DVD: A PATHFINDER TO RESOURCES
IN THE UWM LIBRARIES
| Scope: This document is designed to help locate information on DVD titles. | ||
| REFERENCE SOURCES | ||
| Video Source Book......................... | (REF) PN 1992.95 .V52 | |
| PERIODICALS | ||
| Billboard | (MF) PN 017 | |
| Film Comment | (SPL) PN 1993 .F42x | |
| Library Journal | Z 671 .L7 | |
| Sight and Sound | LB 1044 .A2 S5 | |
| Sound and Vision | ML 1 .H43 | |
| USA Today | L 11 .S36 | |
| DVD REVIEWS | ||
| Booklist | Z 1035 .A49 | |
| Digital Bits | http://www.thedigitalbits.com/dvdmenu.html | |
| DVD File | http://www.DVDfile.com | |
| DVD Journal | http://www.dvdjournal.com/index.html | |
| Media Review Digest | http://www.pierianpress.net/ | |
| New York Times Film Reviews | (REF) PN 1995 .N4 | |
| Screen It | http://www.screenit.com | |
| Video Librarian | Z 692 .V52 V52x | |
| ELECTRONIC INDEXES The Research and Instructional Support Department in the UWM Libraries has many electronic indexes. The following are just a few of the electronic indexes available. Indexes are also available remotely to UWM users with campus computer (alpha) accounts. | ||
| Academic Search | 1984- | |
| Art Abstracts | 1984- | |
| Education Abstracts | 1983- | |
| Humanities Full Text | 1984- | |
| Library Literature and Information Science | 1984- | |
| Readers' Guide Full Text | 1983- | |
| INTERNET RESOURCES There are many DVD sites now available on the Internet. These are just a few of the sites available as of this printing. Many sites feature links to other web sites on the topic. | ||
| General Information: | ||
| DVD Demystified | http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html | |
| DVD Information | http://www.dvdinformation.com/index.cfm | |
| Vendors: | ||
| DVD Empire | http://www.dvdempire.com | |
| Facets | http://www.facets.org | |
| Films for the Humanities | http://www.films.com | |
| Library Video Company | http://www.libraryvideo.com | |
| Opera World | http://www.operaworld.com | |
| MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY COLLECTION The Multimedia Library's collection of DVD titles embraces many diverse disciplines. The Multimedia Library has a number of subject Mediagraphies which are lists of DVD and videotape titles that are available in various subject areas. These lists are available at the Multimedia Library's service counter or at http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/media/mediagraphy.html. Multimedia titles can also be searched in the UWM Libraries' online catalog. Here are some suggestions for locating a media title in the online catalog: DVD: 1) Click on the Set Limits button. 2) Scroll down the page to the Search Limits list. 3) In the Location limit, scroll down to "Multimedia Library - DVD" and click on it. 4) Click on Set Limits. NOTE: Limits only work in Keyword, Title, and Advanced Searches. 5) Click on the Search type in the Search By box. | ||
| Keyword (Ranked by Relevance) | Searches for any keyword(s). Put quotation marks around keywords that should be searched as a phrase. | |
| Keyword (and, or, not) | Searches for any keyword(s) using the words and, or, or not. | |
| Title | Searches for items using the EXACT title. | |
| Author | Searches for items using the EXACT author name (lastname space firstname). | |
| Call# | Searches for items using the EXACT call number. | |
| Subject | Searches for items using the EXACT **subject heading. | |
| **Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings available in the Research and Instructional Support Area. | ||
| 21NOV2001, rev. 10 Oct 2003 | ||