Educational film guide ()

PREFACE This 1953 edition of the Educational Film Guide is a classified subject list of 11,000 16mm motion pictures, supplemented by an alphabetic title and subject index. This edition replaces all volumes and supplements which have preceded it. Information and availability data has been verified with the source of each film, corrected, and brought up to date. As in previous editions of the Guide, the films included are not confined to classroom films, but include others which are available for non-theatrical uses, making this Guide valuable not only to schools and universities, but also to clubs and associations, social agencies, libraries, churches, business and industrial firms, television stations, and other groups which use 16mm films. New Features. Order numbers are included for Library of Congress 3 by 5 inch catalog cards for films (May be purchased from the Card Division, Library of Congress, Washington 25, D.C.) and for film evaluation cards of the same size published by the Educational Film Library Association (345 E. 46th St., New York 17, N.Y.). An increasing number of film reviews are noted from periodicals such as Educational Screen (64 E. Lake St., Chicago 1, 111.) The Saturday Review (25 W. 45th St., New York 36, N.Y.) and Film News (444 Central Park West, New York 25, N.Y.) Types of Films Included. An attempt has been made to include all 16mm motion pictures intended for educational use, all sponsored or "free" films, religious films, films on travel, music, and sports, documentary and experimental films, etc. A selective policy is followed for "home movies" and features released on 16mm film. Films intended solely for the medical, dental, and psychiatric professions are omitted entirely. History. The first edition of this Guide was published in 1936 with the title : Educational Film Catalog. For years before that The H. W. Wilson Company had been making surveys and inquiries to learn whether or not such a catalog was really needed. When the decision to publish the Guide was made, a questionnaire regarding the form and general policies was submitted to educators and librarians. In 1945 the name was changed to Educational Film Guide. Form of Guide. An explanation of the purpose of the two parts of the Guide and the information which can be found in each is contained in the "Directions for Use" printed inside the front cover. Evaluation System. At regular intervals, a list of the new films which have appeared in the Guide is sent to members of the Advisory Panel (names on Page vii). Each person is asked to rate the films he has seen by using a numerical scale which indicates the range from poor to excellent. If the average of three more of these numerical evaluations is sufficiently high, the film receives a star (*) with its listing in Part 2. This system has been devised to obtain the composite opinions of persons thruout the United States and Canada who hold responsible posi