Listed in order of utility, these indexes and databases used in conjunction
with each other will provide an exhaustive resource for finding critical articles, film
reviews, and scholarly essays dealing with restrospective and current issues in
film study today.
International Index to Film Periodicals [serial].
New York, St. Martin's Press.
Davis Reference Row 17: Z5784.M9 I49
This source is extremely thorough and easy to use.
Provides both a director and author index as well as sections for general subjects,
individual films, and biographies. Some entries are annotated. Indexes the following journals
(all available in Davis): Cineaste, Film Comment, Film Quarterly, Jump Cut, Film Criticism,
Sight & Sound, Film Culture, Variety, & Film History. Undeniably, one of the
best resources to use.
Expanded Academic ASAP. InfoTrac, Information Access Co. 1994 - Nov 1998
(and backfile, 1980 - 1993).
[Access index via UNC online catalog]
An essential resource for this type of study/task.
Extremely easy to navigate. Provides user with contemporary criticism in both scholarly
and popular journals. A fantastic source for modern
film reviews (within the past 18 years including up to date & forthcoming).
Searching by keyword: "film criticism", "film genre", and "film critic" will yield
hundreds of articles (many of them full text).
MLA. The Modern Language Association of America., 1963 --
[Access index via UNC on-line catalog]
note: print version also available at Davis Reference (including prior to 1963)
Well organized and easy to use.
Index of articles in
thousands of international critical journals and series. Updated ten times per year.
Search under the keyword of "Film" and combinations with "theory" and/or "genre" and can retrieve
numerous citations of book reviews and critical articles. Fairly easy
to navigate.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index. OCLC First Search. (1977-). Philadelphia: Institute for
Scientific Information.
[Access index via UNC on-line catalog]
note: print version also available at Davis Reference (including 1977-1986)
Conducting keyword searches with "film theory" and/or "film studies"
will provide complete citations for over 400 articles and where to find if not housed in a
library on campus. Extremely easy to navigate. Search forms are very straight forward, by keyword,
subject, title or author.
ABELL Master Index (Annual Bibliography of English Language Literature) version 98:2,
1997-98 Chadwyck-Healy Ltd. (1892-1996)
[Access index via UNC on-line catalog]
Thoughtfully constructed,
this index is easy to use and extremely helpful in finding critical
articles and scholarly essays. Useful keyword search terms: "film theory"
and "film criticism."
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