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 

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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. 

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