Dollars & Cineastes:
Independent Film
Professor McCarthy
Fall 2004
Reference Works
Tools for Locating Books
Tools for Locating Articles
Questions?
Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494).
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Reference Works
Biographical Information | General Works about Film | Film Reviews
Biographical Works
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2001- .
The E.H. Little Library also has copies of the print volumes from 1967-2003; they are shelved in Reference at call number R 928 C76.
- Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1984- .
Reference R 927.9 C761
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
- Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary. Gwendolyn Audrey Foster. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1995.
Reference R 927.91 F754w
General Works about Film
- The Complete Film Dictionary. Ira Konigsberg. 2nd ed. New York: Penguin, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 K82c2
- Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory. Ed. Roberta E. Pearson and Philip Simpson. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 C934
- Film and the American Left: A Research Guide. M. Keith Booker. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.
Reference R 791.43 B724f
- The Film Studies Dictionary. Steve Blandford et al. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
Reference R 791.43 B642f
- The Films of the Nineties. Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn L. Nowlan. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001.
Reference R 016.791 F288 1990-1999
- Guide to American Cinema, 1965-1995. Daniel Curran. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 C976g
- Handbook of American Film Genres. Ed. Wes D. Gehring. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988.
Reference R 791.43 H236
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast. 4th ed. 4 vols. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000.
Reference R 791.43 I611 2000
- International Film Guide. New York: A.S. Barnes, 1966-1989.
Library has 1966 to 1989
Reference R 791.43 I61
- The Language of Cinema. Kevin Jackson. New York: Routledge, 1998.
Reference R 791.43 J13L
- The Motion Picture Guide. Chicago, IL: Cinebooks, 1985-1999.
Library has: 1988-1999.
Reference R 791.43 N251m
- New York Times Encyclopedia of Film. Ed. Gene Brown. 13 vols. New York: Times Books, 1984.
Reference R 791.43 N532
- The Oxford Companion to Film. Ed. Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1976.
Reference R 791.43 O98
- Variety International Film Guide. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990-1996.
Reference R 791.43 V299
Film Reviews
- For tips on finding film reviews and a list of indexes, databases, and Web sites that include film reviews, please see the guide How to Find Film Reviews.
Tools for Locating Books
Tools for Locating Books
- Library Catalogue
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
To locate films, videos, and DVDs in the Library's collection, do a keyword search for the name of the film or director and then limit your search by format "Video Materials (VHS/DVD)."
To identify appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
To locate works about a person, such as a director or actor, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
Examples of other subject headings include:
- Documentary films
- Experimental films
- Film criticism
- Independent filmmakers
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Motion picture industry
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Motion picture producers and directors united states
- Motion pictures editing
- Motion pictures history
- Motion pictures production and direction
- Motion pictures reviews
- Screenwriters
- Short films
- Women in motion pictures
Search Syntax
Truncation: use a dollar sign $.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war").
Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
Tools for Locating Articles
Starting Points | Primary Indexes for Film Studies | Other Indexes that Cover Film Studies | Electronic Journal Collections
Starting Points
- Academic Search Elite
(1984 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; covers a variety of film-related periodicals, including Film Comment, The Journal of Film & Video, Literature Film Quarterly, New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film, and Sight & Sound. Also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- InfoTrac OneFile
(1980 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; covers many film-related periodicals, including American Film, Film Comment, Film Criticism, Film Culture, Film Quarterly, Literature-Film Quarterly, and The Quarterly Review of Film Studies. Also included citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
Wildcard: use an exclamation point !.
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.
Search Tips:
Use the "Guided News" search option.
Try several types of searches:
- For "News Category," choose "General News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Major Papers." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range.
- For "News Category," choose "Arts & Sports News"; from the "News Source" drop-down menu, choose "Book, Movie, Music, & Play Reviews" or "Entertainment News." Enter relevant keywords and choose an appropriate date range.
- From the "Academic Search Forms" list (upper left-hand corner of the screen), choose "Business. Then select "Industry & Market." Enter relevant keywords, and from the "Industry" drop-down menu, choose "Arts & Entertainment." Finally, choose an appropriate date range.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an exclamation point.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
Wildcard: use an asterisk *.
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
Search Syntax
Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
- Readers' Guide Abstracts
(1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.
Search Syntax
Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
Primary Indexes for Film Studies
- Film Indexes Online
(1893 to present) Contains both Film Index International (FII) and The American Film Institute Catalog (AFI). Includes full production and cast information for films from over 170 countries as well as plot summaries, production notes, and citations to reviews, criticism, and articles on film and film personalities.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: automatic.
- Film Literature Index
(1973-2001) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope.
Note: Information from 2002 to the present is only available in the print version of Film Literature Index, which is shelved in the
Reference Index Area at call number R 050 F4873.
Other Indexes that Cover Film Studies
- America: History and Life
(Prehistory to present [historical time period covered]; 1964 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
Time period searches: search by decade or century only.
To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1940D).
To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD.
Note: For more than five decades, search by century (see below).
To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H).
To search for a range of centuries, use the format xxxxH xxxxH.
- Art Abstracts
(1929 to present). Indexes over 370 periodicals, including journals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects covered include art history, archaeology, architecture, decorative art, film, folk art, graphic art, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, photography, and sculpture..
Search Syntax
Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
- Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
(1973 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, and other materials on the history of art in Europe and North America from antiquity to the present. BHA covers both the fine and the decorative arts. Contains records from RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie).
Note: BHA uses Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use a question mark ?.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
- Contemporary Women's Issues
(1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.
Search Syntax
Truncation: automatic.
Phrase searching: automatic.
- Humanities Abstracts
(1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all humanities subjects, including history, classics, art, archeology, literature, philosophy, and religion.
Search Syntax
Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?.
- MLA International Bibliography
(1963 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
Note: To locate articles from earlier time periods, consult the MLA International Bibliography, 1925-1962 (Reference R 016.4 M16m).
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".
Wildcard: use a question mark ?.
- PCI: Periodical Contents Index
(c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: automatic.
- Women Studies Abstracts
Reference Index Area R 050 W872
(1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
Electronic Journal Collections
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews.
Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use a plus sign +.
Phrase searching: automatic.
- Project Muse
Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax
Truncation: use an asterisk *.
Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".
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