Administration And
Resources Management
(MC-3404)
EPA 220-B-93-022
August 1993
Access To Audiovisual
Collections
Videotapes In The
EPA Headquarters Library
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ACCESS TO
AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTIONS
VIDEOTAPES IN THE EPA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
AUGUST 1993
EPA Headquarters Library
Information Access Branch
Information Management and Services Division
Office of Information Resources Management
3404 Room M2904
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-5922
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Introduction
This guide to videotapes at the EPA Headquarters
Library provides EPA staff with a one-stop reference to
all five video collections.
EPA Headquarters staff: Videos circulate for
one day, with one-day renewal possible. Tapes must
be picked up and returned personally by the borrower;
they must not be returned through inter-office mail.
EPA regional and laboratory staff: Please
ask your on-site library to reserve or borrow
Headquarters Library videos. Regional and laboratory
libraries may borrow tapes for three weeks, provided
there are no prior reservations for the tapes.
Special requests: Videotape reservations for
special workshops, seminars or retreats should always
be made as far in advance as possible to avoid
conflicts. Any requests to extend the normal circulation
period must be approved by library staff.
For more information: contact the
Headquarters Library Audio/Visual coordinator at
(202) 260-5922.
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all tapes are in
1/2-inch, VHS format.
Contents
Environmental Collection
Information Resources
Management Collection
12
Management Collection 20
Hazardous Waste
Superfund Collection
.32
Pollution Prevention Collection ..40
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ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION
Alive in an Urban Harbor
New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program et al.,
1991 (29 minutes)
In close quarters with the intense development of the NY/
NJ harbor estuary is an all-but-forgotten natural habitat.
Interviews with numerous specialists outline the various
approaches to remediating and conserving the estuary.
Issues discussed include species diversity, dredging, port
activities, clamming, tourism, combined sewer overflows
and floatables management.
America's Sea, The Gulf Initiative
U.S. EPA Region 4, Region 6 and the Gulf of Mexico
Program Office (17 minutes)
The tape describes how human activities and population
growth take an increasingly costly toll on the ecology of
the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in algae blooms, nitrogen
run-off, oxygen depletion and wetland loss. A prologue
features former EPA Administrator Lee Thomas
announcing the formation of the Gulf of Mexico
Program (the Gulf Initiative), an ecological
approach to addressing these problems and
the inefficiencies caused by bureaucratic turf
wars and media-based management.
Anatomy of a Crisis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State
of Louisiana (24 minutes)
Companion to Strategy for Crisis Response
This two-part program (this tape is the first part) is
a documentary of an environmental catastrophe-a
chemical freight train derailment, explosion and fire.
Extensive on-site footage and interviews with clean-up
experts and government officials are aimed at anyone
who may be called upon to deal with such a crisis.
Antidegradation Policy: A Means to
Maintain and Protect Existing Uses
and Water Quality
see Water Quality Videos
Asbestos Air Monitoring
Selection Productions, 1987 (38 minutes)
Air monitoring is a crucial part of assessing and controlling
asbestos hazards in building spaces. This program
provides an overall orientation to the equipment and
procedures involved in the collection and analysis of air
samples. It was produced in and around a major asbestos
testing laboratory in New Jersey.
Beyond Business as Usual: Meeting
the Challenge of Hazardous Waste
see Meeting the Challenge of Hazardous Waste
Bicycling to Work
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1982 (16 minutes)
This tape presents the advantages of commuter bicycling
and tips on how to promote it in your community.
Big Apple Hot Apple: Emergency
Removal of Toxic/Radioactive
Waste in Queens, New York
U.S. EPA, Office of Communications & Public
Affairs, Office of Radiation Programs, 1990 (30
minutes)
Serving as a general introduction to emergency
remediation activities, this tape is a documentary
of an emergency removal of radioactive/toxic
waste at a site in the heart of New York City.
Boston Harbor Pollution
Divers Down, Inc., 1987 (23 minutes)
Bob Michelson and Mark Stanton present an account of
the pollution problems facing Boston Harbor. The tape
features interviews with those heading the clean-up
effort, and rare underwater photography documenting
the pollution.
Car Smart
Atlantic Richfield Co., 1990 (23 minutes)
Car Smart is a film designed to teach high school and
junior high school students about the harmful effects of
auto pollution. The program discusses how students can
individually reduce the toxic pollutants emitted from their
cars every day.
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Causation and Causal Inference in
Epidemiology: Radon and Lung
Cancer
U.S. EPA Institute, 1987
Features Dr. Alice Whrttemore
Dr. Whittemore, of Stanford University School of Medicine,
addresses the 5th annual EPA Institute epidemiology
meeting regarding the risks of cancer from radon and
whether it is possible to draw causal conclusions from
statistical associations.
Chesapeake: The Twilight Estuary
see The Chesapeake Bay: A Heritage Worth Preserving
The Chesapeake Bay: A Heritage Worth
Preserving
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC, 1986 (60 minutes)
Contains Chesapeake: The Twilight Estuary, Maryland
Department of Natural Resources, et al.
Features Maury Povich
Povich introduces the Bay as "the most productive body
of water in America." As shown in Chesapeake: The
Twilight Estuary, the bay is in danger: environmental
assessment emphasizes the reduced shellfish populations,
the deterioration of bay grasses, and erosion problems.
Povich returns to describe what is being done to restore
the ecosystem, and to broadcast a call for action.
Clean Water, Clear Choices: The
Challenge of Nonpoint Source
Pollution
National Association of Conservation Districts, 1991 (ca.
15 minutes)
Rainwater runoff carrying chemicals, soil, debris and
bacteria can lead to nonpoint source pollution of water
bodies. This program describes a co-operative project to
clean the Anacostia River. The problem is described in
both urban and rural settings, and successful solutions in
both settings are high-
lighted.
Clean Water: Quest for Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & New England
Regional Wastewater Institute, 1986 (25 minutes)
This tape features case studies of several cities' and
towns' quests for proper wastewater treatment. The
intention is that concerned citizens can apply the lessons
learned to their own communities.
Clean Water Act
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3,1987
3 tapes
Features Don Brady, Bill Kramer, Martha Prothro, George
Young
These 3 tapes are a video transcript of an all-day seminar
held shortly after enactment of the Clean Water Act
Amendments of 1987. EPA staff members Brady, Kramer,
Prothro and Young provide information about the new law
and outline expected EPA activities to enforce the law.
Audience participants ask questions and provide input on
implementation.
A Conversation: EPA's Past, Present
and Future
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (60 minutes)
In recognition of EPA's 20th anniversary, Region 1
Administrator Julie Belaga moderates a panel discussion
with former EPA Administrators William Ruckleshaus,
Russell Train, Lee Thomas and William Reilly and former
Council on Environmental Quality chair James Gustave
Speth, at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Topics
addressed include the Agency's mission, its status 20
years into the future, cabinet-level status, a new
headquarters building, Agency restructuring, creation of a
culturally-diverse workforce, and the contributions of
Region-level employees.
Co-operation Across Boundaries: The
Acid Rain Dilemma
Umbrella Films, 1986 (32 minutes)
The relationship between two industrial powers is
examined in the context of U.S. and Canadian attempts to
solve the acid rain problem afflicting both countries.
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Development of Biological Criteria for
Use in Water Quality Standards
see Water Quality Videos
Development of Water Quality Criteria
and Its Relationship to Water Quality
Standards
see Water Quality Videos
Diamond in the Rough
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. EPA
Clean Lakes Program, 1991 (23 minutes)
Lake Delevan, a 2,000-acre lake in Wisconsin's Walworth
County, serves as a demonstration of lake restoration
technology. The video describes steps taken to address
non-point source pollution: improvement of land-use
practices, wetland restoration, modification of lake inflow
and outflow, fish eradication and introduction of desirable
species.
Disaster Recovery Plan (in Motion)
see Information Resources Management Collection ,
A Discussion of Current PCB
Regulations for Risk Management
Seminars
(32 minutes)
Features Susan Resinsky, Denise Keehner, John Moore
Panel members discuss the 1980s tightening of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations regarding
PCBs in electrical equipment: how were the regs
developed, how do they operate, what lies in the future.
The host introduces TSCA's PCB regulations and the
history of that rulemaking from 1976 to 1985.
Divers Down
see Boston Harbor Pollution
The Domestic Information Display
System: EPA Applications
see Information Resources Management Collection
Don't Blow It: Asbestos Action
Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Lung
Association of Maryland, 1986 (16 minutes)
Protecting oneself from asbestos during brake servicing
in automotive repair shops is the subject of this
presentation. Dangerous behavior is demonstrated,
followed by safe methods of asbestos removal.
Earth Day: The Future Remembered
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (14minutes)
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Earth Day,
this show looks back on the environmental movement of
the 1970s and '80s through the eyes of several who
spearheaded that movement and others who worked in it
at a grass roots level.
Enumeration Methods for E. coli and
Enterococci
see Water Quality Videos
EPA: An Overview
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1984 (22 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Intended for use by new EPA employees, this tape
provides a look at the Environmental Protection Agency
and the special nature of government employment.
Outlined are the Agency's legislative basis, the role of
pollution prevention, and requirements of public service
EPA's Eye in the Sky
U.S. EPA Environmental Photographic Interpretation
Center (20 minutes)
EPA's Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center
(EPIC), in Warrenton, Virginia, describes its mission and
the services it can provide based on its expertise in, and
collection of, aerial photography and remote sensing
output. Historical air photo series allow site analysis, site-
discovery inventories and litigation support. Emergency
site reconnaissance missions, sensitive-area identification,
map creation, photogeologic analysis, GIS expertise and
training are also provided by EPIC, and the video shows
some of these services in action.
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Epidemiology
U.S. EPA Institute, 1988 (105 minutes)
This video transcript of an EPA Institute seminardiscusses
issues of total human exposure to environmental pollution
and the measurement of that exposure. Described are
advances in measuring human exposure and the
development of human activity pattern exposure models.
Estuary
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, 1972 (28 minutes)
Bold, dramatic cinematography highlights this presentation
of the ecological and human significance of estuaries.
Case studies of well-known water bodies illustrate a
discussion of the importance of protecting all estuaries.
The Floatables Problem (New YorkCity
Area)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1988 (14 minutes)
In 1987, EPA investigated repeated occurances of garbage
deposition on beaches in the New York City metropolitan
area. This program reports on that investigation. Findings
include a taxonomy of floating garbage (dispersed small
quantities, large coagulated slicks), principle sources of
the garbage (combined sewer overflows, accidental and
intentional dumping of garbage) and solutions (CSO
diversions, incineration of hospital waste).
The Gifts
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1971 (28 minutes)
Features Lome Greene
This Oscar-nominated documentary is one of the most
influential presentations of environmental pollution, and a
landmark in advancing environmental awareness during
the 1970s. Narrator Greene describes the harm that has
come to the environment over a century-and-a-half of
human impact.
Graphic Exposure Modeling System
-SUSirmation Resources Management Collection
The Great Lakes: Troubled Waters
Produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Umbrella Films (48 minutes)
First shown on CBC, the program looks at pollution in the
Great Lakes and efforts that are underway to clean up the
region.
Gulf Initiative - America's Sea
see America's Sea: The Gulf Initiative
Gulf of Mexico Program: Video II
U.S. EPA Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds,
Department of Commerce, Department of Interior, and
NASA (16 minutes)
The EPA-established, multi-agency Gulf of Mexico
Program, headquartered at NASA's Stennis Space Center
in Mississippi, helps co-ordinate citizens, business and
government in a region-wide effort to stem the decline of
the Gulf of Mexico. This video describes the program and
the challenges it faces. William Reilly, former EPA
Administrator, makes it clear that "the Gulf program is
about people like you and me."
Herbicide Trials
Umbrella Films, 1987 (48 minutes)
Residents of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, used the legal
system to try to stop a paper company from initiating a
herbicide spraying program on forest land near their
homes. The story of their efforts is the subject of this
documentary.
How the Waste Was Won: Source
Reduction and Recycling in the West
KBDI-TVforColorado Office of Energy Conservation and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (12 minutes)
A Westerner offers tough talk about the future of landfills
in EPA's Region 8 underthe new Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act requirements. The problem can be
averted if people will "reduce, reuse, recycle and be
creative." Each concept is explained, and tips for average
consumers are suggested.
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I Need the Earth and the Earth Needs Me
General Motors Corp., 1990 (20 minutes)
Features Colleen Dewhurst
Designed for the nation's school-
children, this educational video
delivers the message that the earth
is our home. All living things on
earth depend on each other,
and all need a quality
environment.
In Partnership With
Earth: Pollution Pre-
vention for the 1990s
Versar, Inc., 1990 (58 minutes)
see also Pollution Prevention Collection
Explaining the importance of humans learning to live in
harmony with nature, this video stresses the primacy of
pollution prevention, waste minimization, and recycling.
Introduction to Water Quality
Standards
see Water Quality Videos
Investigation of Denny Farm Site
(Verona, MO)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991 (22 minutes)
Using the Denny Farm site as an example, this video
details the step-by-step process EPA follows in
investigating atoxicwastesite. This sitewas contaminated
by dioxin which was dumped without consent of the
owner. EPA monitored the farm to ascertain if the
contamination spread.
