s ; b l u e p r i n t s , d i a g r a m s , s h e e t m u s i c , s t u d e n t c o m p o s i t i o n s ; e v e n c a r d s a n d l e t t e r s . H e r e is a l i s t o f s o m e o f t h e c u r r e n t m o d e l s ( a n d t h e i r m a n u f a c t u r e r s ) n o w o n t h e m a r k e t 268 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES that are suitable for college classroom u s e : T h e A O O p a q u e i o o o ( P r i c e a p p r o x . $ 2 5 5 ) , A m e r i c a n O p t i c a l C o m p a n y , 80 H e a r d Street, C h e l s e a , M a s s a c h u s e t t s . E R M — 1 4 , C a t a l o g # 4 1 - 2 3 - 7 1 - 1 4 , s h o w n a b o v e ( P r i c e a p p r o x . $ 1 7 5 ) B a u s c h a n d L o m b O p t i c a l Co., I n s t r u m e n t S a l e s D i v i s i o n , R o c h e s t e r 2, N e w Y o r k . V u - L y t e , C a t a l o g #3008 ( P r i c e a p p r o x . $278.50), C h a r l e s B e s e l e r C o m p a n y , 60 B a d g e r A v e n u e , N e w a r k 8, N e w J e r s e y . T S - 3 S p o t l i g h t ( P r i c e a p p r o x . $287.50), S q u i b b - T a y l o r Inc., 1213 S. A k a r d , D a l l a s , T e x a s . T h e o p a q u e p r o j e c t o r is one of the most v e r s a t i l e m a c h i n e s in the A - V field. W e r e c o m m e n d it to y o u as a h e l p f u l d e v i c e in m a k i n g y o u r m a t e r i a l s i n t e r e s t i n g a n d m o r e m e a n i n g f u l . Balopticon ERM for opaque projection Nigeria's University Library (Continued from page 260) storage of films and phonograph records. O n e of the first purchases made f o r the library w a s a microfilm camera, three reading machines, and a reflex photocopying device similar to the C o n t o u r a . L a t e r additions to the photographic equipment have included a contact printer, an enlarger, and a microcard reader. T h e library films regularly the files of the principal N i g e r i a n newspapers, in addi- tion to doing a large amount of other w o r k for the university and for outsiders. N i g e r i a ' s university library has already made f o r itself a place in the educational life of the country. A s time goes on it will undoubtedly play a leading part in W e s t A f r i c a ' s f u t u r e . I t has been founded and developed w i t h the broad aim of supplying knowledge, not only to the university students and faculty, but to any serious reader in Nigeria, and with the purpose of assisting in library development throughout the entire country. T o quote the librarian again: " I t is obvious that our own f u t u r e as a university library is bound up with the educational and cultural development of the country as a whole. W i t h o u t a broad system of libraries to provide reading matter f o r the Nigerian public, w e can be little more than an ivory t o w e r of academic learning. N o university can hope to flourish in an intellectual vacuum." T h e library has already taken a leading part in the development of libraries for all the people. U n d e r its auspices a ten-day training course f o r librarians in charge of village libraries w a s given in 1950. In 1953, a conference of librarians from all over A f r i c a , sponsored by U N E S C O , w a s held at the university. G r o w i n g out of this meeting, a professional association of librarians, the W e s t A f r i c a n L i b r a r y Association, w a s formed. T h e first issue of its bulletin appeared in M a r c h , 1954, with M r . H a r r i s as editor. T h e librarian w o r k s closely with other members of the profession in the L a g o s libraries and in the regional library system of the north, and his advice is always available to officials in any part of the country. T h a t there is still much to be done, and that there are lacunae, especially in the serials files prior to 1949, no one knows better than the librarian, but the library has made a good start towards its goal. Its f u t u r e w i l l be one librarians everywhere w i l l w a t c h w i t h great interest. JULY, 1955 269