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This LRC user guide is an introduction to the some of the resources
available in the LRC for staff and students in the Broadcasting School.
This is NOT a comprehensive list of all that may be useful or relevant to
the study of Broadcasting. Instead it suggests places to start looking for
information about Broadcasting in the LRC.

Journals

Read the following currently subscribed JOURNALS for up-to-date

information relevant to your courses. Current issues are displayed on the
ground floor of the LRC while older issues are shelved upstairs in
alphabetical order in Bay 16 to Bay 22. Titles in bold are also available
electronically from the LRC web pages-
http://intranet.rave.ac.uk/lrc/electronicJournals.htm
Ask at the LRC counter for passwords if needed

American cinematographer The Producer

Adbusters Pro Sound News Europe

Ariel Shots
Audio Visual (A/V) Sight and sound
Broadcast SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal
Campaign Sound on sound
Digital Content Producer Television – RTS
EBU Technical Review Televisual
Electronics World TV Technology
Elektor Electronics Vertigo
FutureMusic Viewfinder
Guardian (Monday) Wire
IBE – International Broadcast Engineer Wired
Lighting and Sound International
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Subject headings

Search the CATALOGUE using the following subject keywords

Animation Broadcasting
Broadcasting industry Cinemas
Cinematography Communications
Digital broadcasting Digital transmission
Editing Film editing
Journalism Mass media
Media Motion graphics
Motion pictures Music
Radio engineering Sound design
Sound recording and reproduction Telecommunications
Television Television broadcasting
Television engineering Video production
Video recordings

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Shelf (Dewey) Numbers
Browse the SHELVES ( Bays no 02 to 15) at the following numbers for
book available for loan-

Software for editing 005.3

Careers in broadcasting (See also Careers 331.76 /791.4

Special Collection upstairs in the LRC)
Communication and telecommunications 384
History of broadcasting 384.5409
TV industry and companies 384.55
Electronic and communications engineering 621.38
Television engineering 621.388
Video recorders and recording 621.38833
TV camera operation 621.38834
Sound engineering 621.3893
Film production/Direction for film/TV 778.5
Cinematography 778.53
Special effects 778.534
Lighting 778.5343
Animation 778.5347
Editing/post production 778.535
Video production 778.599
Music 780 – 789.9
Film/TV/Radio broadcasting 791.4
Motion pictures/feature films 791.43

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 Film production and direction 791.430232
Screen/scriptwriting 791.437
Television 791.45

Broadcasting Manuals
These can be found at Row 15 upstairs in the
LRC.

Directories and Reference Books

The same Dewey numbers also apply to Reference material. Reference

materials are for use within the LRC only and are located on the upper
floor 1st Bay = 01. The following industry guides and directories are
shelved in the reference section. Also, use Credo Reference to search
many reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopaedias
electronically. This is available through the LRC website-
http://www.credoreference.com

Guardian media directory 302.23 MED

National Association of Broadcast Engineers (NAB) Engineering
Handbook 621.38 WIL
Electronic Engineer’s Reference Book 621.381 MAZ
Broadcast Engineer’s Reference Book 621.388 TOZ

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Television Electronics 621.388 KIV
Handbook for sound engineers 621.3893 BAL
BFI Film Handbook 791.43 BFI
BFI Television Handbook 791.45 BFI
Contacts 791.4 CON
- also available online from the LRC web pages (Spotlight Interactive)-
ask LRC staff for username and password
http://www.spotlightcd.com/interactive/
The Knowledge 791.4 KNO
- also available online from the LRC web pages- ask LRC staff for
username and password
http://www.theknowledgeonline.com/
The White Book 791.4 WHI
- also available online from the LRC web pages- ask LRC staff for
username and password
http://www.whitebook.co.uk/search/default.aspx
Production guide 791.44 PRO

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Videos/DVDs

There are various off air recordings, commercial videos and DVDs
available on the subject of broadcasting and media. Please search the
LRC catalogue to find the VT or DVD number. Use the pull-down menu
after searching to limit to Video or DVD Collection. Separate lists of
features films on video and DVD are also kept on top of the LRC counter
and the shelf above the DVD collection.

Series:

50 Years of BBC Television News How to Make a Movie

Auntie: The inside Story of the BBC Modern Times
BBC Law Training Kit On Camera
Cast and Crew Scene By Scene
Cutting Edge Shooting Gallery
Film Education Storyville
Hollywood Camera Works Dispatches

There are also numerous programmes on individual directors/film

makers/TV and film genres. DVD boxed sets usually include ‘making of ’
documentaries which cover all aspects of film production. The LRC has a
large collection of television and film documentaries filed under DVDR.

Broadcasting Student Archive

Student productions are archived in the LRC A/V room. They are
searchable on the LRC catalogue and can be borrowed at the issue desk.

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CDs

There are various royalty (not copyright) free sound recordings for
broadcasting purposes available. Search the LRC catalogue using “Music
for broadcasting purposes” as a keyword to find out more about what is
available, or use the pull-down menu after searching to restrict to CD
collection. There is also a printed list kept by the CDs of what is available.

Online Resources

Various e-resources are available through the LRC web pages to help you
search for magazine and newspaper articles and find industry information.
For more information see your LRC subject webpage
http://intranet.rave.ac.uk/lrc/Broadcasting.htm and the Broadcasting
Quickstart guide to electronic resources.

For general information about electronic resources see the LRC leaflet ‘E-
Resources: Databases & Newspapers’ or visit the LRC website on the
College Intranet.
http://intranet.rave.ac.uk/lrc/electronicresources.htm