Cinema and Media Studies Research Guide

	Subject Specialist:	James Kaser
	Email:	james.kaser@csi.cuny.edu
	Telephone:	718-982-4129

Table of Contents:
Databases
Internet Resources and Web sites
Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
Print Resources
E-Journals

Databases Icon Legend | Top Search databases and indexes to find citations and/or full text articles online. Academic Search Complete The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

Art Index Index of articles in art history and the fine arts that include motion pictures, TV, and video topics. Find film topics by using a keyword search or by browsing the subject motion pictures. Over 400 leading art publications from around the world with information compiled by specialists with expertise in all fields of art to provide an international perspective; from 1984 to present. (Available in print from 1929-1995: Index and Abstract section. 2nd floor).

Arts & Humanities Citation Index Part of the Web of Science, Arts & Humanities Citation Index provides citations to journal articles in the arts and humanities, including architecture, art, classics, dance, literature, music, philosophy, film, religion, and theater.

Cinema Image Gallery Digital library of still images from movies, television and the entertainment industry. A rich visual source for film and TV history, the database contains still images of films in production, directors working on-set with the stars, set, costume and production design, and rare behind-the-scenes material. Cinema Image Gallery includes over 150,000 superior-quality images, along with a treasure-trove of over 4,000 poster art and lobby cards used to promote the movies.

Communications and Mass Media Complete Abstracts and select full text from over 650 journals in communications and mass media. Covers topics in journalism, film, television, marketing, business communication, health communication, and more.

Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities Part of the Web of Science, Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities provides citations to papers and proceedings of social science and humanities conferences from 1990 to present.

Custom Newspapers Full Text Full text articles from over 150 regional, national and international newspapers. A list of available titles can be found by clicking "Title List".

Directory of Open Access Journals This service contains free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals that aims to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 766 journals in the directory.

Ethnic Newswatch Full text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Covers of a wide spectrum of ethnic viewpoints, including African-American, Jewish, Latino, Native-American, and Asian-American publications.

Film Literature Index Contains 700,000 citations to articles on film, television and video including production reviews and book reviews published between 1976-2001. (Available in print from 1973-2000).

Humanities Full Text Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. (Available in print 1974-1994).

JSTOR Full text articles from the first issue of several hundred journals in the Arts & Sciences I & II, General Science, Language & Literature collections.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Full text database that provides a wide range of news, business, legal and reference information from over 5000 sources, compiled specifically for the research needs of academic institutions. Guides are available from the site, and tutorials from Duke or Yale.

MLA International Bibliography Abstracts and Bibliography from Modern Language Association. Find film topics by using a keyword search or by browsing the subject film. (Available in print 1921-2003).

National Newspaper Index Index of five major newspapers: New York Times (from 1980), Wall Street Journal (from 1980), Christian Science Monitor (from 1980), Los Angeles Times (from 1982) and Washington Post (from 1980). Also includes index for New York Times Magazine (from 1977) and New York Times Book Review (from 1980).

New York Times Historical Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. Recent issues available thru Lexis-Nexis. Additional holdings.

Oxford Art Online A comprehensive art reference work covering all forms of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, graphic design and photography, from prehistory to the 1990s. Find artist biographies, images of art works, definitions of key terms, and encyclopedia articles on art history topics.

Project MUSE Project MUSE? offers nearly 250 full text journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers, covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Journal titles include the following: Camera Obscura, Cinema Journal, Film History: An International Journal, The Moving Image, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, and Wide Angle.

PsycINFO Contains more than 1.8 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports; summaries of world literature in psychology and related disciplines; over 1700 periodicals in 27 languages. More than 60,000 records are added each year through weekly updates. Find film topics by using a keyword search or by browsing the subject motion pictures entertainment.

Internet Resources and Web sites Icon Legend | Top Resources freely available on the Internet. American Film Institute (AFI) Includes AFI's online cinema

Asian Film Connections "Promises to revolutionize international access to culturally significant films from Asia. It is also an important resource for the film industry, educational institutions and international media."

