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Plant Tropisms and Other Movements (1974 Film, Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A variety of plants, seen in time-lapse photography and in laboratory demonstrations, illustrate essential movements of plants in response to internal or external stimuli. The three basic types of movement...

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Solar Atmosphere, The (1971 Film)

Producer

Barry Nolan; Spencer Weart

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Covers all phases of solar physics. High-quality photographs of the sun obtained at the Big Bear Solar Observatory as well as other centres produce clear demonstrations of solar activity. Rapid solar...

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Resuscitation of the Apparently Dead (1979 Video)

Director

John Webster

Producer

John Webster

Subject

Health & safety; Medical sciences

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 22 min.

Teaches the correct procedure of resuscitation. Shows studio demonstrations of mouth-to-mouth ventilation, bag and mask methods, massage, and the use of electrodes and drugs.

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Coalport (1978 Video)

Director

Kevin T Marsland

Producer

Adelilne Collier

Subject

Crafts

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Relates the history and craftsmanship of Coalport bone china. Includes scenes of the china works and demonstrations of modelling ceramic sculptures, flower making and freehand painting.

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Automatic Speech Recognition (1993 Video)

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS (PAL, NTSC). col. 50 min.

An overview of progress to date on the conversationsal computer, including advantages and applications of speech recognition; state of the art (signal processing, recognition search, speech modelling,...

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Wto Battle of Seattle (1999 Video)

Producer

Jonathan Miller

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2001 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Looks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting held in late 1999 in Seattle from the point of view of a possible beginning of a new international poitics: the opponents of globalisation massed in one of...

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Examination of the Shoulder (1987 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Shows all the various shoulder movements in a normal subject. Refers to the limitations to be expected in abnormal subjects. Shows a series of demonstrations on patients with shoulder abnormalities....

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Khyal: Classical Singing of North India (1998)

Subject

Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 48 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Veena Sahasrabuddhe, one of India’s leading classical singers, presents a unique insight into the khyal form and the processes of improvised performance. Using numerous demonstrations, she dissects one of...

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14 Paediatric X-Rays (1983 Video)

Producer

Fiona W Jackson

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 15 min.

A series of short demonstrations of paediatric x-rays in which viewers are given the opportunity to make their own assessment of the patient’s condition, since the diagnosis is not given until after the...

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Square, The (2014)

aka: Midan, Al

Director

Jehane Noujaim

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 106 minutes), £17.99

In 2011 filmmaker Jehane Noujaim was a regular visitor to the demonstrations in Tahriri Square in Cairo, and his documentary AL MIDAN (THE SQUARE) captures Egypt’s political upheaval as it happens, with...

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