America on Film and Tape: A Topical Catalog of Audiovisual Resources for the Study of United States History, Society, and Culture

by Howard B. Hitchens

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ISBN-13:	9780313247781
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/25/1985
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in American History , #3
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.94(d)

Editorial Reviews

More than 1500 AV materials to support the study of U.S. history and culture are listed under 14 topical chapter headings. Unfortunately, the book is difficult to use due to a befuddling format, inadequate indexing, and an uneven quality of annotations. The lack of a subject index requires the user to figure out the four-page ``subject category outline'' in order to identify something on a particular topic, which is no easy task (e.g., a film about bodybuilding is under ``Anthropology''). The problems may be the result of having 12 different compilers, which also accounts for the inconsistent quality of citations. The title index uses hybrid item numbers like ``Sy-Cb-8'' instead of page numbers. The key to distributors is not arranged according to the abbreviation that appears in the text. A maladroit effort, not recommended. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno

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