Lake Restoration: An Investment that
Pays Off
U.S. EPA Region 7 Clean Lakes Program, et al, 1991 (20
minutes)
Nonpoint source pollution is the numberone killerof lakes
in Iowa, according to this video, produced in co-operation
with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the
Carroll County Conservation Board. A case study of
Swan Lake demonstrates the economic benefits of
restoration, showing that treatment of existing pollution
and prevention of further pollution is cost-effective.
Recommended solutions include adjustment of watershed
size, erosion control and enlightened agricultural practices.
Lawyers and Technical Staff:
Making the Case for Superfund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S.
Department of Justice, 1993 (21 minutes)
The French, Ltd., Superfund site, a former
petrochemical disposal site on 22 acres in Harris
County, Texas, is featured in this analysis of the
role of legal and technical staff in the Superfund
process. The Remediation Project Manager, Office
of Regional Counsel lawyer and Department of
Justice lawyer are interviewed.
Less is More: Pollution Prevention is
Good Business
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986 (23 minutes)
see also Pollution Prevention Collection
This program shows how industry is putting more money
and devices into pollution prevention: converting the
waste of manufacturing processes into usable by-products.
Companies profiled include: DuPont, GM, Dow, Mid
Atlantic Finishing, EG&G Pressure Science and U.S.
Printing Ink Corp.
Meeting the Challenge of Hazardous
Waste
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Signature
Communications in association with ICF, Inc., 1988 (29
minutes)
see also Pollution Prevention Collection
The national strategy for cleaning up and reducing haz-
ardous waste is the subject of this program. It describes:
(1) the background to passage of CERCLA and RCRA
legislation, (2) the role of government, industry and com-
munity in reducing waste at the source, (3) successful
recycling efforts and "waste clearinghouses," and (4)
available treatment technologies.
Mt. Trashmore
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1982 (7 minutes)
Efforts to transform a problem-ridden landfill into a
community resource are described in this video. The
result is a new park.
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National Lake Survey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1984 (18 minutes)
The EPA's workto learn about and prevent acidification of
lakes is described in this program.
National Leadership Conference on
Building Public-Private Partnerships
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Features John Sandy, Charles Grizzle, Lee Thomas and
Ronald Utt.
EPA's Sandy hosts a video summary of this conference,
which took place at Washington's Mayflower Hotel. The
focus of the conference is on action agendas revolving
around partnerships in the drinking water, solid waste
disposal and wastewater treatment areas. Speeches by
Grizzle, Thomas and Utt are highlighted.
Our Hidden National Product
U.S. EPA Region 5; Durrin Films, Inc., 1979 (26 minutes)
This program describes citizens' efforts to strengthen
federal hazardous waste regulations. It illustrates the
case of a Michigan township fighting proposed state
legislation to build a hazardous waste incinerator. It
discusses regulations requiring safe management of
disposal sites, and reveals the very troubling conflict
between public demand for action versus public opposition
to local sites.
An Overview of the PMN Process
U.S. EPA Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances (14
minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Features Wendy Cleland Hamnett
Hamnett describes the Toxic Substances Control Act
Section 5 Premanufacture Notification (PMN) process,
the purpose of which is to determine whether a new
chemical, before it is manufactured for commercial
purposes, may harm human health.
Overview of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (17 minutes)
This program presents an overview of the structure and
operations of the EPA. Scenes of exceptional landscapes,
environmental degradation and functioning ecosystems
convey the impor-
tance of public protection
of the environment.
People Making a Difference:
The Big Spring Basin
Demonstration Project
U.S. EPA Region 7,1991 (20 minutes)
The Big Spring Basin of Iowa provides a
natural laboratory forground water monitoring
and remediation, due to the unusually porous
karst landscape. Multi-institution co-operation
leads to a new understanding by farmers and the
community of the relationship between agricultural
practices and ground water quality. Crop management
systems, erosion control and new technology are used to
reduce run-off and keep agricultural chemicals out of the
aquifer.
Petro-chemical Tanker Puerto Rican
Spill Off San Francisco
U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Office, 1991 (18 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
This tape features San Francisco television news coverage
of a 3-million gallon petro-chemical tanker spill in San
Francisco Bay. The tape focuses principally upon the
Coast Guard role in the cleanup.
Planning Wastewater Facilities for
Small Communities
See Survey of Wastewater Technology
Pointless Pollution: America's Water
Crisis
Lower Colorado River Authority, 1989 (29 minutes)
Features Walter Cronkite
Cronkite provides examples of nonpoint source water
pollution problems throughout the country and measures
that are being taken to address these problems.
Pollution Prevention: The Bottom Line
Coastal Video Communications Corp., 1990 (24 minutes)
This program explains the benefits and bottom-line costs
of a pollution prevention program. It includes interviews
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with industry leaders and EPA officials, and case studies
of million-dollar-plus waste reduction programs.
Priority Watersheds: Wisconsin's
Approach to Mending the Land and its
Water
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. EPA
Regions, 1990 (30minutes)
Wisconsin's approach to management of nonpoint source
pollution is described in this video. The state's Priority
Watershed program uses field work and quantitative
analysis to identify and remediate severely abused
watersheds. Issues include assessment, modeling and
planning, increased attention to ground water, and the
use of GIS in urban settings to communicate nonpoint
source pollution problems.
Radioactivity and Drinking Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A 2-tape, 2-part series.
Parti-Radioactivity, 1983 (24 minutes) Provides basic
concepts of nuclear physics for the non-scientist.
Part 2-Health Effects, 1984 (20 minutes) Discusses the
health effects of radioactivity to the human body, including
radioactivity occurring in water.
include regulatory tools, non-hazardous solid waste,
hazardous waste identification, permit issuance,
enforcement, state authorization, and policy and
administrative procedures.
Sand Filters
See Survey of Wastewater Technology
Saving the Ozone Layer Conference
Compilation
Central Office of Information, London
This tape requires video equipment compatible with the
European PAL television standard.
Serpent Fruits
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Richter-McBride
Productions, Inc., and the Southern Education
Communications Association (58 minutes)
This well-known film presents case histories of
communities which have been affected by pharmaceutical,
industrial and agricultural chemical pollution.
Small Diameter Effluent Sewers
See Survey of Wastewater Technology
Reducing the Risks of PCBs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1985 (14 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Presented is a basic overview of PCB regulation in the
United States. Topics include regulatory history,
PCB problems and fate, activities to quell the
spread of PCB contamination, and disposal
regulation and options.
Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act
Orientation Program
U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste and University
of Michigan School of Natural Resources, 1990
(65 minutes)
To be used with the 1990 RCRA Orientation Manual,
this program is a four-unit description of solid and
hazardous waste management, focusing on the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Topics covered
S.O.S. for America's Streams: A Guide
to Water-Quality Monitoring
Izaak Walton League of America (ca. 20 minutes)
The tape describes the history of the Izaak Walton League
from its founding in 1914 to today, and the Save our
„.-.. Streams program, a voluntary network of activists
***"" who adopt stream segments, clean them, and
monitor their water quality. The tape's
emphasis is on the field workthe volunteers
perform, and the idea that you can't tell if
a stream is clean by just looking at it.
The State of the World with
Lester Brown
An episode of A World of Ideas With Bill Moyers
Public Affairs Television, Inc., PBS, WNET-New York,
WTTW-Chicago, WTVS-Detroit, 1990 (28 minutes)
Features Bill Moyers, Lester Brown.
Moyers has a probing conversation with Brown, founder
of the World Watch Institute, about the condition of the
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planet and what can be done to close the gap between
what we are doing to it and what needs to be done.
Straight Talk on Leak Detection
Environmental Media Center for U.S. EPA Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, 1990 (30 minutes)
An introduction spotlights underground storage tank (UST)
owners and operators, who share their comments on
strengthened UST regulations. Next, imaginary Joe
Thursday, Leak Detective, describes numerous methods
to detect leaks in underground storage tanks and pipes,
including internal (inventory control, tightness testing,
manual and automatic tank gauging), external (installation
of monitoring wells and detection units), and interstitial
(secondary containment with interstitial monitoring).
Strategy for Crisis Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State of Louisiana
(23 minutes)
Companion to Anatomy of a Crisis
This two-part program (this tape is the second part) is a
documentary of an environmental catastrophe-a chemical
freight train derailment, explosion and fire. Extensive on-
site footage and interviews with clean-up experts and
government officials are aimed at anyone who may be
called upon to deal with such a crisis.
Survey of Wastewater Technology
U.S. EPA National Small Flows
Clearinghouse (60 minutes)
Video contains 4 programs:
Small Diameter Effluent
Sewers, 1988 (15 minutes)
Andrea Berry describes, in detail,
the use, cost efficiency,
effectiveness and practicality of
the small diameter effluent sewer
in comparison to conventional
sewers.
Planning Wastewater Facilities for Small
Communities, 1987 (16 minutes) Ford Rowan explains
that planners must take into account the special
characteristics of small towns and rural areas when
planning wastewater facilities. Key concerns are
community, finances and laws.
Upgrading Small Community Wastewater Treatment,
1987 (20 minutes) Ford Rowan explores wastewater
treatmenttechnologiesappropriateforsmallcommunities.
Sand Filters, 1985 (9 minutes) This program explores
the history of common methods used to treat wastewater,
and compares these with considerations for the use of
sand filters, a newer technology.
Take Pride Gulf-Wide
U.S. EPA Gulf of Mexico Program, 1991 (18 minutes)
This program describes the growing pollution problems in
the Gulf, especially focusing on off-shore ship dumping
and beach littering. The video introduces the Gulf of
Mexico Program's Take Pride Gulf-Wide campaign, an
attempt to find "regional solutions to a regional problem"
involving the Federal government, the 5 Gulf states, the
public and industry. The tape outlines regulatory responses
(new maritime treaty language) and community-based
public involvement (beach clean-ups, boater pledges,
consciousness-raising).
Towards the Recycling Economy: Dual
System Germany at Work
Duales System Deutschland GmbH, 1991 (21 minutes)
Extensive on-site footage of recycling and manufacturing
operations illustrates the second phase of Germany's
recycling system: non-glass, non-paper packaging.
Toxic Substances Control Act: A
Special Report
Toxic Substances Control Act: A
Personal Quiz
The DuPont Company, 1986 (44 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
The two programs on this tape focus on the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), enacted in 1976. First is
an overview informing chemical industry people what they
must know about the act to carry out its provisions.
Second is a quiz of 15 multiple-choice questions based on
the development of a hypothetical substance known as
Product X. Sample question: After an initial test batch of
Product X is made, what PMN notice actions are required
to comply with TSCA regulations? Answers are provided
and discussed.
Toxic Wastes are Discovered in Cecil
Quarry
see Toxic Waste In Cecil County, Maryland
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Toxic Waste in Cecil County, Maryland
Roy F. Weston, Inc., in co-operation with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (28 minutes)
Reporter John Goldsmith examines the history of one
abandoned hazardous waste site (a quarry in Cecil County,
MD) and how it was cleaned up.
Treating the Land, Protecting the
Water: The Heber Valley Story
Mountainland Association of Governments, 1992 (10
minutes)
The tape describes how, during the late 1970s and '80s,
the Deer Creek Reservoir, near Salt Lake City, suffered
from phosphorus oversupply and algal blooms. In 1979,
an inter-disciplinary, co-operative team was assembled
to work with land owners on cleaning up the watershed.
Upgrading Small Community
Wastewater Treatment
See Survey of Wastewater Technology
The Valley Green
Umbrella Films, Inc. (28 minutes)
Tour the Wissahickon Creek and surrounding "green
space" as it winds through the Philadelphia area. The
video describes the complex inter-relationship between
the natural world and the urban/suburban setting of the
creek, and focuses on what is being done to keep the
"green space" green and developers out of the creek
valley.
Watch Your Waste: Reduce and
Recycle
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10; Virsun
Productions for King County (Washington) Solid Waste
Division, 1991 (9 minutes)
Business executives and government leaders from the
Seattle area describe how recycling has saved them
money, boosted staff morale and improved customer
relations.
Water Follies (A Soak Opera)
Stan Phillips & Associates (7 minutes)
Presented in the public interest by the U.S. EPA
This animated short subject, suitable for all ages, uses
humor to convey the importance of water conservation,
and provides suggestions for initial efforts.
Water Quality-Based Approach to
Pollution Control
see Water Quality Videos
Water Quality Standards and 401
Certification
see Water Quality Videos
Water Quality Standards on Indian
Lands
see Water Quality Videos
Warnings on the Wind
Center for Environmental Study, Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Junior College Media Services (29 minutes)
Specifically focusing on the Great Lakes region of the
United States, this presentation examines how toxins
have invaded the earth's atmosphere. Scientists,
ecologists and policy makers describe how these toxins
are now harming the earth's ecosystem.
Water Quality Videos
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of
Water
Antidegradation Policy: A Means to Maintain and
Protect Existing Uses and Water Quality, 1990 (13
minutes) How do we protect waters exceeding quality
standards? Should we allow the waters to be degraded
to the standards? This tape provides a succinct view of
antidegradation policy, explaining howthe EPA addresses
this predicament, and how states and Indian tribes are
guided by the policy whencreatingwaterquality standards.
