Business screen magazine (1944)

taim one copy to Lt. Jones to confirm 5 booking request. The two remaining copies of Fonn No. are immediately forwarded by the )oker to the shipper, to be placed in the th dav of the One-to-thirty-one Tickler le along \vith any other shipping orders r the 11th of the month. On the afternoon of June 10. sometime •fore the expiration of the working day, ir shipper refers to the Tickler File and moves all sliipping orders for the followii: dav. With order Form No. I in hand I proceeds to the film racks and aspmbles the films and other library mai?rial shown on the request. I On the morning of June 1 1 Sgt. Bob ,aufer calls at the film library, signs the riginal Form I and is given the duplicate opy to accompany the film and equiplent he receives. The original signed copy filed in the Tickler File under the dieduled return date. >n Ihe !«flioiluIi>d return date, Lt. ones returns the films and equipment to he Film E.\change along with the dupliate copy of Form I, received with the quipment, with the showings and attendince recorded on the duplicate. The )riginal copy of Form I is signed by the jhipper, showing all items have been rc■urned in good condition and then given to Lt. Jones. The duplicate copy is placed »vith the film and equipment as they must |iow go to Equipment and Film Inspection Department before being placed back inn the librarv shelves. .\ll records of showiings by this unit are recorded by the film ■inspectors on Form No. 4 and on Form '.No. 7, Print Record Card. Form No. 4 isliows supervisory training ofhcers at all times the up to date record of film utilization in the individual units, and has ])roven invaluable to new commanders be[ing assigned to ,[ unit during the training period. Form No. 7. Print Record Card, show> the complete life history of each individual print and has made it possible constantly to report all film use month by month, subject by subject and print bv print. This monthly report is required Irom evir\ Central and sub-exchange throughout tlic uhdle Army. Through the monthly reporting of the information on the print Record Card and other informa tion shown on Form 8 — SAU-i2 Monthly Film Librar\' Report, higher staff agencies have been able to effect the following improvements in the Army Film Distribution and Utilization Program: ( 1 I Standard, efficient and uniform film distribution facilities and procedures have been established in all .\rmy installations throughout the world. (2j Each command has been able to evaluate from month to month the efficiency of its Film and Equipment Exchanges as regards the maximum utilization of films and available equipment. Where altered training needs, or inefficiency on the part of operating staffs made it necessary to have changes in personnel, and in Film and Equipment allowances and requirements, immediate action was taken in order to insure a high standard of efficiency. (3) Comparative film distribution and utilization results have been published for all areas and commands, thereby creating incentives for further efficiency on the ]3art of all commands (see Form 9, Film Library Report. ) (4) Training Divisions have been able to study each month to determine the type of films in active demand and what subjects or types are not being used. By these studies film productions have been geared to the rate of need and use. {5) Commands and supply agencies have been able by careful study of the monthly film use and equipment report constantly to adjust films and equipment to meet changing training needs, at the same time insuring maximum utilization of every print of every subject and every projector. Many libraries use a single ])rint and a single projector four times per day for training in four separate units. All projection and film materials were rated critical and maximum use has been re<iuired in the Army Visual .^ids Program. In «r«ler tn insur«> that each .\rmy instruc tor had the right film, filmstrip or other N'isual .\id at the right place at the right time for his program, certain specific personnel are needed. The operations perlormed by the personnel of both the Central and Sub-Film and Equipment Exchanges are essentially the same. However, the Central Film and Equipment Exchange domestically [Turti lo page 97] (Below) A typical Army camp film library showing service facilities. DISTRIBUTION FORMS USED BY THE ARM Form No. I : Army's Loan Request Form. , 1 «— '™^-^r™ =rT= -"■*" — sisrs — ^ '^^frCl Form No, 6: (left) Daily Shipment Tally. Form No, 7: (below) Print Record Card, ARM.-i PICTORIAL ISSUE ..^._. -i-z [. mtnmcoK m V — ' f 1 ~ ^ j " i: 1 - _^ .—_-_* ll k -^ -'