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Based on these descriptions, select the database that best meets your needs.
| MLA Bibliography, 1926 - present |
| Literary criticism, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from over 4,000 journals, books and dissertations published worldwide. |
| Communication and Mass Media Complete, Dates vary by title. |
| Provides indexing and abstracting coverage of the major journals in communication, mass media and other related fields. Almost half of the journals are available in full text. |
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
| Research Library Periodicals |
| Search over 2,700 periodicals for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. |
| Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present |
| Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. |
| Humanities International Complete
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| Comprehensive indexing of periodicals, books and other humanities resources, plus full text of nearly 900 journals. |
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.
| The Cinema Book, Ref PN 1994 .C489 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of Film Noir, Ref PN 1995.9 .F54 M39 2007 |
| International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers |
| Magill's Survey of Cinema, Ref PN 1993.45 .M34 1986 / Ref PN 1995 .M3 1981 / Ref PN 1995 .M3 |
| The New York Times Encycloperdia of Film, Ref PN 1993.45 .N4 1984 |
| The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Ref PN 1995 .O93 1998 |
| The Oxford History of World Cinema, Ref PN 1993.5 .A1 O96 1996 |
| Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film, [4 v.], 2007 |
| St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, (5 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref E169.1 .S764 2000 |
| The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism |
| Provides overviews and introductions to theoretical movements, critics, and theorists. Entries cover literary and cultural theories that may be useful in literary criticism or cinema and screen studies. |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective, index, 1890-1982 |
| Historic coverage of popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States, with extensive indexing of 375 titles and links to search for full-text. |
| Film Review Index, Ref PN 1995 .F513 1986 |
| The New York Times Film Reviews, Ref Abstracts/Indexes, 1st Floor |
| UC Berkeley's Guide for Finding Film Reviews on the Web |
Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.
| Film and Video Resources on the Internet from Northwestern |
| British Film Institute |
| American Film Institute |
| Internet Movie Database (IMDB) |
Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)