Development of Biological Criteria for Use in Water
Quality Standards, 1992 (20 minutes) This program
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presents an overview of biological criteria, one of the three
elements of water quality criteria for states and Indian
tribes. The program emphasizes selection and evaluation
of reference sites, measurement of biological structure
and function, and objective analysis of results.
Development of Water Quality Criteria and Its
Relationship to Water Quality Standards, 1990 (14
minutes) This presentation briefly defines concepts and
components of water quality criteria, which are used by
states and Indiantribesto set theirwaterquality standards.
Components discussed include chronic and acute criteria,
duration and frequency of exposure.
Enumeration Methods for E. coll and Enterococcl, 1986
(30 minutes) The presentation begins with a history of
waterquality standard regulations in the U.S.andthe EPA
determination that e. coli (freshwater) and enterococci
(marine) are reliable measures of water quality for
recreational use. The remainder of the tape is a detailed
presentation of the test methods to be used for detecting
and enumerating the bacteria. The end of the tape refers
the viewer to the printed test methods available from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Introduction to Water Quality Standards, 1990 (13
minutes) State and Indian tribe implementation of water
use, criteria and antidegradation policies are the key to
restoring the nation's waters. This video presents an
overview of water quality concepts and standards, and
describes the state/tribe/EPA water quality relationship.
Water Quality-Based Approach to Pollution Control,
1991 (16 minutes) This video presents an overview, in
eight stages, of the goals of the Clean Water Act of 1972:
restoring the chemical, physical and biological integrity of
the nation's waters. The stages range from determining
protection levels using water quality standards to
measuring the progress of water quality improvements.
The NPDES program and enforcement issues are also
discussed.
Water Quality Standards and 401 Certification, 1991
(16 minutes) Thistapeexplainsthesection401 permitting
process, which requires states and Indian tribes to certify
public and private discharge activities before federal
permits will be granted for those activities. Included are
levels of certification, state certification procedures and
enforcement. The tape also provides a review of the
states' role in regulating water quality standards through
use, quality criteria and anti-degradation policies.
Water Quality Standards on Indian Lands, 1992 (19
minutes) This program describes the role of water quality
standards on Indian lands and the criteria Indian
tribes must meet for their water quality
standards programs to be recognized
by the United States. The
tape also outlines
an issue
dispute
resolution
mechanism for bodies of water which fall under both state
and tribal oversight.
The Wealth in Wetlands
National Association of Conservation Districts, 1991 (23
minutes)
This co-operatively-produced video includes interviews
with five farmers who believe there is a place for wetlands
on their farms. Each explains personal convictions on the
values of wetlands, in terms of both the farming operation
and personal satisfaction. Also included are brief overviews
of wetlands losses, restoration methods, and sources of
help in wetlands conservation and resources inthe United
States.
Wetlands
Wetlands Research, Inc., 1986 (10 minutes)
450 acres of former farmland 35 miles north of Chicago,
on the Des Plaines river in Lake County, Illinois, are the
site of a project to demonstrate wetland restoration.
Restoration will be carried out through the installation of
shallow basins, pumping stations, monitoring stations, a
rerouted river, tree removal and controlled! ires to maintain
prairie conditions.
What if We Could Start Over?
U.S. Forest Service, 1988 (40 minutes)
Features Dale Robertson
Adapted from a speech given at EPA on June 17,1988,
by Robertson, Chief, US Forest Service, the program
documents how his agency is caring for the land and
serving people with renewed commitment and energy. It
describes how the Forest Service initiated a program
directed at improving effectiveness by capitalizing on the
real strength of the organization, its people.
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[The Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-know Act:] What
it Means to You
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990
EPCRA and how it affects citizens' right to information is
the subject of this tape. Featured subjects include chemical
inventory reporting requirements, toxic chemical release
reporting requirements, state and local emergency
planning commissions and committees, and the National
Response Team. Actor Eddie Albert introduces the tape,
and former EPA Administrator William Reilly concludes.
The Wonderful World of Recycle
U.S. EPA Region 8, and Recycle Now! (13 minutes)
Inthis video, astorytellerdepictsthe life history of recyclable
and recycled materials in a format suitable for elementary
school-aged children. Susan and Paul set out for the
Wonderful World of Recycle and see how aluminum,
glass, plastic and paper move through the recycling cycle.
The message of the tape is that recycling saves energy
and landfill space, and conserves natural resources.
Wrench Tectonics in the Chuckchi Sea,
Alaska
U.S. Department of InteriorMinerals Management Service,
TCS Video Production Center, 1990 (29 minutes)
Features Dennis K. Thurston
The tape opens with an overview of the Minerals
Management Service, which is charged with management
of mineral resources located on the outer continental
shelf. The remainder of the tape is a modified version of
Thurston's presentation to the 1987 American Association
of Petroleum Geologists meeting. Thurston describes the
geomorphic and geologic features of the Chuckchi Sea,
focusing on the fault structures.
Xeriscape
The National Xeriscape Council, 1989 (14 minutes)
This program describes aspects of xeriscaping-
landscaping for a dry climate: planning and design,
appropriate turf use, irrigation efficiency .soil improvement,
mulching, use of water-conserving plants, and
maintenance.
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The Art and Science of Software
Estimation
Computer Channel, Inc.. 1992 (120 minutes)
Features Howard Rubin
Rubin describes the process of software project time and
cost estimation. He emphasizes the importance of
providing reliable information early in the course of a
project, and anticipating estimate changes as early as
possible. The program includes demonstrations of CA-
Estimacs, CA-SuperProject and CA-Advisor.
Automating the Help Desk
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Avron Barr
Barr discusses issues involved in automating information
center help desks, customer service departments, field
service operations, and emergency response centers.
He examines databases, intelligent text retrieval, case-
based reasoning, decision-tree programming and
knowledge-based systems.
Benchmarking Software Quality
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Howard Rubin
Rubin discusses the application of quality benchmarking
to software process and product evaluation. Performance
benchmarks derived from national and global studies will
be presented, along with a demonstration of a "quality
measurement dashboard."
Business Re-engineering: Theory and
Case Studies
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Howard Rubin
Rubin defines business re-engineering in an information
technology context, and presents case studies of
successfully re-engineered organizations.
CASE: Technology for the 1990s
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (90 minutes)
Features Kevin Murphy
Murphy presents an overview of CASE (computer aided
software engineering). Topics covered include: history,
reasons for renewed interest in CASE (cost control,
business process re-design demands), and using CASE
to address existing problems. The tape includes
demonstrations of CASE products/
CIO Forum: Measuring Financial
Performance
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Several leading IS and business line executives explore
the financial measurement of technology and its impact
on productivity. Document imaging is presented as a
case study.
CIO Forum: Partnership With the
Business
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Jack Wagner, Bruce Goodman
The panelists describe the structure of information
management in their corporations, and pinpoint the
importance of linking information goals with business
goals and linking information services to the users.
Client-Server and the Information
Warehouse
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Bill Inmon
Inmon outlines developments in integration of client-
server architecture with the information-warehouse
approach to data management and storage.
Client-Server Case Studies: Masking
Legacy Systems
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Zoe Nicholson
Departing from the usual ComputerChannel lecture format,
this tape features on-site case studies of The Equitable
and Connecticut Mutual, two companies involved in
bringing client-server technologies to their existing
mainframe data environments. The tape opens with a
presentation by Zoe Nicholson on the fundamentals of
CUA (common useraccess) and graphical user interfaces.
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Client-Server Case Studies:
Replicating Legacy Systems
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
In a departure from the normal Computer Channel lecture
format, this tape goes on-site forcase studies of American
Airlines, the Brown Group, Whirlpool and Fidelity Systems.
The focus is on recreating mainframe-based systems in a
client-server architecture environment.
Client-Server Case Studies:
Supporting Complex LANs
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992
Various issues in complex LAN administration are
discussed: LAN management, risk management, system
security and multi-media and other high-bandwidth
applications.
Client-Server Development Tech-
niques
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Norman Judah
Judah explores the basic concepts behind the client-
server model of software architecture, and tools and
techniques useful in developing applications based on
this model.
Client-Server Project Management
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Norman Judah
Judah surveys methods useful for managing client-server-
based software application programming projects. He
focuses on the importance of designing a task sequence,
regardless of method used.
Computer Security: Make the
Commitment
Emhart ATI forthe U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1989? (14 minutes)
Actors depict computer security problems in a government
office. Weaknesses in hardware and data integrity, virus
protection and data backup procedures are diagnosed,
and then, in a follow-up, prescriptions for improvement
are made.
Computer [Security
Systems]: Part 1,
Access - The Ins and
Outs
U.S. Department of Defense
Computer Security Center, 1987 (20
minutes)
This tape answers the question, "How secure is secure?"
as it applies to computer systems. Using the concept of
"trust," the narrator describes types of data crime,
motivations and methods of committing crimes.
Computer Security Systems: Part 2,
Access Control
U.S. Department of Defense Computer Security Center,
1987 (17 minutes)
This program outlines steps to follow when tracking down
illicit users of computer resources. To build a trustworthy
system, says the tape, emphasize distrust among
legitimate users and developers. Prevention, primarily
carried out through strong access controls, is the key to
trust.
Common Object Request Broker
Architecture
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features David Chappell
Chappell describes the Common Object Request Broker
Architecture (CORBA), developed by the Object
Management Group, an industry specifications-
development body.
Data Security: Be Aware or Beware
Commonwealth Films, Inc., 1984 (19 minutes)
The purpose of this presentation is to provide viewers with
some insight about data security-responsibility and
accountability for following good security controls and
practices. The video presents a series of situations a user
could encounter during use of computing resources, and
procedures to protect data.
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Developing Your CASE Methodology
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Steven Barsh
Barsh explains the importance of methodology or
guidelines in computer-aided software engineering (CASE)
and key issues to consider when building or selecting a
set of guidelines that fits your organization.
Disaster Recovery Plan (in Motion)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989 (10 minutes)
This tape presents an overview of a simulated computer
disaster at EPA's National Computer Center in Research
Triangle Park, NC. The simulation, a successful attempt
to test EPA's disaster recovery plan, involved shifting all
critical applications from the crippled RTP computer center
to an EPA computer center in Cincinnati, OH. The
exercise is presented in the format of a video journal.
Included in his discussion are TCP/IP (Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), an application
standard; X Windows, a display standard; and NFS
(Network File Sharing), afile-structure standard. Included
are two case studies of educational institutions in the
United Kingdom.
From the American Revolution to the
Information Revolution
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992 (20 minutes)
Benjamin Franklin visits the late 20th-century to address
some of the benefits, controversies and opportunities
available through the use of new information technology
to build a national consensus for environmental protection.
He stresses the importance of careful communication of
scientific knowledge to clarify issues and avoid
misunderstanding.
Distributive Computing with Objects
Computer Channel. Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Molly Johnston
Johnston discusses the blending of two trends in software
development: object orientation and distributed client-
server computing. She uses examples focusing on the
Object Management Group's Common Object Request
Broker Architecture (CORBA).
The Domestic Information Display
System: EPA Applications
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (16 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Features Elijah Poole, Turkan Gardinier, Lance Wallace
The Domestic Information Display System (DIDS) is a
color-mapping application developed by NASA for the
White House in 1978. In this program, a panel composed
of EPA personnel discusses how DIDS can be used to
further EPA's research needs such as health and
environmental assessments for the Toxic Substances
Control Act.
Fundamentals of ATM
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features John McConnell
McConnell introduces Asynchro-
nous Transfer Mode, describing
what it is, how it will support in-
creases in data traffic over net-
works, and how it can be inte-
grated into current network envi-
ronments. The tape is a com-
panion to LAN Internets: ATM
Future.
Fundamentals of Object Orientation
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Marie Lenzi
Lenzi presents an analysis of concepts underlying object
oriented programming: inheritance, polymorphism,
encapsulation and typing. She discusses implications of
moving from traditional software development approaches
to an object-oriented approach.
Enterprise-Wide Interoperability:
Basic Concepts
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Cliff Booth
Booth enumerates the basic concepts behind
communication among computer systems and networks.
Fundamentals of Relational DBMSs
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Mary E. S. Loomis
Loomis outlines relational database management systems,
including design methods, capabilities and products. Also,
the standard RDBMS language, Structured Query
Language (SQL), is discussed.
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Fundamentals of Wireless Networking
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features John McConnell
Wireless networking marketers and industry analysts,
including McConnell, describe its basic principles and
technologies. This tape is a companion to Wireless
Network: Future Trends.
Graphic Exposure Modeling System
U.S. EPA Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances,
1985 (8 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Featuring Russell Kinerson
Kinerson provides an introduction to the Graphic Exposure
Modeling System (GEMS), which provides EPAscientists
with an automated system for making exposure
assessments. The functions of the GIS-like system
include atmospheric models, soil and groundwater models
and surface water models.
Guided Tour of Object Analysis
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Marie Lenzi
Lenzi discusses various methods used to analyze software
object requirements and design objects. The differing
notation styles, scalabilities, formalisms and focuses are
described for methods including Booch, Jacobson, Odell,
Rumbaugh, Shlear/Meller and Wirfs-Brock.
information Security: Protecting Our
Major Asset
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., 1985 (43 minutes)
Features Ralph Lowenstein
Lowenstein leads the viewer through security issues
which arise as a result of the transition from a mainframe
to a microcomputer world. Executives and professionals
from all aspects of the computer and security industries
discusstheir understanding of the issues. Also addressed
are questions of legal and insurance import: How do you
demarcate "property lines" in the electronic world?
