| Scope: This document is designed to help locate information on film, laserdisc and videotape titles. |
REFERENCE SOURCES
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| Educational Film & Video Locator............... | (CCM) LB1044 .Z9 E37 |
| International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers | (REF) PN1997.8 .I58 2000 |
| International Motion Picture Almanac | (REF) PN1993.3 .I55 |
| Magill's Cinema Annual | (REF) PN1993.3 .M34 |
| On the Screen: A Film, Television, and Video Research Guide | (REF) PN1994 .F57x 1986 |
Video Source Book
| (REF) PN1992.95 .V52 |
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To locate other reference sources search the UWM Libraries' online catalog. Some subject headings include: |
| Motion pictures indexes | television broadcasting of films |
| Motion pictures periodicals | video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Motion pictures producers and directors | video recordings catalogs |
**Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings available in the Research and Instructional Support Area for additional
subject hearings.
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INDEXES
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| Film Literature Index | (REF) PN1993 .F616x |
| International Film Index, 1895-1990 | (REF) PN1998 .I58x 1991 |
International Index to Film Periodicals
| (REF) PN1993 .I57x |
PERIODICALS
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| Electronic Cinema Journals | http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/filmjournals.html |
| Film Quarterly | PN1993 .H457 |
| Library Journal | Z671 .L7 |
| Media & Methods | (CCM-REF) LB1043 .M4x |
| New Yorker | AP2 .N6763 |
| School Library Journal | (CCM-REF) Z675 .S3 S36x |
Sight and Sound
| LB1044 .A2 S5 |
FILM/VIDEO REVIEWS
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| Films in Review | PN1993 .F6473 or http://www.filmsinreview.com |
| Media Review Digest | http://www.pierianpress.net |
| Multimedia Information & Technology | Z717 .A84 |
| New York Times Film Reviews | (REF) PN1995 .N4 |
Variety's Film Reviews
| (REF) PN1993 .V36 |
| To locate other film/video review sources, search the UWM Libraries' online catalog
Some subject headings include: |
| motion pictures reviews | film |
film criticism
| television programs and reviews |
ELECTRONIC INDEXES
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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- |
| ERIC | 1967- |
| Humanities Full Text | February 1984- |
| Library Literature and Information Science | 1984- |
| MLA Bibliography | 1963- |
Readers' Guide Full Text
| 1983- |
INTERNET RESOURCES
There are many film/video 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. Consult the Multmedia Library's website for a list of online vendor catalogs:
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/media/topic.html
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Docuseek
http://www.docuseek.com
| Movie Reviews
http://www.mrqe.com/lookup? |
Film Resources
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/film.shtml |
New York Times Movie Reviews
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/movies/homevideo/index.html |
Film Studies WWW Resources
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=2293 | TV and Movie News
http://www.zap2it.com |
Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com
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MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY COLLECTION
The Multimedia Library's collection of videotapes and laserdiscs embraces many diverse disciplines. The Multimedia Library has a number of subject Mediagraphies which are lists of DVD, videotape and laserdisc 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 for in the UWM Libraries' online catalog. Here are some suggestions for locating a
media title in the online catalog:
VIDEOTAPES:
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 - VHS" 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.
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SEARCH TYPES
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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 Department.
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| re: wp61media.21NOV2001, updated
15 Sept 2003 |
