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| International Index to Performing Arts Full Text | Indexes more than 200 performing arts journals and as well as biographical information, conference papers, obituaries, interviews, discographies, and reviews. Subjects include film, television, theater, ballet, opera, musical theater, puppetry, mime, rodeos, circuses, etc. Some material is full-text. This is a good place to begin researching film and television studies. Abstracts span back to 1998, and indexing begins as far back as 1864. How to Search This Database |
| Film POWERSEARCH | Searches all of these databases
simultaneously: Academic
Search Complete , Art Abstracts, Art Index Retrospective for 1929-1984, Essay & General
Literature Index, Humanities Abstracts, Humanities
International Index, MLA International Bibliography. How to Search This Database |
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Contains 823 scripts, together with detailed information on the scenes, characters, and people related to the scripts. In addition, the database includes over 430 original images of previously unpublished screenplays. How to Search This Database |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index | Part of ISI Web of Knowledge, the Arts and Humanities Citation Index is a broad multidisciplinary index to journals published since 1975 in the fields of art, architecture, history, literature, music, film, philosophy, dance, religion, etc. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching.A good place to start if you want to know which writers are citing a particular author. How to Search This Database |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-1984) | Cites articles from English-language periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. How to Search This Database |
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An index (with abstracts) to over 1,700 periodicals in more than forty languages published since 1964. The most important source for articles on United States and Canadian cultural, social, economic, diplomatic, and military history, this database covers the periods from prehistory to the present and includes some full-text articles. For European and World history, see its counterpart Historical Abstracts. How to Search This Database |
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An index (with abstracts) to more than 2,000 journals published in over 80 countries in more than 50 languages. Fields include all branches of world history, including, political, diplomatic, religious, economic, social, cultural, and military history. Some full text is included. This is the best place to begin research in modern history (from 1450 to the present). For U.S. and Canadian history, use America: History and Life. How to Search This Database |
| FRANCIS | Francis is created by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France. This multilingual, multidisciplinary database is especially useful for the humanities and social sciences. Francis covers thousands of journals, books, and conference papers in many languages. How to Search This Database |
Important Web Sources | |
| Internet Movie Database (IMDb) | Online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. IMDb was launched on October 17, 1990 |
| All Movie Guide | Commercial database of information about movie stars, movies and television shows |
Related Book Titles in McDermott Library | |
| Variety Film Reviews | Reference PN1955 .V34 |
| New York Times Film Reviews | Reference PN1995 .N4 |
| Film Literature Index | Reference Aisle 1B |
| International Index to Film Periodicals | Reference Aisle 1B |
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