Page 4 AUDIO VISUAL continued from page 3 Community Video Exchange Milwaukie Public Library 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukie, Wi. 53233 Lots of talk about attempts to get libraries involved in non-print materials; into image, video, audio, film collections; and this sounds like a project that's gone a long way. They have a catalog of over 200 tapes available and offer equipment and training to the public. Video Clearing House P.O. Drawer 33000 R Miami, Fla. 3313 3 A non-profit corporation with a growing library of video tape instructional material; especially designed for materials on the college level. (First newsletter lists video tapes now available.) Prices for purchases range from $70 to $120. Built Environment Communication Center School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 5 545 5 (612) 373-2198 Though the tapes listed in their catalog are available for students at the university, they are into exchange with other video tape producers. And it sounds like some very good tapes, as well as ones of local importance: Ouroboros, Anthony Judge, Larry Pederson, Joel Schatz, Buckminster Fuller, sounds of dolphins ... €oMMUNITY ) Assessing Your Community (on overlay maps) Northwest Community Education Development Center University of Oregon 1724 Moss St. Eugene, Or. 97403 70ri. This is a good workbook for teachers and others involved in community understanding. A guideline similar to the Yellow Pages of Learning Resources, though with the goal of actual inventory of neighborhood community resources. Berkeley, California Pest Control Bill and Helga Olkowski (founders of the Berkeley Ecology & Recycling Centers) for the last three years have worked with the city of Berkeley and members of the Dept. of Entomological Science at the Univ. of California and have developed a system of pest control that has just about eliminated the use of chemicals, mostly by importing and using other insect enemies of the pests. In the process, the city of Berkeley has saved about $22,500 a year. Institute for Local Self Reliance 1717 18th St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 232-4108 Investigating the potential of a variety of economic and technological alternatives for urban self reliance. They provide information to individuals, cities, organizations concerned with local initiative and independence. Through Communitas, university without walls, they help in the design of urban and community development classes (leading to B.S., B.A. degrees). The list of publications illustrates the range of concerns. They will soon be publishing a monthly newsletter, Self Reliance. (They, not as stated in our directoryCommunity Technology, will be publishing this magazine.) Energy, Agriculture and Neighborhood Food Systems (75ri); Proposal for a Neighborhood Food/Waste/Energy System (7Sri); Hydroponics, 3 Parts ($1.00); Composting in the City (SOrt); Necessary Land for Various Diets and Production Schemes (2 Sri); Decentralized Food Production Research (25ri); Urban Aquaculture Comes ofAge (25ri); Who Takes Out the Garbage in D.C.? (75ri); Waste Treatment in D.C. (25ri); Dawning of Solar Cells ($1.50); Large Scale Sprouting: A Cottage Industry (75ri); Urban Gardening Chart ($2.00). (EDUCATION ) Acclimatization Steve VanMatre American Camping Association Bradford Woods Martinsville, In. 46151 $3.25. What I think distinguishes this "field trip experience" book is the notso-self-conscious, not-so-abstract teaching approach. Instead, the exercises and involvement tactics are sensuous, tactual, poetic, making it as useful for teachers as students (or for most any person). Household Energy Game Sea Grant Communications Office 1800 University Ave. Madison, Wi. 53706 A nicely-done "game" similar in some ways to "Lifestyle Index," with ways of measuring personal energy habits. Good for school use. Oregon Small Schools Association· State Dept. of Education 942 Lancaster Dr., N.E. Salem, Or. 97310 A voluntary self-improvement program for small schools (public and non-public) to provide for themselves above and beyond what the Dept. of Education can offer. A summer institute planned. Newsletter. Write for details. Only One Earth Dept. of Public Information Pennsylvania Station 312 Old Main University Park, Pa. 16802 It is a free, nicely done monthly, using a selection of prompting style articles written by Univ. of Penn. teachers (on energy, architecture, environment), with authors' addresses for reader participation. SCORE, Inc. (Student Competitions on Relevant Engineering) Rm. 5-336 Mass. Institute of Technology Cambridge, Ma. 02139 Design competition aimed at encouraging students to experiment with alternative energy sources in home and small industries; contact Mark Radke. Alternatives in Secondary Education School District # 1 League of Women Voters 208 Senator Bldg. Portland, Or. 97204 40ri. Short review of how the schools and schools within schools are working, with a listing of those programs available in the Portland area. Sunfund Friends of Can Inc. 30 East 68th New York, N.Y. 10021 (212) 879-9736 Projects include working on a solar exhibit for the Smithsonian, slide show, resource library, and plans to work on a large National Alternative Energy conference.
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