JAD Facilitation Using CASE
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Leonard Turi
Turi explains how bringing together JAD (joint application
development) and CASE (computer-aided software
engineering) capitalizes on the strengths of each: JAD as
a group facilitation process, and CASE as an automation
tool for systems engineering.
Knowledge-Based Performance
Support
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Avron Barr
Barr and industry users discuss what are commonly
known as "expert systems"-automation of existing manual
knowledge distribution activities such as procedures
manuals, regulatory guidelines and product bulletins.
Examples include a scheduling/manufacturing module, a
telecommunications system and an electronic fraud
detection unit.
LAN Internets: ATM Future
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (30 minutes)
Features John McConnell
McConnell and networking executives discuss the role
Asynchronous Transfer Mode will play in connecting
Local Area Networks (LANs). This tape is a companion to
Fundamentals of ATM.
LAN Management Tools
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (117 minutes)
Features John McConnell
Appropriate Local Area Network (LAN) management tools
can help LAN managers stay on top of the dramatic
increases in the number of LANs and LAN users.
McConnell discusses platform, client and server
management, and software management and distribution.
He presents demonstrations of management tools such
as discovery and graphing tools, "oil check" tools, traffic
analysis and device management tools, and baseline
setting tools.
Learning Object Analysis and Design
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Marie Lenzi
Lenzi introduces the most important stage of object-
oriented programming: object analysis and design. She
presents an overview of the process and compares
conventional and object-oriented techniques. This is the
first of three tapes devoted to this subject.
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Learning Object Analysis and Design
Techniques, Part 2
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (120 minutes)
Features Marie Lenzi
Lenzi presents a more detailed look at issues, concerns
and concepts involved in object systems analysis. She
presents the case of Citibank as a lesson in migrating to
object technology.
Learning Object Analysis and Design,
Parts
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (120 minutes)
Features Marie Lenzi
Lenzi zeroes in on design and implementation of objects,
describing a model for system design and implementation
which integrates smoothly with analysis.
MacAcademy
A series of training tapes forthe Apple Macintosh computer
Florida Marketing International, Inc.
Advanced Mac Operating Techniques, 1989 (108
minutes) Subjects featured in this program include the
font/DA mover, desk accessories (DAs), system updates,
updating printer drivers, creating good computer habits,
disk first aid, rebuilding desktop file, clearing parameter
RAM, disk fragmentation, and undeleting files.
HyperCard Tips & Techniques, 1989 (112 minutes) Using
the Apple HyperCard system is this video's subject. It
discusses cards, stacks, buttons, fields, backgrounds,
GO menus, tool menus, creating new stacks, creating
fields, copying buttons, using buttons with graphics, link
commands, and hypertalk'scripts.
Macintosh - The Basics - Part 1,1989 (106 minutes)
Topics presented in this video include basic computer
components, start-up disks, clicking and
dragging icons, windows, close and zoom
boxes, scroll bars, menus, desk
accessories, the alarm clock, the
calculator, the chooser, the control
panel, the find-files command, key
caps, the scrapbook, the trash can,
the special menu, initializing, copying
and ejecting disks, and loading
programs on hard disks.
Macintosh - The Basics - Part 2,
1989 (89 minutes) Continuing
where Part One left off, this
presentation describes files,
programs, systems, documents, utility programs, common
program functions, hierarchical filing systems, printing,
desktop organization, templates, multi-finder, and how to
make backups of files.
MacWrite II - Latest Version - Tape 1,1989 (106 minutes)
This video presents the first of a two-part session about
MacWrite II, including program tips, page set-up, using
rulers, formatting, printing, creating new documents, tab
set, selecting, changing styles, spacing, setting
preferences, setting indents and margins, paragraph
formatting, correcting edit, copying text, and the find/
change function while operating in MacWrite II.
MacWrite II-Latest Version-Tape 2,1989(110 minutes)
The conclusion of a two-part MacWrite II course features
program tips, reformatting, editing of text, spell checking,
editing headers and footers, using page/paragraph
functions, creating custom styles, selecting tab fill, working
with graphics and dictionaries, using word finder and auto
hyphenation, flowing text, and creating a mail merge and
labels.
PageMaker • Version 4.0 -Tape 1,1989 (107 minutes)
A three-part video training course for PageMaker 4.0 and
functions such as desktop publishing, creating a document,
margins and page options, working with page views,
rulers and guides, master pages, column guides, the tool
box, headlines, graphics, reverses, text, and text blocks/
strings.
PageMaker - Version 4.0 - Tape 2,1989 (102 minutes)
Again looking at PageMaker 4.0 functions, this tape deals
with PageMaker preferences, shadow boxes, dropping
caps, in-line graphics, insertion of pages, text options,
leading/kerning, pulling quotes, forced justification, text
rotation, paragraph options, editing tables and manual
kerning.
PageMaker - Version 4.0 - Tape 3,1989 (107 minutes)
The last in the series of three MacAcademy tapes on
PageMaker 4.0, this video looks into the story editor, spell
checker, search/replace, style sheets, new styles, image
control, text wrap, color options, printing options, saving
options, linking feature, help section and templates.
Paints & Draws, 1989 (97 minutes) Use this video to
leam about paint & draw functions and programs such as
tool palettes, graphic creation, screen dumps, the
clipboard, grouping graphics, paint special-effects, draw
special-effects and proof prints.
Quicken, 1989 (113 minutes) Leam more about the
following Quicken operations: checks, checking accounts,
menus, the checkbook, check art, printing checks, check
tabs, entering categories, transactions, deposits, group
entry, bank accounts, reconciling the checkbook,
transaction reports, budget reports, receivables and find
data.
Quark XPress - Latest Version - Tape 3, 1989 (86
minutes) Part three of a course focusing on XPress, the
tape covers tracking, kerning, advanced paragraph format,
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auxiliary dictionaries, eliminating windows, printer
calibrations, Adobe screen values, color graphics, high
resolution output, printer options, color modeling, the
Adobe type manager, and type alignment.
Multi-processing System De-
velopment
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Dan Solis
Solis presents an overview of multi-processing (also
known as parallel processing) and describes problems,
such as concurrency, locking and deadlock, and their
solutions.
market activity, and describes the major
market players of the past,
present and future.
Object Management Standards
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Brian Christeson
Christeson describes recent work to standardize the
management of objects in software design, focusing on
the work of the Object Management Group and its Object
Request Broker. The OMG architecture is compared to
other object management architectures (WOSA, Cairo,
OSF, X/Open), and future developments are outlined.
National Environmental Information
Conference: Video Summary
U.S. EPA Region 7,1989 (35 minutes)
Topics discussed at the conference include using
information to prevent environmental disasters and
pollution, assessing the progress of environmental
protection and communicating effectively with the public.
Speakers include William Reilly, Henry Habicht II, Al
Pesachowitz, Dallas Peck, Nancy Firestone, Jack
Dangermond, Edward Hanley, Chuck Elkins and Fred
Hanson.
ANewMethodologyforObjectTechnology
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features David Taylor
Taylor makes it clear that object orientation requires an
entirely new methodology for software development. He
describes the traditional "waterfall" development model
and emphasizes that, even when revitalized with objects,
that model simply does not provide a large enough
improvement in productivity and efficiency to warrant
further attention. He then describes the Object Request
Broker which allows for the incorporation of legacy sys-
tems and the inter-operability of objects.
Object Management Infrastructure
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Anne Peter
Peter presents an introduction to object orientation, a
software architecture. She examines the market,focusing
on notable individuals and companies, predicts future
Object Orientation and Distributed
Systems
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (52 minutes)
Features Molly Johnston
Johnston describes how two programming paradigms-
object-orientation and client-server architecture-are
merging into distributed object management (DOM). She
focuses on standardization efforts, implementation and
advantages over client-server applications.
Object Oriented Databases
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Mary E. S. Loomis
Loomis provides an understanding of Object Database
Management Systems (ODBMSs), of applications that
will benefit from the technology and of the challenges of
building ODBMS applications. Emphasis is placed on co-
extant object technology and relational databases.
OLTP and Open Systems
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (120 minutes)
Various open-systems consultants discuss bringing their
benefits to OLTP (on-line transaction processing). Popular
OLTP monitors are described and case studies are
presented.
Open Systems Standards
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Anne Peter
Peter presents an overview of software standards as they
apply to open systems: a definition and explanation of
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what is being standardized, majorstandards organizations,
and a description of the standards currently in use and
how they fit together.
through the use of CASE tools, software restructuring
tools, repositories, reverse engineering tools and others.
Larson describes tools and their respective vendors.
Open Systems Standards in MIS
Procurements
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (90 minutes)
Features Andrew Walker
Walker outlines new open systems standards: the
importance of standards, the players in the standards-
making arena, and a detailed look at the X/Open standards
organization.
Optical Media for Business Systems
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Art Rancis and Greg Smith
Rancis presents an introduction to re-writable optical
medium: its history, manufacture and function. Smith
discusses the state of the CD-ROM market, its history and
scope.
OS/2 System Programming
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (120 minutes)
Features Ian Bowell
Bowell introduces OS/2 2.x system programming. Areas
covered include the IBM Workframe, multitasking and
memory management, OS/2 file conventions,
semaphores, pipes, queues, exception handling and
dynamic link libraries.
Re-engineering: Organizational
Architecture
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (60 minutes)
Features Dorine Andrews
Andrews relates the ease of business re-organization
design with the difficulty of re-organization implementation.
Issues discussed include shared visions, continuous
improvement mechanisms, and external expertise.
Re-engineering: Surfacing the Problem
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Dorine Andrews
Andrews continues discussing
business re-organization. Issues
of weak leadership, uncertain
middle management,
cultural struggle and
motivation are discussed.
Software Measurement Strategies
Computer Channel, Inc., 1992 (95 minutes)
Features Howard Rubin
Rubin presents an overview of quantifying software quality.
Discussed are various measurement tools, determination
of organizational readiness, and basic steps of
measurement.
The OSF Distributed Management
Environment
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features David Chappel
Chappel talks about the Open Software Foundation's
distributed management environment: what it should do,
how it is being built, what its components are.
Redeveloping COBOLfor CASE: Tools
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Sherrie Larson
Larson addresses the problem of integrating legacy
systems into new development. Systems redevelopment,
typically involving COBOL applications, is automated
Software Metrics: Using Function
Points
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Rob Donnellan and Howard Rubin
Donnellan and Rubin describe a method of measuring
system size, complexity and value by counting and
evaluating function points. The tape includes case studies
and a demonstration of a function point counting program.
SNA Open Networking Forum
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features John McConnell
McDonnell leads a panel discussion with several prominent
Systems Networking Architecture (SNA) internetworking
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vendors, giving a perspective of the issues that face
users. Future trends are explored.
and disadvantages of pilots and simulations and includes
a demonstration of a real-time automated simulation.
SNA Open Networking: The Basics
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features John McConnell
McConnell describes how networking protocols are
merging-Systems Networking Architecture (SNA) is
blending with the rest of the multiprotocol internetworking
world. He outlines the strategies and products of several
vendors and discusses their relative advantages and
disadvantages.
SNA Open Networking: The Future
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features John McConnell
McConnell continues a discussion on the merger of
Systems Networking Architecture (SNA) with othernetwork
protocols. This discussion focuses on possible successors
to SNA: Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN) and
Advanced Peer-to-Peer Internetworking (APPI).
Software Process Maturity
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Howard Rubin
Rubin presents an overview of Carnegie-Mellon
University's 5-year-old software maturity model: its
characteristics, use and application, a case study, and a
method for managing transitions between maturity levels.
Success with CASE Training
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (60 minutes)
Features Steven Barsh
Barsh describes successful CASE (computer-aided
software engineering) training strategies. Topics covered
include designing a training program, writing courses, and
developing training leaders and coaches.
Testing New Business Processes
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Dorine Adams
Adams emphasizes accurate performance testing of new
business process models. She describes the advantages
What is the National Computer Center?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (21 minutes)
The EPA's National Computer Center(NCC) is the featured
topic of this introductory video. The overview provides a
glimpse of the Center's purpose and function: how it
serves its users.
Wireless Network: Future Trends
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (30 minutes)
Features John McConnell
Wireless networking consultants, including McConnell,
and product managers discuss the state of the wireless
network market and developing trends. This tape is a
companion to Fundamentals of Wireless Networking.
Windows NT: Developer's Briefing
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features Jim Weiler
Weiler delivers a detailed report on features of Windows
NT. Issues discussed include the Executive (the kernel
and various extensible environment subsystems),
portability, security (DOD C2 specs.), internationalization
(the UNICODE standard), multi-processing, compatibility,
connectivity and system robustness.
Windows NT: Executive Summary and
Demonstration
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (30 minutes)
Features Jim Weiler
Weiler reports on the latest expectations of what NT will
and will not be: NT as a LAN server environment, a
POSIX/UNIX environment, an interoperable environment,
a 32-bit environment, and other issues.
