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Finding Articles
To find articles, reviews and other resources on specific
films and their makers, you will want to consult the library's
Film subject page at http://researchwiki.lndlibrary.org/index.php/Film
for relevant databases and other resources.
Film Criticism:
- MLA Bibliography References to
sources on literature, language and film. (1963-pres.)
- Project Muse Full-text journals
in literature, performing arts and other topics.
- JSTOR back issues of journals;
some film coverage in film and literature journals.
- Academic Search Premier: general
database that covers a variety of topics including film
reviews, mostly for contemporary films
- Expanded Academic Index:
another general database with some film coverage
Film Reviews:
- New York Times (1999-present)
good for contemporary film reviews.
- Use more search options to limit to citations and
abstracts, reviews or specific dates.
- New York Times (1851-1998) for
reviews of works published during this time period.
- Use more search options to limit to citations and
abstracts, reviews or specific dates.
- Reader's Guide Retrospective
(1890-1982)
- limit to date book was published
Searching the Databases:
- Formulate a thesis question on which your research will
be centered
- Search a relevant database using keywords or search by
subject when appropriate.
- Use AND to find citations containing both keywords: e.g.,
(symbolism AND Faulkner)
- Use OR for related terms to search for citations that
contain one term OR the other. e.g., (women or feminine)
- Always put OR phrases in the same search box and enclose
with parentheses
- Use truncation (often the asterisk*) to retrieve similar
words with different endings, e.g., spirit* will retrieve,
spirits, spiritual, spirituality, etc.
Finding Full-Text:
Often the databases will provide citations but not the full-text
on an article. When you have a citation and need to find the
full-text, try the following steps:
Use the 'Search For Full Text' button (  ).
This link if available in the database to help you find a
journal article in another database, in the library catalog,
or request it from another library. If 'Search For Full Text' is not
available:
Search electronic journals ("Find E-Journals" from the library home page or http://www.loyola.edu/library/ejournals_a.htm)
to see if a journal is full-text online (search by title
of the journal, NOT title of the article).
Search the Library Catalog (SHARC) to see if a journal
is located in our library.
Request an article or book from interlibrary loan (ILL)
if not full-text online or in
the library. (use the
Interlibrary Loan form: link is on the library's home
page at
http://www.loyola.edu/library/REF/dbdirects/VoyagerILL.htm)
Finding Books:
- SHARC: library catalog which has references to books
by and about authors.
- The library catalog is shared by 3 other libraries.
Use the request button at the top of the page to request
a book from one of these other libraries (24-48 hour
turn around).
- If you can't find a book in the library catalog, you
can request it through ILL.
Reference Books (located on the first floor of the library)
- The Complete Film Dictionary. PN1993.45.K66 1989
- Film Encyclopedia. PN1993.45.K34 1998
- Film Review Annual. PN1995.F465 1981-Present
- Film directors: a guide to their American films. PN1998
.P24
- The International Encyclopedia of Film. . PN1993.45 .I5
1972
- Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films PN1993.45
M34
- Magill's cinema annual. PN1993.45 .M33
- The New York Times Film Reviews PN1995 .N4
- Variety Film Reviews. PN1995.V34 1907-Present
Useful Websites:
Internet Movie
Database (www.imdb.com) - A database of films and television
shows with information on credits, production details, plot
summaries, and reviews by professionals and readers.
Yale University
Film Studies: (www.library.yale.edu/humanities/film) guide
to conducting research in Film Studies at Yale University. It
includes information about reference materials, internet sites
and other special resources.
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