Recent Video Acquisitions


5034

The New York Festivals: 1995 Advertising Winners Reel

Summary:

The winners of the yearly advertising competetion. Commercial spots include Pepsi, Little Caesars, and Apple Computer.

Length:

60 minutes

Year:

1996

Publisher:

New York Festivals Inc


5033

New York Festivals: 1996 Advertising Winners Reel

Summary:

The winners of the yearly advertising competetion. Commercial spots include Little Caesars, Pepsi, and Apple Computer.

Length:

9 minutes

Year:

1997

Publisher:

New York Festivals Inc.


5030

Business Communication (Himstreet series): Research Methods and the Report Process

Summary:

People working at Sygnis, Inc. talk about the varied methods for research and the advantages and disadvantages of each of these methods. They use the Tourist Track Site Survey as a sample to illustrate how to conduct a good survey and how to analyze dates to write a good report.

Length:

9 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5029

Business Communication (Himstreet Series): Communication About Work and Jobs

Summary:

People who are working in the personnel department at Venture Stores, Inc. talk about how to write a good resume and cover letter and how to act in a successful interview. They also talk about how to avoid stupid errors on the resume and cover letter, and how to dress in the right clothes and do the right things for an interview.

Length:

8 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5028

Business Communication (Himstreet Series): Writing to Persuade

Summary:

People from Tracy-Locke/Pharr Public talk about how to write a successful business letter. They discuss the importance of the first sentence in a letter. They use a sample letter from the Embassy Suites Hotel to illustrate the importance of the first sentence and how a successful business letter should look.

Length:

8 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5027

Business Communication (Himstreet Series): Using Words Effectively

Summary:

Sales Development Associates Co. offers advice on the importance of communication and emphasizes simple techniques. They stress using direct words and using a theme to communicate in a field like theirs, marketing/advertising. Offers a "Business Tips" section in which helpful advice on effective communication is given.

Length:

9 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5026

Business Communication (Himstreet Series): Cross-Cultural Communication at Home

Summary:

Pacific Bell Directory employees offer advice on dealing with different cultures in business. They give ideas on how to communicate easier and then stress the importance of it to be successful in business. Offers a "Business Tips" section that gives ideas on how to succeed in a culturally diverse environment.

Length:

10 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5025

Business Communication (Himstreet Series): Public Speaking

Summary:

Salisbury Communications of Los Angeles gives useful tips on how to improve one's public speaking. They give ideas to overcome fears and to get better, no matter what level you are at. At the end a "Business Tips" section gave ways to succeed in business when dealing with public speaking and communicating.

Length:

10 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Wadsworth Publishing Co.


5024

Contemporary Business Communications: Chapters 14-20

Summary:

14. Highway Robbery
15. Detroit Auto Workers Adopt Struggling Elementary School
16. The Joys and Risks of the Daddy Track
17. Is Nothing Private Anymore?
18. Made in the USA: Jobs for Export
19. Winning the War on Aging
20. The Baby Boomers Take Charge: An Interview with Bill Gates

Length:

65 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

ABC News/Prentice Hall Video Library


5023

Contemporary Business Communication: Chapters 8-13

Summary:

8. Food Lion
9. Rules, Rules, Stupid Rules
10. The Poison Next Door
11. Credit Cards
12. Anti-Stalker Laws
13. Nightline Investigation: Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Length:

84 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

ABC News/Prentice Hall Video Library


5022

Contemporary Business Communication: Chapters 1-7

Summary:

1. Japanese Business in US Plays by Japanese Rules
2. Long Working Hours After School Hurt Grades
3. British Airways/USAir Deal
4. When Someone Knocks
5. Common Miracles: New American Revolution in Learning
6. The Perfect Crime
7. Changing Rules for College Sports

Length:

79 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

ABC News/Prentice Hall Video Library


5009

Cooking the Books: What Every Accountant Should Know About Fraud

Summary:

Covers Methodologies of three fraud companies with the actual people involved. In depth interviews with experts on fraud and prevention on specific topics. Fraud Methodologies covered include: Premature Revenue Recognition, Improper Treatment of Sales, Revenue Substance vs. Form, Percentage of Completion Accounting, Deferal of Costs & Expenses, Improper Asset Valuations, Related Party Transactions, and Inadequate Disclosures.