Working With Windows NT
Computer Channel, Inc., 1993 (90 minutes)
Features David Thatcher
Thatcher discusses various aspects of Windows NT:
myths surrounding it, where it fits into the Microsoft
product line, what's inside it, and general information
about the status of Windows.
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The Abilene Paradox
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1984 (27 minutes)
Features Jerry B. Harvey
Harvey makes a case for proper management of
agreement in organizations. The central idea is that
mismanaged agreement is as dangerous as excessive
conflict since it can lead an organization toward
inappropriate goals. Mismanaged agreement occurs
when participants in a group decision acquiesce without
communicating their reservations to others in the group.
Achieving Excellence
Career Track, 1986 (60 minutes)
Features Lou Heckler
In four segments, Heckler teaches excellence-oriented
management: 1) creating quality, 2) productivity through
people, 3) making things happen, and 4) personal
excellence.
change must be built into the heart of any organization.
The series features three managers who fail to plan
ahead, to make changes or to respond to changes which
will be forced on them by competition, technology or the
market. Each is visited by H. G. Wells in his Time
Machine. In this video Wells shows each manager two
alternative futures.
All Change: The Shape of Things to
Come
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (20 rfonutes)
Features John Cleese
In the second half of the two-part "All Change: The
Management of Change," John Cleese continues
illustrating that change must be a central value of any
organization. H. G. Wells pays a second visit in his time
machine to three formerly-change-resistant managers to
see the impact of their new attitudes.
After All, You're the Supervisor!
Rank Roundtable Training, Inc., CRM Films, 1990 (2
tapes, 24 minutes)
The first tape presents the typi-
cal day of a supervisor as related
by Richard Flores in an interview
with a business reporter. The
Discussion Tape is meant to be
used as a stimulant: Mr.
Flores's supervisor groups
17 supervisory activities into
four majorfunctions of man-
agement and poses basic
questions about supervisory
roles. The leader's
guide presents op-
tions for creating
workshops around
the tapes.
The Attitude Virus
CRM Films, 1989 (20 minutes)
Features Doree Evans
Evans and three managers examine the impact of attitude
on productivity. Managers, because of their position, are
sometimes guilty of spreading bad attitudes.
Be Prepared to Speak
Kantola Productions and Toastmasters International, 1985
(27 minutes)
This tape presents techniques for public speaking,
developed by Toastmasters,that will help you: brainstorm
and research speech content; target and organize your
remarks; control your gestures, voice modulation, eye
contact and pauses; use vivid language and stories; and
calm your butterflies.
All Change: Change for the Better
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (29 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese stars in this half of the two part "All Change: The
Management of Change" video series that illustrates that
Bolero
Pyramid, 1973 (26 minutes)
Using the orchestra-and-conductor as a model of an
effective organization, this video shows Zubin Mehta
conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in a
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performance of Maurice Ravel's Bolero and illustrates
individuals with their own problems and pleasures in their
craft in contrast to their careers as members of a productive
team.
Brain Power
MTI Film & Video, 1982 (12 minutes)
Features Karl Albrecht, narrated by John Houseman
Houseman discusses Albrecht's three key principles of
perception: recognition (attentionto details), interpretation
(allowing room for ambiguity), and expectation (unlimited
expectations).
Building the One Minute Manager Skills
CBS/Fox Video, 1985 (48 minutes)
Features Kenneth Blanchard
Dr. Blanchard puts the ideas of The One Minute Manager
into the universal language of cinema. Using classic
footage from such greats as Star Wars, 12 O'Clock High
and Young Frankenstein, Dr. Blanchard shows the skills
of The One Minute Manager in action.
Business and the Environment
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1991 (47 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters outlines the opportunities for businesses that
decide to adopt an environmentally responsible outlook.
The tape serves as a guide to changing corporate culture.
employee devel-
opment, time
management
and team devel-
opment.
Clear as Mud m
CRM Films, 1979
Animation and
puppetry are used to highlight important points about
communication with a special emphasis onthe importance
of speaking clearly so as to be understood.
Communicate and Win W «'m
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (48 minutes)
All successful managers are successful communicators.
Seven key communication topics are highlighted in this
video. They are: 1) persuading people to accept your
ideas, 2) using the telephone, 3) providing dynamic
leadership, 4) listening for increased productivity, 5)
conducting effective meetings, 6) making winning
presentations and 7) getting the most from your writing.
Conducting a Performance Appraisal
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (13 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
The program discusses one of the fundamental tasks of
management, covering the principal points to be included
in a performance appraisal with particular emphasis on
future goals and objectives.
The Case of the Missing Person
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (15 minutes)
Using a case-study format to explore the effect of a
manager's expectations on the performance of an
employee, this video points out the importance of a
manager's positive attitude.
The Case of Working Smarter, Not
Harder
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (15 minutes)
This video describes one manager's development from
an overworked, compulsive problem solverto an innovator
whose unique system draws public attention. It focuses
on delegation of authority, decision making, planning,
Conducting a Salary Discussion
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (10 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
Dealing withone of thefundamentaltasksof management,
this video focuses on conducting salary discussions with
employees. Forthrightness is required to make sure that
it is clear to the employee that salary changes are related
to performance.
Conducting a Termination
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (8 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
Emphasizing the importance of documentation and
previous disciplinary actions, this video discusses the
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proper steps to be taken in a termination, one of the
fundamental tasks of management.
Crosby on Quality
BBC Training Videos, Films Incorporated, 1989 (2 tapes,
50 minutes)
Features Philip Crosby
In Part 1 (18 minutes), Crosby describes his Four Absolutes
of Quality and relates much anecdotal evidence for his
conclusions orrquality. In Part 2 (32 minutes), three case
studies demonstrate the impact of Crosby's ideas on
Bama Pies, Inc., Winter Park Memorial Hospital and
Cameron Iron Works, USA, Inc. The lessons to be
learned are equally applicable to public sector
organizations.
The Customer is Always Dwight
Video Arts Inc., 1989 (22 minutes)
Features John Cleese
The message of this video is achieving 100% quality in all
areas of work; not just production but sales, accounts,
distribution, administration—every department or section
of the organization. Cleese uses three companies to
illustrate his lessons of quality and process management;
Supermarvellex Inc., Cisco, and Worldwide Nut Company.
Decisions-Decisions
Video Arts, 1978 (28 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese plays a manager who has been put in charge of
moving his company to a new building. Everything has
gone wrong. He is taken, by flashbacks, through the
stages of the office-move and is shown how he ignored or
neglected all the basic principlesof good decision-making.
Defining the Job
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (9 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
Illustrating a basic task of management, this program
notes that poor performance can often be traced to not
knowing what the boss expects. Once the job is clearly
defined, it can be used as a later measure of performance
and as a basis for more formal discussions should future
problems arise.
Delegating
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1981 (28 minutes)
This video discusses managers' ability to delegate and
provides some basic steps to aid the manager in easing
the workload, improving the finished product and building
a stronger and more efficient department through delega-
tion.
Discovering the Future: The Business
of Paradigms
Charthouse Learning Corp., 1989 (38 minutes)
Features Joel Barker
What is a paradigm and what is its role in management?
Barker discusses paradigms as they relate to a set of rules
and regulations through which we see the world. The
program explains modern-day paradigms of the business
world and how we can pass beyond these boundaries to
establish new onesforthe future. Viewers will understand
why most people shy away from change, and how to
improve the process of innovation.
Discovering the Future:
The Power of Vision
Charthouse International Learning
Corp. (30 minutes)
Features Joel Barker
In this sequel to The
Business of Paradigms,
Barker underlines the
importance of a vision-
compelling goals and
positive images of the
future-for overcoming
adversity in the present
and achieving success.
Discussing Career Goals
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (11 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
This discussion of a basic management task focuses on
the importance of the manager's role in clarifying what a
certain job requires. A successful career goal discussion
requires a keen knowledge of both organizational needs
and an employee's capabilities.
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Excellence in the Public Sector
Enterprise Media Inc., 1989 (53 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters presents five case studies of management
excellence at work in the public and not-for-profit sectors
of the economy. The organizations in this program focus
on people-oriented management, with an emphasis on
customer service, people involvement, and quality. The
managers in the film inspire, reward, and lead workers to
outstanding levels of productivity.
Finding Time
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1980
minutes)
(28
Managing a schedule properly can be
challenging. This program discusses some
of the reasons why personal and or-
ganizational time-
scheduling is so difficult
and gives some guide-
lines for effective time
management.
Getting Things Done: Mastering Goals,
Priorities and Time-Wasters
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1989
Features Edwin Bliss
Nowon video, CareerTrack's live version of Getting Things
Done addresses dozens of commonly asked time-
management questions. In Volume One, Ed Bliss, a
popular author and speaker, gives specific advice on
getting more done in a day. His topics range from setting
goals and defining priorities to increasing personal energy
and hour-by-hour output.
Getting Things Done: Mastering
Paperwork, Deadlines and Delegation
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1989
Features Edwin Bliss
Time's slipping away. Stop the clock . . . and take a
moment to learn Ed Bliss's tried-and-true, time saving
strategies in Volume Two of CareerTrack's live video
seminar Getting Things Done. You'll learn how to focus on
the "big picture" — and assure your long-term goals get
done. You'll discover the common pitfalls of too much
paperwork, bottlenecks and meeting multiple deadlines.
Giving Positive Feedback
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (7 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
Taking time to tell someone they did a good job will lead
to continued good performance. This installment of a
series dealing with basic management tasks discusses
the importance of recognizing a job well done.
The Greatest Management Principle
(GMP) in the World
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (13 minutes)
Features Michael LeBoeuf
LeBoeuf presents "the greatest management principle"
—the things that get rewarded, get done—and provides
strategies for implementing it. Encouraging
entrepreneurship, boosting productivity, fostering
teamwork and cooperation, and rewarding excellent work
performance are all components of LeBoeuf's theory.
Handling Personal Problems
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (10 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series.
This review of a basic management task discusses how
to deal with an employee's personal problems such as
excessive drinking, drug abuse or serious economic or
family trouble. A manager's responsibility in such situations
is to offer an opportunity to seek outside help, with the
implication that failing to do so will result in termination.
The Helping Hand: Coaching Skills
Video Arts, Inc., 1990 (38 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese presents the essentials of coaching in an easy to
understand manner. The tape is divided into two parts:
"Why Coach?" and "How to Coach." In both sections
there are three characters; an employee who is to be
coached, a manager who does the coaching, and Cleese,
who guides and supports the manager.
How to Define Goals and Objectives
McGraw-Hill Training Systems, 1986 (18 minutes)
The subject of this program is a discussion of the clearly
defined goals that enable organizations to focus on the
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effective use of resources and to chart a course for future
development. Defining goals and objectives isacontinuous
process that requires a high degree of skill from each
member of the organization.
How to Get Results with People
CareerTrack Publications Inc., 1987 (105 minutes)
Features Jeff Salzman
Business transfer Salzman describes techniques to use
in interpersonal relations. His topics cover message
content and ego, building support, use of power and
visibility, selling ideas, and how to deal with conflict and
criticism.
How to Influence Motivation
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (31 minutes)
Wit h this tape, managers can learn how to foster employee
motivation at three crucial stages of job performance:
before a new task is begun, while the task is in progress,
and after a task has been completed.
How to Lead Effectively
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (19 minutes)
The selection of an appropriate leadership style is the key
to using power effectively. The four leadership styles
modeled in this program are directing, consulting,
delegating and participating.
How to Solve Problems
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1986 (22 minutes)
The focus of this tape is the presentation of a systematic
step-by-step method of problem-solving that allows the
manager to apply both logic and creativity to the problem
solving process.
Humor is Not a Luxury
Video Arts, Inc., 1989 (40 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese illustrates that humor, far from being a luxury, is an
essential ingredient of business life that makes an
organization more competitive and open to change. If
work is fun, employees will enjoy their work and work
more effectively. Humor can facilitate learning, change
people's behavior, and help release stress.
I Told Them Exactly How to Do It
CRM McGraw-Hill Films (12 minutes)
An animated film about the manager
in every company who is having com-
munication problems with both his
employees and his boss. Mitt
Mittel learns the necessity of
active listening.
Idea Power
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (16 minutes)
Features Karl Albrecht, narrated by Vincent Price
Price conveys the work of Albrecht, discussing the ability
to create, combine and explain new ideas and showing
that they are learned skills. Ideas have the capacity to
transform problems into solutions; thus by using thinking
skills, many complex problems may be solved.
If You Really Want to Get Ahead
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (45 minutes)
If you really want to get ahead, this video describes eight
strategies: 1) getting along with others, 2) promoting
yourself, 3) gaining and using power, 4) being remembered
by the right people for the right things at the right time, 5)
coping with criticism, 6) rating your management skills, 7)
making yourslef indispensable, and 8) improving morale.
Imagineering: Team Up to Think Up
New Ideas
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (16 minutes)
Features Michael LeBoeuf, narrated by Alan Shepard
The viewer is instructed in pooling collective imagination
to spark new ideas, unleash creativity, engineer ideas into
problem-solving strategies, and build team spirit which
will fuel co-operation and productivity at all levels.
Improving Employee Performance
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (11 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series
This discussion of a basic management talk illustrates
how to deal with common performance problems:
absenteeism, tardiness, personality conflicts, problems
with paperwork and an inability to handle job
responsibilities.
