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"Recommended for all libraries in which there is more than a minimum interest in audio-visual material."--ACADEMIC LIBRARY BOOK REVIEW. "An exhaustive, cross-referenced directory blanketing...the AV industry's manufacturers, producers, distributors, services, techniques & applications."--BACKSTAGE. "You could find a manufacturer & distributor for any AV product you can think of from the information included."--THE BIG REEL. Can a single source really organize the incredibly diverse world of AV suppliers, products, & services between two covers? Yes - if it's AV MARKET PLACE 1999! Fully revised & updated, this industry "bible" is the only guide you'll need to find more than 7,660 companies that create, apply, or distribute an extraordinary range of AV equipment & services for business, education, science, & government. Giving you unmatched access to the AV industry - & such developing technologies as multimedia, virtual reality, digital audio, presentation software, & interactive video - this multi-indexed resource makes it easy to find the names & numbers you need. For example: * a quick-access index of more than 1,250 separate AV products & services refers you to your choice of eager-to-serve suppliers in the main index * a Products, Services, & Companies Index identifies all firms geographically under separate Audio, Audio Visual, Computer Systems, Film, Video, Programming, & miscellaneous sections, divided further among specific applications * a Company Directory, organized alphabetically, provides complete contact information for every organization listed.