Length:

60 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.


4968

A Very Special Day with Wayne Huzienga

Summary:

Wayne Huzienga recieves the 1996 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the USC School of Business. Huzienga is a multi-billionaire noted for building such companies as Waste Management and Blockbuster Entertainment from the ground up. He alsos discusses his newest venture, a no-nonsense approach to the used car lot.

Length:

120 minutes

Year:

1996

Publisher:

USC Entrepreneur Program


4955

Extron: Mastering Computer Interfacing to Large Screen Displays

Summary:

Overblown detail on the use of an Extron system to display video and computer images. Mr. Cathcart once required his classroom staff to view this video but it didn't seem to help matters any.

Length:

90 minutes

Year:

1995

Publisher:

Extron Inc.


4945

View from the Top: Power Sharing at Daimler-Benz

Summary:

Edzard Reuter, chairman of Germany's largest corporation, explains what he believes are Germany's principal competitive advantages over American companies.

Length:

90 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities, Inc.


4944

View from the Top: An Obsession with Quality

Summary:

Named one of the most-admired executives in the electronics industry as president and CEO of Motorola, Kodak's new chief executive explains how the single-minded pursuit of quality-not just product quality, but quality in how the company treats its people and customers-helped Motorola achieve nearly zero-defect production while assuming a position of world leadership in high technology manufacturing.

Length:

30 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities, Inc.


4943

Help Wanted? A Look at Global Employment Trends

Summary:

Nightly Business Report turns its attention to growing job insecurity faced by workers around the world. This special program examines the factors behind the "downsizing" trend that has cost millions of workers their jobs, and spotlights the status of job creation in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Length:

27 minutes

Year:

1995

Publisher:

WPBT2/Miami in association with REUTERS


4940

CLIO Awards: 1996 (Gold/Silver Winners Reel)

Summary:

Awards for popular commercials such as Little Caesar's Pizza, Carling Black Label, The Guardian Newspaper, Nike, Fila, Martini, VISA, Etc....

Length:

55 minutes

Year:

1996

Publisher:

CLIO Inc.


4938

Workteams and the Wizard of Oz

Summary:

Ken Blanchard discusses the importance and the fundamental logistics of teamwork using footage from The Wizard of Oz as metaphors.

Length:

18 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

CRM Films


4911

Wall Street Journal: Video Guide to Money and Markets

Summary:

Reporters from The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the people, places and institutions behind today's markets. Topics include: Stocks, Bonds, Federal Reserve Bank, Foreign Exchange, and Commodities.

Length:

30 minutes

Year:

1990

Publisher:

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.


4910

The Beer Game

Summary:

The video is about the creation of a "Beer Game" where a beer company is created to simulate the balancing process of supply and demand of the company. General perspective of the video is focused on the American Economy and is compared to a roller coaster.

Length:

15 minutes

Year:

1989

Publisher:

Mac Meil/Lehrer News Hour WGBH-TV/Boston


4906

Obedience: the Milgram Experiment

Summary:

Experiment conducted at Yale University of forty males aging from 20 to 50 years of age of many educational and career backgrounds. The actual experiment is about characteristic reactions of these persons when taking orders from the conductor of the experiments.

Length:

45 minutes

Year:

1962

Publisher:

unknown


4904

The Employment Interview

Summary:

Learning how to communicate effectively and selling yourself during interviews. Shows three different interviews and what was good or bad about each one. Gives general do's and don'ts for interviews and resumes.

Length:

33 minutes

Year:

1984

Publisher:

The Johnson/Rudolph Video Productions


4900

Power Pinch: Sexual Harassment Program

Summary:

Stresses the issues involved in workplace sexual harassment. Includes the topics of legal consequences and how it affects job performance. Attempts to explain what sexual harassment is and what a woman can do if involved in such a situation.

Length:

26 minutes

Year:

1981

Publisher:

Intregrated Video Services, Inc.