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In Search of Excellence
Harper & Row, 1982 (88 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Learn about management strategies of some of America's
successful companies. Peters focuses on three major
themes and how excellent companies have benefited
from their use: innovation, productivity through people,
and shared values.
Intrapreneurs
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1988 (55 minutes)
To encourage employees to devote the energy and effort
to come up with innovative ways of doing business,
managers must leamto nurture the entrepreneurial
spirit within their departments and within the
entire organization. This video focuses on
four examples of "intrapreneurship."
The Intuitive Manager
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (34 minutes)
Roy Rowen's work focuses on the concept
of intuition as a management tool. Intuition is
knowledge gained without rational thought. New ideas
spring from a mind that organizes experiences, facts,
and relationships to discern a path that has not been
taken before. Intuition compresses years of learning
and experience into an instantaneous flash.
The Leader Within With Dr. Warren
Bennis
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1989 (64 minutes)
Features Warren Bennis
Bennis gives his perspectives on the different types of
leaders that can be found in these volatile times. He
profiles several managers and tells why, to be a good
manager, you must first be a good leader.
Leadership: Style or Circumstances
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1975 (28 minutes)
This video focuses on the specific leadership theory
developed by management psychologist Fred E. Fielder
called "contingency model," which asserts that anyone,
given the right circumstances, can be a good leader. This
involves changing the organization-not an easy
proposition-to create a circumstance that will stimulate a
person's positive leadership potential.
The Leadership Alliance
Video Publishing House. 1988 (64 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters goes on-location with four outstanding leaders in
the educational and industrial sectors. Through interviews
and profiles, viewers learn that leadership results from an
alliance between managers and workers.
Leadership and the One Minute
Manager
CBS/Fox Video, 1985 (85 minutes)
Features Kenneth Blanchard
Blanchard shares his views on "situational
leadership." Included are discussions of four
leadership styles: directing, coaching,
supporting, and delegating; choosing an
appropriate leadership style; and
managing expectations and reaching
agreements with people you manage
about the leadership style they need
from you in order to be able to
accomplish the goals you set.
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
MTI Film & Video (27 minutes)
History's most aggressive entrepreneur is the role
model for this fundamental yet revolutionary
approach to people management. You'll learn to
embody the timeless and effective leadership qualities of
Attila the Hun; qualities that you, your managers and your
executives may need to meet the challenges of today's
organizations.
Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun:
The Monologues
MTI Film & Video (18 minutes)
This shortened version of Leadership Secrets... keeps
the vignettes featuring Attila, but cuts the interpretive
material in between. This is useful if you are planning your
own short-course around the video.
Learning to Think Like a Manager
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1983 (25 minutes)
Watch this discussion of the mistakes commonly made by
new managers and learn how to avoid them. The video
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suggests that upper management plays an active role in
training new managers. The central message is that
becoming an effective manager takes time.
Listening Leaders
Video Arts Inc., 1989 (30 minutes)
Customers are a vital source of information about quality.
This video shows you how to tap into that source by
creating a "customer listening loop," a continuing two-way
conversation that willfundamentally improve yourproduct
or service. In visits to the GE Answer Center, the J.C.
Penney store in Piano, Tx., Riverside Hospital in Columbus,
Oh., and Polaroid's Customer Resource Center in
Cambridge, Mass., you will see how an effective customer
listening system works.
Making Advances: What Organizations
Must Do About Sexual Harassment
MTI Film & Video, 1988 (36 minutes)
Features Bill Kurtis
Hosted by TV news anchorman Kurtis, this video makes
use of interviews with top EEOC officials and Affirmative
Action professionals in the business environmentto explore
the EEOC definition of sexual harassment and how its
most recent guidelines apply in today's workplace.
Management Basics in Action
Fortifies in this series, see:
Conducting a Performance Appraisal
Conducting a Salary Discussion
Conducting a Termination
Defining the Job
Discussing Career Goals
Giving Positive Feedback
Handling Personal Problems
Improving Employee Performance
Taking Disciplinary Action
Manager-to-Manager: Dealing with
Difficult People
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (10 minutes)
Features Jack Noon
Noon, in one of five programs, describes critical steps in
gaining control and reducing the stress of working with
aggressive or authoritarian people. He suggests that you
remain calm and emotionally detached, keep the
conversation job-related, and appealto the other person's
competence.
Manager-to-Manager: Gaining
Cooperation From Peers
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
Features Jack Noon
In one of five programs, Noon provides detailed guidance
forobtaining cooperation from peers, including suggestions
such as appealing to the broader company or department
goals, offering and committing to reciprocal cooperation
in the future, setting up schedules and following up ahead
of deadlines to reinforce the need for assistance.
Manager-to-Manager: Getting
Approval from Authorized Department
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
Features Jack Noon
Noon discusses steps to promote greater understanding
between staff managers and line managers. In one of five
programs, he suggests that interactions between
managers will be more effective if the managers are
prepared, exchange written rationales for various projects,
accept that there will be differences, try to understand the
other's point of view and agree on the solution of problems.
Manager-to-Manager: Helping
Colleagues Handle Problems
MTI Film & Video. 1987 (13 minutes)
Features Jack Noon
Noon, in one of five programs, describes the steps
managers can follow when helping other managers work
out effective solutions. The steps include finding out
about the problem objectively, outlining ways you can
help, working out a plan of action, implementing and
planning commitments, and providing feedback.
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Manager-to-Manager: Overcoming
Resistance to Change
MTI Film & Video, 1987 (12 minutes)
Features Jack Noon
In one of five programs, Noon describes critical steps to
diffuse natural fear and resistance to change in
organizations, including outlining benefits of change,
anticipating rational and irrational objections and offering
solutions, uncovering real concerns and offering time to
adapt to change.
Managers with Impact: Versatile and
inconsistent
The Harvard Business Review Video Series
MTI Video and Film, 1986 (30 minutes)
Wickham Skinner and Earl Sasser's work shows that
managers with impact are versatile and inconsistent. This
video provides a profile of managers who make a
difference. For each managerial situation such managers
make an individual analysis, set a short-term goal, and
maintain flexibility.
Managing Problem People
Video Arts, Inc., 1988 (85 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese stars in this video consisting of six separate films,
in each of which the manager, the problem person and the
manager's mentor are introduced. Then each specific
problem that faces the manager is discussed, the mentor
analyzes the problem and makes suggestions, and finally
a number of lessons are highlighted overflashback scenes.
The Behavioral Approach is used to focus on the particular
behavior that is giving rise to the problem.
Managing Projects: Taking
the Critical Path
BBC Training Videos, Films
Incorporated, 1988 (25
minutes)
Features Paul Vaughan
Vaughan explores the uses of
project management in general, and
Critical Path Analysis (also known in the United
States as Critical Path Method) in particular.
Case studies include a British motor rally, the
Calgary Winter Olympics, Lucas Girling Ltd., and
Woolworth pic.
Managing the Journey: Understanding
and Implementing Change
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1989 (75 minutes)
Features Kenneth Blanchard
Part of the One-Minute Manager series, this video deals
with the implementation of change in going to the one-
minute manager system and the new relationship between
manager and employeethat results from this new process.
Managing Up
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (17 minutes)
Learn the skills employees need to effectively manage
their own behavior, resulting in successful employee-
boss relationships. An employee succeeds when his or
her boss succeeds, and that means success for the entire
organization.
Managing Your Boss
MTI Film & Video, 1986 (32 minutes)
Using the Boston-based fast-food specialty chain, Au Bon
Pain, asa model, the program focuses on how subordinates
manage their relationships with their boss, stressing the
importance of "managing up" to help companies improve
their productivity and employees improve their job
satisfaction.
The Massey Triad
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1986 (150 minutes)
Features Morris Massey
This series of 3 tapes consists of the following:
What You Are is Where You Were When - Massey tells
how deep-seated values, reflecting generational roots,
guide adult behavior and determine responses to people
and situations.
What You Are Is Not What You Have to Be - Massey
divulges how to deal with those outside your own
generation, be they parents, children, managers,
employees, leaders or citizens.
What You Are Is Where You See - Massey relates how
an open mind can overcome the pre-conditioned response
to the future based on your generational values, and how
that open mind can help you create your own future.
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Meetings, Bloody Meetings
Xicom Video Arts. 1976 (30
minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese illustrates the skills
of handling people in the heat of a discussion, including
practical advice and tips for chairmen of meetings.
Planning, pre-notification, preparation, processing, and
putting it on record are emphasized.
The One Minute Manager
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1982 (50 minutes)
Features Kenneth Blanchard
Behavioral scientist Blanchard examines the three secrets
of the people sideof management—goal setting, praising
and reprimanding. The education process starts at the
beginning: what makes people behave the way they do
and how are poor performers effectively redirected to
reach their goals?
The Middle Manager As Innovator
The Harvard Business Review Video Series
MTI Film & Video, 1984 (34 minutes)
Features Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Kanter defines the scope of innovation, focusing on its
mechanics: how it is to be achieved, and by whom. From
documented case histories of two companies general
principles common to any innovation project are developed.
More Bloody Meetings
Xicom Video Arts, 1984 (27 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Cleese plays the managerwho has learned and is applying
the lessons of his previous film, Meetings, Bloody
Meetings, but learns in a dream sequence that he is still
a poor meeting leader. It is brought home to him that he
is doing things badly, and we watch him put his new
lessons to practice.
Motivation: The Classic Concepts
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1985 (21 minutes)
Five classic motivational theories are this program's
subject: McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, Maslow's
needs hierarchy, Herzberg's "hygienes"and "motivators,"
McClelland's motivational profiles, and Skinner's behavior
reinforcement. How these theories operate in the
workplace is illustrated.
The Multicultural Workplace
WGBH Boston, MTI Film and Video (32 minutes)
This tape features five episodes involving characters in a
variety of business settings. The scenes present typical
interactions among colleagues involving promotions,
working styles and project management. The goal is to
uncover how cultural context affects the interaction.
A Passion for Excellence
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1985 (63 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters describes how successful organizations create
and sustaintheircompetitive edge. He discusses howthe
care of customers, constant innovation and reliance on
creative contributors of the staff distinguishes successful
organizations from mediocre ones.
Peak Performance: The Winner's
Guide to the Top
Nightingale-Conant Corporation, 1985 (58 minutes)
Features Charles Garfield
Garfield discusses skills which are common to all peak
performers: motivation through mission, ability to innovate,
team-playing to empowerothers, orientation toward results
and continuous self-development.
People Make It Happen: A Message
From Tom Peters
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (6 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters, in his taped welcome to participants in EPA's 2nd
annual Total Quality Management seminar, explains that
his recent criticisms of the Malcolm Baldridge Quality
Prize are rooted in his concern that too much energy is
being put into charts, graphs and related paraphernalia,
and that the essence of TQM-people, attitude,
engagement-is endangered.
The Psychology of Winning in Action
Nightingale-Conant Corporation, 1986 (58 minutes)
Features Dennis Wattley
Waitley describes action steps for self-development and
attaining high performance. These include enhancing
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self-esteem and expectations, and recognizing the
importance of moderation and setting attainable goals.
Putting the One Minute Manager to
Work
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1984 (60 minutes)
Features Kenneth Blanchard, Robert Lorber
Blanchard and Lorber, in this chapter from their One-
Minute-Manager series, discuss the secrets of putting the
one-minute-manager to work. They explain the ABC's of
management (A-Activator, B-Behavior and C-
Consequence) and give examples of how to use them.
Quality Improvement Prototype
Anthology
Executive Office of the President of the United States,
Office of Management and Budget
Distributed by the Federal Quality Institute
3 programs on 1 tape feature OMB's Quality Improvement
Prototype Award Winners for the years 1989,1990 and
1991. Each program introduces the QIP program and
focuses on characteristics that led to the award.
Quality: Journey Without End: 1989 Quality
Improvement Prototype Award Winners, Office of
Management and Budget - IRS Ogden Service Center,
Ogden, Utah; Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Hampton Roads,
Virginia; Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas
City, Missouri; Naval Publications and Forms Center,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; NASA Lewis Research
Center, Cleveland, Ohio; IRS Fresno Service Center,
Fresno, California.
1990 Quality Improvement Prototype Award Winners,
Office of Management and Budget -
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston,
Texas; IRS Cincinnati Service Center,
Covington, Kentucky; Defense Industrial
Supply Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
1991 Quality Improvement Prototype
Award Winners, Sacramento Air
Logistics Center, McLellan Air Force Base, California;
1926th Communications-Computer Systems Group,
Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
The Quality Revolution
MTI Film & Video, 1989 (38 minutes)
Narrated by Collin Siedor
This program asks the question: How did American
manufacturers lose their competitive edge and worldwide
dominance in the years following World War II? It answers
that question by telling the stories of Ford Motor Company,
Globe Metallurgical, Inc., and Eastman Kodak Copier
Products Division.
Race & Sex Discrimination in the
Workplace: What you Need to Know
MTI Film & Video, 1990 (21 minutes)
Gain an understanding of racial and sexual discrimination
as they occur at work. The program addresses options
you may have if you suffer from discrimination.
