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PREFACE
This 1947 edition of the Educational Film Guide (formerly the Educational Film Catalog), a revision of the 1946 edition, is a selected list containing about 3785 films. This edition replaces all volumes and supplements which have preceded it. As in previous editions of the Guide, the selection of films included is not confined to classroom films but includes those which are available for all non-theatrical uses, making this Guide valuable to clubs, churches, libraries, army and navy training camps and various educational and business institutions as well as to schools.
Revision. This edition is a cumulation of the 1946 edition and supplements published September 1946 thru June 1947. Films which are no longer available have been dropped. A list of these films is included at the end of the Guide.
History. The first edition of this Catalog was published in 1936. For years before that the Company had been making surveys and inquiries to learn whether or not such a catalog was really needed. One of the first outsiders to approach us on the subject was Mr. Abraham Krasker of Boston University in 1930. For the next five years others made similar suggestions. Finally a questionnaire regarding the form and general policies was submitted to educators and librarians and in 1935 editorial work for the first Catalog was begun.
Form of Guide. This Guide follows the form of other members of the Standard Catalog Series with an alphabetical title and subject list, and a classified list. However, many titles are included in Part 1 which were not selected for inclusion in the classified list.
1. Alphabetic list. This part is placed first for convenience of the users. This includes in one alphabet, the titles of the films included in Part 2 and also many titles not selected for listing in Part 2. The classification number for those also listed in Part 2 is given so that by referring to Part 2 full information about the film may be found. Subjects have been assigned freely for all films, because educators have expressed their belief that even a few feet of film on a specific subject is valuable. The subjects given are those with which the film deals — not the particular courses in school in which they may be used. These often overlap.
2. Classified list. The films listed in Part 2 are those selected by our collaborators and are classified according to the Dewey Decimal classification. In this section is given the full information for each film: title, length, width, whether sound or silent, sale or rental prices, date of release or copyright date, producer or authorized distributor, class number, additional rental sources, descriptive annotation, critical reviews, grading and a teacher's guide, if any. Each film is annotated in order to make the
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