4899

Doing Business in Japan: Negotiating a Contract

Summary:

Illustrates how two different countries try and do business together: America and Japan. Ultimately the video stresses the lack of communication between the two groups because of different languages, cultures, and traditions. This shows how important it is in business to have excellent communication when dealing with others, especially in an unfamiliar country.

Length:

35 minutes

Year:

1976

Publisher:

A Vision Associates Production


4886

Citibank Indonesia: Background Information

Summary:

Question and Answer session about the financial processes Citibank Corporation executes. Also describes a brief history of the financial state up until the present, 1984, and why some parts of the corporation had failures. Includes management aspects of the corporation as well.

Length:

28 minutes

Year:

1985

Publisher:

President and Fellows of Harvard College


4885

Entrpreneurs-Beyond Excellence: the Superacheivers

Summary:

Follows the paths of a few entrepreneurs who are at different stages of developing their businesses. Includes things to consider when just beginning a company, how to keep the success going, how to manage a multimillion dollar company, and keep up the business after it is firmly established.

Length:

86 minutes

Year:

1985

Publisher:

Nathan/Tyler Productions


4869

Prentice Hall Advertising (Tape 4)

Summary:

Tips on providing a good advertisement for a certain product through research. Also includes the types of issues needed to be considered before advertising a product. Uses the example of China in the basis of surveys and statistics of how to market Chinese products to Americans.

Length:

60 minutes

Year:

1987

Publisher:

Bowell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt and The CPS Group


4840

Carnation Instant Breakfast -- Historical Reel

Summary:

Commercials about Carnation Instant Breakfast

Length:

35 minutes

Year:

1975

Publisher:

Nestle Inc.


4830

View from the Top: Taking Risks at Intel

Summary:

Hedrick Smith interviews the CEOs from Intel and they describe the unique approaches in dealing with the global market. It also stresses that in order to have a successful business you must take some forms of risk. Also emphasizes it with the Intel Corporations own experiences.

Length:

31 minutes

Year:

1994

Publisher:

Hedrick Smith Productions


4829

Dess-Miller: Strategic Management

Summary:

Program 1 - Ford Motor Company uses itself to portray and stress the importance of teamwork within a company. They establish a need to have a general mission that everyone in the company can work towards. They also touch upon the need for communication in a company.

Program 2 - The Xerox Company uses itself to portray and stress the importance of customer satisfaction in running a business. It also emphasizes that a company must keep a focus on who is buying their products, and illustrates leadership through quality when the Xerox company is threatened by competition.

Length:

30 minutes

Year:

1991

Publisher:

The Xerox Media Centre


4826

Social Venture Network: Spring 1993 Conference

Summary:

Highlights from the October 1993 SVN conference. The theme of the conference is "Making it Together", referring to closing the racial gaps in businesses. Includes speeches by Ralph Nader and Coretta Scott King.

Length:

30 minutes

Year:

1993

Publisher:

Kifaru Productions


4825

Enterprise: Life After Death

Summary:

Focuses on the business of death. Mainly concentrates on the Telephase Company who advertises cremation through the mail. Their goal is making cremation "the American Way." Discussions about development of marketing for this type of business.

Length:

28 minutes

Year:

1985

Publisher:

MTI Teleprograms


4806

World's Funniest Commercial Goofs

Summary:

Actual television special about the mishaps that occurred while filming commercials. Includes dialog mistakes, accidents, and uncontrollable problems.

Length:

56 minutes

Year:

1985

Publisher:

Garen-Albrecht Production and Carson Productions


4805

Thank-You Mr. President: JFK press conferences

Summary:

Regularly scheduled press conferences with President John F. Kennedy who was the first president to ever do this. Topics discussed are of different issues such as Nuclear testing and the Environment.

Length:

60 minutes

Year:

1961

Publisher:

Worldvision


4804

Best TV Commercials Of 1983 (Part 1)

Summary:

Best TV commercials of 1983 including some from Kodak, Pepsi, Olympus, Aim Toothpaste, Huggies and others.

Length:

50 minutes

Year:

1984

Publisher:

Crain Communications Inc.

Please note that this list does not include Reserve shelf videos and is only current as of 6/18/97.

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