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 800-48 III. MOTION PICTURES A. Film rather than another medium. Film editions are listed below in descending order of preference.
 * 1. Preprint material, by special arrangement.
 * 2. Film gauge in which most widely distributed.
 * 3. 35 mm rather than 16 mm.
 * 4. 16 mm rather than 8 mm.
 * 5. Special formats (e.g.,65 mm) only in exceptional cases.
 * 6. Open reel rather than cartridge or cassette.

B. Videotape rather than videodisc. Videotape editions are listed below in descending order of preference.
 * 1. Tape gauge in which most widely distributed.
 * 2. Two-inch tape.
 * 3. One-inch tape.
 * 4. Three-quarter-inch tape cassette.
 * 5. One-half-inch tape cassette.

IV. OTHER GRAPHIC MATTER A. Paper and Printing:
 * 1. Archival quality rather than less-permanent paper.
 * 2. Color rather than black and white.

B. Size and Content:
 * 1. Larger rather than smaller size.
 * 2. In the case of cartographic works, editions with the greatest amount of information rather than those with less detail.

C. Rarity:
 * 1. The most widely distributed edition rather than one of limited distribution.
 * 2. In the case of a work published only in a limited, numbered edition, one copy outside the numbered series but otherwise identical.
 * 3. A photographic reproduction of the original, by spe­cial arrangement only.

D. Text and Other Materials:
 * 1. Works with annotations, accompanying tabular or textual matter, or other interpretative aids rather than those without them.

E. Binding and Packaging:
 * 1. Bound rather than unbound.
 * 2. If editions have different binding, apply the criteria in I.A.2-I.A.7, above.
 * 4. Rolled rather than folded.
 * 5. With protective coatings rather than without.

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