Speed is Life: Get Fast or Go Broke
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1991 (68 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters extolls the importance of speed to successful,
"excellent" organizations. Examples, including Ingersoll-
Rand, Cable News Network, and the Union Pacific
Railroad, show how improving quality by recognizing
speed can be a competitive advantage.
Stepping Up to Supervisor
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1985 (20 minutes)
This program discusses issuesthat new supervisors face,
including establishing authority and obtaining cooperation.
New supervisors are alerted to mistakes commonly made
during the early stages of a management career and
strategies are offered for avoiding these common pitfalls.
Taking Disciplinary Action
MTI Film & Video, 1985 (22 minutes)
Management Basics in Action series
Another look at a basic management task,
this tape discusses what to do when an
employee's problem has been discussed
before and changes have not been made.
The tape outlines a step-by-step approach
for dealing quickly and firmly with problems as they arise.
Team Building: How to Motivate and
Manage People
CareerTrack Publications, 1989 (2 volumes)
Features Mark Sanbom
In the first volume of this package, Mark Sanborn shows
how teamwork leads to greater productivity and creativity.
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He examines how to find the best team members and lead
them to be their best. In Volume Two, Sanbom explores
ways to motivate ateamto achieve managerand company
goals, how to communicate effectively with co-workers
and clients, and how to evaluate a team.
Ten Vital Rules for Giving Incredible
Speeches and Why They're Irrelevant
(32 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
Peters conveys the message that there are no hard and
fast rules for public speaking. "Each person has to
develop his or her own brand of effective speaking and
perfect it with practice."
Time Management: Ideas That Work
JWA/Encoders, 1989 (46 minutes)
This lesson highlights the following time-
management ideas that work: 1) over-
coming the biggest time wasters, 2) dealing
with interruptions, 3) coping with
crises caused by others, 4) handling
those mounds of paperwork, 5)
conducting more productive
meetings, 6) dictatingto save time,
7) putting an end to procrastination.
Total Quality Management
Federal Quality Institute
Features Tina Sung
Sung, of the Federal Quality Institute, presents an overview
of Total Quality Management as practiced by the Federal
Government. Topics addressed include TQM definition,
principles and practices, tools for measuring quality, the
cost of quality, teams as quality implementors, the TQM
process, tools for problem solving and training issues.
Sung also discusses the Federal Quality Institute and the
services it offers.
Total Quality Management in Plain
English
U.S. Department of Defense
Distributed by the Federal Quality Institute
Features Bucky Taylor
Taylor, a self-described plain DoD employee "like you,"
discusses Total Quality Management, answering the
question "What is this TQM stuff, and what's in it for me?"
in plain, ordinary, everday layperson's terms.
Transactional Analysis
CRM McGraw-Hill Films, 1974 (22 minutes)
Features Linda Phillips
Phillips proposes transactional analysis as a method of
dealing with interpersonal problems, communication
breakdowns, and the "playing of games," the big energy
waster of all organizations. Transactional analysis is a
type of psychotherapy developed by Dr. Eric Berne that
emphasizes effective communication.
True Colors
MTI Film & Video, 1991 (19 minutes)
An episode of ABC News "Prime Time"
Features Diane Sawyer
Sawyer follows two "testers," one white and the other
black, as they place themselves into identical mundane
situations. In the majority of situations, the white man is
given opportunities that are not offered to the black man.
The Unorganized Manager
Video Arts, 1983 (4 cassettes: 24 minutes, 26 minutes, 20
minutes and 28 minutes)
Features John Cleese
Manager Cleese reveals errors in organizing himself and
others and then demonstrates time management and
effective delegation. Also explained is how a manager
can organize his or her workers and help them understand
their responsibilities, performance standards and goals.
What If We Could Start Over?
U.S. Forest Service, 1988 (40 minutes)
Features Dale Robertson
The video is adapted from a speech given at EPAon June
17 by Robertson, Chief of the US Forest Service, who
documen ts how his agency is fulfilling its mission with
renewed commitment and redirected energy. He describes
how the agency initiated a program directed at improving
organizational effectiveness by capitalizing on its real
strength, the people who work there.
What You Are Is Not What You Have To Be
see The Massey Triad
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What You Are is Where You See
see The Massey Triad
What You Are is Where You Were When
see The Massey Triad
Where There's a Will...
Video Arts, 1987 (29 minutes)
This video emphasizes that being in charge of a group of
people doesnt mean having to have all the answers, but
rather entails using the group to help find the answers and
to achieve the required results of the department or
section.
A World Turned Upside Down
Video Publishing House, Inc., 1986 (31 minutes)
Features Tom Peters
In this analysis of corporate excellence, Peters asserts
that in order to meet foreign competition a new breed of
company must emerge. He looks at ten basic business
functions and outlines the old and new attitudes
organizations have toward these areas, providing
examples of new-breed companies for each category.
You'll Soon Get the Hang of It
Video Arts Inc., 1981 (29 minutes) *
Features John Cleese
Learn the basic psychology of training and motivation, as
Cleese facilitates passing on knowledge and skills to a
trainee. In a variety of situations, Cleese delivers the
essential points and illustrates the major pitfalls.
Your Attitude is Showing
CRM Films, 1988 (18 minutes)
See how attitudes can affect individual and team job
performance. Demonstrated are the role of attitude in
daily work and the involvement of others in determining
attitude. A direct correlation is established between
positive attitudes and increased production. Particular
focus is placed on how the attitude of managers can
impact worker performance.
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Note: Videos in the Hazardous Waste Superfund collection do not circulate, except with the
permission of the Hazardous Waste Superfund Librarian, (202) 260-5934.
All the King's Men: Winchester,
Virginia: Tire Fire
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1984
3/4-inch tape
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This video outlines emergency response procedures to
combat the Winchester, Virginia, tire fire, October 1983-
January 1984. The objective was to prevent public
exposure to contaminants as well as the spread of
hazardous wastes to the food chain.
Anatomy of a Crisis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State of Louisiana,
1992 (24 minutes)
Companion to Strategy for Crisis Response
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See also Environmental Collection
This two-part program (this tape is the first part) is a
documentary of an environmental catastrophe--a chemical
freight train derailment, explosion and fire. Extensive on-
site footage and interviews with clean-up experts and
government officials are aimed at anyone who may be
called upon to deal with such a crisis.
Asbestos Safety
Business & Legal Reports, 1987
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This program discusses the health effects of asbestos
and summarizes OSHA regulations regarding exposure
levels. It explains responsibilities of employee and
employer when removing asbestos. The video is
accompanied by workbooks.
Beyond Business as Usual: Meeting
the Challenge of Hazardous Waste
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1988 (28 minutes)
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The national strategy for cleaning up and reducing
hazardous waste is the subject of this tape. It describes:
(1) the background to passage of CERCLA and RCRA
legislation, (2) the role of government, industry and
community in reducing waste atthe source, (3) successful
recycling efforts and "waste clearinghouses," and (4)
available treatment technologies.
Burial Ground
Thomas McCann & Associates, 1982
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Drawing upon several case records to develop a fictional
account of what occurs when a hazardous waste generator
violates state and federal laws, this video highlights the
responsibilities of the generator, fines, cleanup costs, and
damage suits.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness
Program: Title III
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987 (5 tapes: 53
minutes, 37 minutes, 40 minutes, 59 minutes, 59 minutes)
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This videoconference provides information concerning
the preparation of chemical emergency preparedness
programs, as mandated by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act, Title III (also known as the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act).
The video focuses largely on the collection and use of
information for community plans.
Community Awareness & Emergency
Response: Planning Emergency
Exercises
Chemical Manufacturer's Association, 1987 (10minutes)
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The CMA presents a summary of four commonly used
emergency response exercises. The exercises are meant
to help a community prepare for accidental and other
unacceptable releases of chemicals from industrial plants
into the environment. The pros and cons of "table top,"
"drills," "field exercises," and "emergency operator
simulation" exercises are discussed.
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The Day Before...: Chemical Response
Planning through Simulation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (23 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
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This program outlines the typical chemical response plan
used by municipalities in case of emergency. It presents
information on: (1) primary and secondary response, (2)
protective gear, and (3) containment of contamination.
Doing It Right
Environmental Media Center, 1988 (40 minutes)
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The video illustrates the proper installation of underground
storage tanks and piping.
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-To-Know Act: What It Means To
You
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (15 minutes)
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A guide to EPGRA, this video focuses on (1) emergency
planning, (2) notifications of releases, (3) chemical
inventories, (4) the toxic release inventory (TRI), and (5)
material safety data sheets.
Field Installation of a Vadose Zone
Monitoring System Installed at Allied-
Signal, Metropolis, Illinois 1989
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989 (12minutes)
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This video presents an installation of a leak detection
system at Allied-Signal, Inc., in 1989.
First On the Scene
Chemical Manufacturer's Association, 1985 (32 minutes)
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Prospective measures for personnel involved with
hazardous waste cleanups are highlighted. While the
video does not inform viewers of handling procedures, it
summarizes basic techniques that can be used to reduce
the risk of exposure. Accompanied by a booklet.
The Geneva Site: A Specification for a
Four-Well Cluster of Monitoring Wells
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (40 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
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The actions of an emergency response team at a site in
Houston, Texas, are summarized. In order to ensure
municipal well safety, four monitoring wells were drilled to
determine the extent of PCB contamination in ground-
water.
Handling
Hazardous
Waste
BNA Communi-
cations, Inc.,
1986
7 tapes
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Training in the handling of hazardous wastes:
Tape 1 (15 minutes): An Introduction
Tape 2 (19 minutes): Packaging Hazardous Waste
Tape 3(13 minutes): Transporter Checklist
Tape 4 (15 minutes): Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
Tape 5 (13 minutes): Lab Packing
Tape 6 (18 minutes): Disposal Facility
Tape 7 (20 minutes): Liquid Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Substance Research
Center Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991
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This tape presents a profile of the hazardous substance
research centers, which were established to improve
scientific aspects of hazardous waste management.
Hazardous Waste: Who Bears the
Cost?
Umbrella Films, 1981 (28 minutes)
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Citizens in Wobum, Massachusetts discuss theirconcems
about hazardous waste in their community. The video
presents a variety of opinions held by citizens, businesses
and government officials concerning hazardous waste
management.
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Health and Safety for UST Inspectors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989
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This extensive video workshop on petroleum tank safety
procedures ior underground storage tank inspector
trainees is presented as a series of modules.
Module 1: Fires and Explosions. (24 minutes)
Module2:Toxiclty of Petroleum Products. Parti: Paths
of Exposure. Part 2: Specific Petroleum Constituents.
Module 3: Oxygen Depletion and Confined Space Safety.
Module4: Personal Protective Equipment. (48 minutes)
Module 5: Monitoring Instruments, Permissible
Exposure Limits.
Household Hazardous Waste: State
Legislative Issues
Multivision of Denver, 1987
State regulation of household hazardous waste is
summarized in this video. The film presents a variety of
options legislators have, in the absence of RCRA
jurisdiction, for regulating household hazardous waste.
Inspector Training Manual
University of Michigan, 1988 (84 minutes)
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Used with a manual, this video explains RCRA policies for
future inspectors. Topics include: (1) generators of waste,
(2) waste identification, (3) transportation, (4) disposal
sites, and (5) the uniform hazardous waste manifest.
Investigation of the Denny Farm Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1991 (22 minutes)
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See also Environmental Collection
Using the Denny Farm site as an example, this video
details the step-by-step process EPA follows in
investigating a toxic waste site. This site was contaminated
by dioxin which was dumped without consent of the
owner. EPA monitored the farm to ascertain if the
contamination spread.
It Can't Happen Here
Commonwealth Films, Inc., 1987 (30 minutes)
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The purpose of this video is to make managers and
employees aware of the safe handling of chemicals and
hazardous and solid waste. Through
the dramatization of a chemical
accident, employees are reminded
that they must comply with all laws,
regulations, and safety standards
related to the handling of hazardous
waste.
Keeping It Clean: Making Safe and
Spill-Free Motor Fuel Deliveries
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1992
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This program is designed to familiarize delivery drivers
and facility owners/operators with the equipment required
to prevent air pollution as well as soil and water
contamination during motor fuel deliveries.
Lee Thomas Overview
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987
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Former EPA Administrator Thomas reviews the status of
the Superfund program shortly after passage of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
of 1986 and highlights challenges stemming from such
passage. The tape focuses on EPA's role in implementing
regulations for the amended Superfund law.
Low Temperature Thermal Stripping
of Volatile Organic Compounds from
Soil
U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1992
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The Army evaluated technology for the remediation of soil
contaminated by volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Soil was heated and VOCs were the n thermally destroyed
in an afterburner.
LRT: The Liquid Release Test
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1988 (14 minutes)
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This training video provides information on the liquid
release test (LRT - SW-846: Method 9096). The LRT was
developed in response to legislation (HSWA) mandating
the minimization of land disposal of free liquid hazardous
wastes.
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Main Street
BNA Communications, Inc., 1987 (18 minutes)
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This program, accompanied by participants' and trainer's
manuals, informs its viewers of common hazardous
wastes, their health and environmental impact, and
procedures used for removing them. Resources that may
be used to locate further information are mentioned.
