Library Research Guide

Comparative Literature 261

• Background Materials
• Finding Books
• Finding Journal Articles
• Using Web Sites
• Get Help

Background Materials

The American cinema; directors and directions, 1929-1968
Location: Reference PN 1993.5.U6 S3
Cinema : a critical dictionary : the major film-makers
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .C5
The complete film dictionary
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .K66 1997
Dictionary of film and television terms
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .O34 1983
Dictionary of film makers.
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .S313
The film studies dictionary
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .B49 2001
Filmmaker's dictionary
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .S56 2000
Glossary of film terms
Location: Reference PN 1993.45 .M47 1978
The Illustrated who's who of the cinema
Location: Reference PN 1998.A2 I48 1983
International dictionary of films and filmmakers.
Location: REF PN 1997.8 .I58 1997
The International encyclopedia of film.
Location: REF PN 1993.45 .I5 1972
The international film industry: a historical dictionary
Location: REF PN 1993.45 .S57 1989 
The new biographical dictionary of film 
Location: Reference PN 1998.2 .T49 2002
The new historical dictionary of the American film industry
Location: Reference PN 1993.5.U6 S539 1998
The Oxford guide to film studies
Location: REF PN 1995 .O93 1998 
Women filmmakers & their films
Location: Reference PN 1998.2 .W66 1998 

 
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Finding Books

Use ALEX, the library catalog, to find books on your topic.

• Search topics by SUBJECT or KEYWORD
   
• Search on the following subject headings:
  
  motion picture producers and directors
  motion pictures  
  [personal name]
  
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Finding Journal Articles

Academic Search Premier
Full text journal coverage for 4,400 journals and indexing/abstracts for nearly 8,000 journals in all academic areas of study - including the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Film and Television Literature Index
Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
LexisNexis Academic
Full text newspaper and magazine articles. Includes the The New York Times.

MLA International Bibliography
Covers the scholarly research in the study of literature, language, linguistics and folklore.

 
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Using Web Sites

Internet Movie Database

Research in Film Studies:  Web Directories and Other Internet Sites

Get Help

For assistance with this course, contact:

Kristin Strohmeyer
Reference Librarian/Coordinator of Instructional Services
Burke Library
859-4481
kstrohme@hamilton.edu

 
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(Reviewed: October 24, 2007)