New Super-fund: What it is, How it
Works
National Archives Trust Board, 1987 (6 hours)
6 tapes
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This series of tapes, available in VHS and 3/4-inch format,
is the complete 1987 nationwide conference on Superfund.
Our Hidden National Product
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1979
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see also Environmental Collection
This program describes citizens' efforts to strengthen
federal hazardous waste laws and regulations. It illustrates
the case of a Michigan township fighting proposed state
legislation to build a hazardous waste incinerator in the
township. It discusses regulations requiring safe
management of disposal sites, and reveals the very
troubling conflict betweenpublicdemandforaction versus
public opposition to local sites.
Permit Writer's Training Manual
Regents of the University of Michigan, 1989 (85 minutes)
HW EPAX 9012-0005 LO
Geared toward waste management under RCRA and the
administration process involved, this tape reviews the
contents of a permit application, reviews technical
standards, and points out opportunities for public
involvement.
Personal Protection and Safety
University of Michigan, 1988 (23 minutes)
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Pesses Site: Fort Worth, Texas
Various, 1983
HW EPAX 9205-0007 LO
This tape is a compilation of TV news reports concerning
the Pesses Superfund site in Fort Worth, Texas, a
cadmium-contaminated former battery plant.
Petroleum Leaks Underground
Environmental Media Center
HW EPAX 9207-0006 LO
This video illustrates problems with leaking tanks. Parti,
How Liquids Move, describes how variations in soiltypes
and porosity affect leaching. Pan 2, How Vapors Move,
explains how vapor pressure affects the spread of vapors
and the ability to measure contaminants.
Poison and the Pentagon
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1988
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This is a recording of a film from
PBS's documentary series, Frontline,
which examines the military's
mishandling of hazardous waste at sites
in Florida, Arizona and Tennessee.
The impact on human health in the
surrounding communities is analyzed
as well as congressional responses.
Procedures for Decontamination of
PCB Contaminated Equipment
U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD., 1992
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Safe and effective decontamination of PCB-contaminated
equipment is described on this video. It assists in
preparation of site-specific decontamination plans:
planning, performance, documentation and site exiting.
RCRA Hazardous Waste/Materials
Training Series
Business and Legal Reports, 1985
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This program reviews four levels of protection to be used -This four-module series gives employees the information
while collecting hazardous waste samples. , they need to work with hazardous wastes and materials.
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Module 1: Employee Introduction to RCR A - discusses
the purpose of RCRA legislation and defines hazardous
waste.
Module 2: Keeping Track of Hazardous Wastes -
discusses companies' responsibilities for handling wastes
and training employees.
Module 3: Safety Training, Protective Clothing and
Equipment - discusses the importance of wearing and
using protective clothing and equipment.
Module 4: Handling Spills in the Workplace-discusses
the procedures for responding to spills and focuses on
employee training.
RCRA Orientation Program: 1990
Edition
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (65 minutes)
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The video and accompanying training manual provide
introductory information on the solid and hazardous
waste management programs under RCRA.
The materials review regulatory requirements
for non-hazardous, hazardous and medical
wastes as well as RCRA's relationship to
CERCLA. The film and manual were developed
by EPA in conjunction with the Association of
State and Territorial Solid Waste Management
Officials and the University of Michigan School
of Natural Resources.
RCRIS Instructional Series
Parts 1 & 2
Emhart PRC Audiovisual Services, 1991
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This video describes the RCRIS database system through
an eight-segment presentation. Part 1 includes an
overview of RCRIS, covering such topics as facility
identification, permitting, closure and enforcement. Part
2 describes the system's application to RCRA in areas of
corrective action, program management and facility
management planning.
RCRIS National Teleconference Parts 1
&2
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989
2 tapes
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The first tape discusses the results of the 1990 RCRIS
database pilot program. It presents an overview and
demonstrationof the system. In addition, panel discussions
with program participants are included. The second tape
focuses on interviews with program participants who
discuss customizing RCRISand the system's effectiveness
for compliance officers.
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act: Waste Minimization Module
University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources
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This program introduces viewers to waste minimization
and its field application. It serves as a training tool for EPA
employees, suggesting ways to build and maintain an
effective waste minimization program in the public and
private sector.
Right to Know: Working Around
Hazardous Substances
SNA Communications, Inc., 1985 (12 minutes)
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This video illustrates the importance of knowing
how to protect oneself from hazardous
substances. It informs the viewer that safety
data sheets and surveys are provided for all
hazardous products.
RREL/RCB Research Program
Foster Wheeler Enviresponse, Inc., 1990 (60
minutes)
HW EPAX 9205-0012 LO
The video is a compilation of EPA's Risk Reduction
Engineering Laboratory-developed technologies. Those
discussed include: synthetic soil matrix blending system,
mobile incineration, mobile carbon regeneration, and
mobile soil washing.
Safety and Economy: Hazardous
Waste Transportation
National Conference of State Legislatures and the
Foundation for State Legislatures, 1987 (120 minutes)
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An exploration of issues related to the transportation of
hazardous waste is the subject of this program. The
following are covered: (1) the roles of the federal and state
governments in transportation regulation, (2) industry
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compliance, and (3) the problems associated with the
decentralization of hazardous waste transportation policy.
Sampling Techniques
Regents of the University of Michigan, 1988 (30 minutes)
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The tape provides information on how to conduct a
sampling procedure at a hazardous waste site. Important
steps taken in the process include: site reconnaissance,
personal protective measures, proper sample handling
and thorough documentation.
Searching for the Honest Tank: A Guide
to UST Facility Compliance
Inspections
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission, 1991 (33 minutes)
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Consisting of a video and booklet for inspectors of
underground storage tanks, this program illustrates the
major elements of a UST facility compliance inspection.
Sharp Army Depot Pilot Study: Arsenic
Contaminated Groundwater
U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD., 1992
HW EPAX LO v4
A field-scale demonstration was conducted to evaluate
the effectiveness of granular activated carbon, ion
exchange resins, and activated alumina to remove arsenic
from groundwater at the Sharp Army Depot. A packed-
column air stripper was also used to remove another
contaminant.
Site Characterization Analysis System
(SCAPS): Penetrometer
U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD., 1991
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This video describes the purpose, development, and
application of a cone penetrometer. The device is being
developed as a subsurface sensing tool in placing
monitoring wells and characterizing contamination at
hazardous waste sites.
Straight Talk On Leak Detection
With Joe Thursday
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990 (30 minutes)
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See also Environmental Collection
An introduction spotlights underground storage tank (UST)
owners and operators, who share their comments on
strengthened UST regulations. Next, imaginary Joe
Thursday, Leak Detective, describes numerous methods
to detect leaks in underground storage tanks and pipes,
including internal (inventory control, tightness testing,
manual and automatic tank gauging), external (installation
of monitoring wells and detection units), and interstitial
(secondary containment with interstitial monitoring).
Strategy for Crisis Response
U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, State of Louisiana
(23 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
Companion to Anatomy of a Crisis
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See also Environmental Collection
This two-part program (this tape is the second part) is a
documentary of an environmental catastrophe~a chemical
freight train derailment, explosion and fire. Extensive on-
srte footage and interviews with clean-up experts and
government officials are aimed at anyone who may be
called upon to deal with such a crisis.
Superfund Implementation Meeting
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986
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Eight videocassettes describe the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and new regulatory
requirements and authorities asof November 1986. Topics
include: remedy selection, health assessment,
enforcement settlement, removals, research and
development and Title III. Accompanied by a booklet of
information summarizing the contents of the tapes.
Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation (SITE) Program
Foster Wheeler Enviresponse, Inc. (75 minutes)
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These 3 tapes summarize SITE Program monitoring of
innovative technologies at Superfund remedial locations
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to judge the applicability of the technologies to other sites,
and to assist in the determination of whether the
technologies meet RCRA and CERCLA requirements for
remediation. Demonstrations include: electric infrared
incineration, thermal destruction, in-situ stabilization/
solidification, vacuum extraction, liquefied solvent
extraction, ultraviolet oxidation, aqueous biological
treatment, solid biological treatment, debris washing, in-
situ steam and hot air stripping and aqua detox stripping.
Survey of Coal Tar
Contaminated Area
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (15 minutes)
3/4-inch tape
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This tape surveys the
coal-tar contamina-
tion of Brodhead Creek
in Stroudsburg, Pennsyl-
vania. Actions taken to reduce
runoff contamination of the creek include construction of
dams and erection of filter fences.
Tank Closure Without Tears: An
Inspector's Safety Guide
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission, 1988 (30 minutes)
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This video provides information to inspectors on safety
factors involved in the closure of underground storage
tanks. Both removal and in-place closure are discussed
with a primary focus on hazard evaluation and control
during the closure process.
Toxic Wastes Discovered in Cecil
County
Roy F. Weston, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, (28 minutes)
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See also Environmental Collection
Reporter John Goldsmith examines the history of one
abandoned hazardous waste site (a quarry in Cecil County,
MD) and how it was cleaned up.
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure (Method 1311)
Technical Resources, Inc., 1987
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This program assists laboratory personnel with a new test
method for toxicity characteristic leaching (Test Method
1311). Two techniques for extraction are demonstrated.
Toxic Release Inventory: Meeting the
Challenge
U.S. EPA Toxic Assistance Office, 1988 (18 minutes)
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Section 313 of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 and its requirements and
reporting procedures are the subject of this program. The
benefits the Toxic Release Inventory will provide for the
waste generator and the community are summarized.
Underground Storage Tanks: Rest In
Peace
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency & National Fire
Protection Association, 1986 (30 minutes)
This tape trains fire safety personnel to detect and prevent
flammable liquid leaks from underground storage tanks
(UST). It also describes EPA requirements with which
UST owners must comply to ensure safety.
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest:
Completing and Tracking
Coastal Video Communications Corp., 1989 (13 minutes)
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This program demonstrates the completion of hazardous
waste manifests and discusses their use in keeping track
of hazardous waste transportation.
Waste Not: Reducing Hazardous
Waste
Umbrella Films, 1988 (35 minutes)
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Gain a broad overview of waste reduction methods. A
step-by-step approach to establishing a source reduction
program is presented. Accompanied by a booklet.
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Welcome to the Electronic Bulletin Your Right to Know: Hazardous Corn-
Board munication Labels
Environmental Management Support, 1989 (19 minutes) J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., 1987 (15 minutes)
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ThisprogramillustratesfeaturesoftheOSWERtechnology Viewers leam how to interpret labels that are affixed to
transfer electronic bulletin board (now called CLU-IN). hazardous substance containers.
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POLLUTION PREVENTION COLLECTION
Video tapes in the Pollution Prevention Collection (part of the Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse-
PPIC) may be viewed on equipment located in the EPA Headquarters Library. Please contact PPIC (260-1023)
for more information.
Hazardous Waste Reduction: It's Your
Business
Washington State Department of Ecology (8 minutes)
This tape provides a humorous introduction to the
incentives and options available for reducing hazardous
waste.
Not By Chance
Center for Emergency Response Planning, AFL-CIO;
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (21
minutes)
Union personnel, plant workers and municipal rescue
staff make the point that chemical accidents don't happen
by chance, but as a result of an inability to control
technology. Tools to reduce dangers include risk
assessment, risk reduction, protective redundancy and
labor-management co-operation.
Ocean City Research -An Introduction
to: United States Army Acquisition
Pollution Prevention
(19 minutes)
This video describes the Army pollution prevention
program, which provides a framework ensuring that
environmental considerations are integral to the Army
mission, and that an environmental stewardship ethic
governs all Army activities.
Pollution Prevention Videotape
Compendium
Various U.S. EPA offices (150 minutes)
The tape includes the following:
Pollution Prevention Research Branch Research
Programs. Pollution Prevention Research Branch (23
minutes) - This program summarizes the mission and
objectives of this EPA Branch. It provides a biographical
sketch of staff members, including responsibilities and
research efforts.
Less Is More: Pollution Prevention Is Good Business.
Office of Solid Waste, 1990 (23 minutes), see also
Environmental Collection - This program shows how
industry is putting more money and devices into pollution
prevention, converting the waste of manufacturing
processes into usable by-products.
In Partnership With Earth: The Future of the
Environment. Office of Pollution Prevention, 1990 (60
minutes), see also Environmental Collection - Explaining
the importance of humans learning to live in harmony with
nature, this program stresses the importance of pollution
prevention, waste minimization, and recycling.
Beyond Business as Usual: Meeting the Challenge of
Hazardous Waste. Region 8 (28 minutes), see also
Environmental Collection - The national strategy for
cleaning up and reducing hazardous waste is the subject
of this program. It describes: (1) the background to
passage of CERCLA and RCRA legislation, (2) the role of
government, industry and community in reducing waste
at the source, (3) successful recycling efforts and "waste
clearinghouses," and (3) available treatment technologies.
Rinsing Process Modifications for Metal Finishers.
Region 9 (30 minutes) - This program summarizes a
November 1989 workshop sponsored by Santa Clara
County on waste reduction practices for metal finishers
andelectroplaters. Emphasizing small quantity generators,
it includes several case studies.
Sustaining America's Agriculture: High
Tech and Horse Sense
National Association of Conservation Districts (29 minutes)
This video describes how America's farmers and ranchers
can minimize environmental impacts while maximizing
production.
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