Black Film Center/Archive The Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University

Black Film Research Online University of Chicago "Find resources for researching Black film culture."

Bright Lights Film Journal Popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary

CinemaQ A directory of resources on queer cinema

CinemaSpace Film Studies at the University of California at Berkeley

Earlycinema.com "Early cinema.com aims to provide an introduction to the first decade of motion pictures and the developments which helped shape cinema as we know it today."

Gender, Race and Ethnicity in the Media Comprehensive list of online resources from the Department of Communication Studies, University of Iowa. Includes links to sites on: Advertising, African American, Asian American, Cyberspace, Latin American, Gender and Media, LesBiGay, Native American and other indigenous Peoples, Television and Film, and Print media links.

IndieWire Independent film

Internet Movie Database (IMDB) Database of movie information including plot summaries, cast and crew information, release date, trailers, reviews, and awards.

Latin American Cinema Listed by country

Media History Project School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota. Site provides links to resources on early media, print media, electrical media, and mass media (includes separately radio, film, and television).

MPAA Ratings Database Database of Motion Picture Association of America from 1968.

Public Moving Image Archives and research Centers Links to moving image collections worldwide

Screen Site ScreenSite facilitates the teaching and research of film/TV/new media and is designed principally for educators and students.

Society for Cinema and Media Studies "Devoted to the Scholarly Study of Film, Television, Video, and New Media."

Staten Island on the Web Links to web sites and information about Staten Island from the New York Public Library. Includes resources on history, government, film, literature, and statistics.

The Official Academy Awards Database The Academy Awards Database contains the record of past Academy Award winners and nominees. The data is complete through the 2007 (80th) Academy Awards.

Women Make Movies Includes "Links to Other Cool Sites on Women and Film and Video."

Journals, Magazines, Newspapers Icon Legend | Top Journals available online or in print at the CSI Library. Custom Newspapers Full Text Full text articles from over 150 regional, national and international newspapers. A list of available titles can be found by clicking "Title List".

Ethnic Newswatch Full text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Covers of a wide spectrum of ethnic viewpoints, including African-American, Jewish, Latino, Native-American, and Asian-American publications.

National Newspaper Index Index of five major newspapers: New York Times (from 1980), Wall Street Journal (from 1980), Christian Science Monitor (from 1980), Los Angeles Times (from 1982) and Washington Post (from 1980). Also includes index for New York Times Magazine (from 1977) and New York Times Book Review (from 1980).

New York State Newspapers Full text of select New York state newspapers, including the New York Times (from 1985), New York Post (from 2000), Albany Times (from 1986), and Buffalo News (from 1996). Coverage dates vary by publication.

New York Times Historical Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2005. Recent issues available thru Lexis-Nexis. Additional holdings.

Print Resources Icon Legend | Top Print resources available in the CSI LIbrary. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses PN1995.9 .W4 K33 2002

A Guide to References and Resources PN1998.A3 21 volumes on different directors

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Film, 1895-1930 PN1998.2 .L686 2005

Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory PN1993.45 .C75 2001

Encyclopedia of Early Cinema PN1993.45 .E53 2005

Encyclopedia of Film Noir PN1995.9 .F54 M39 2007

Encyclopedia of Television News PN4888.T4 E53 1999

Encyclopedia of Television vol 1-3 PN1992.18 .E53 1997 v.1 PN1992.18 .E53 1997 v.2 PN1992.18 .E53 1997 v.3

Historical Dictionary of American Radio Soap Operas PN1991.8 .S4 C695 2005

Horror Films of the 1980s PN1995.9 .H6 M86 2007

On the Air: the Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio PN1991.3.U6 D8 1998

Oxford Guide to Film Studies PN1995 .O93 1998

Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema, 1896 to the present PN1998.2 .A24 1991

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film PN1993.45 .G65 2007, vol 1-4

Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998 PN1995.9.S26 F54 2000

Screenwriting for Film and Television PN1996 .M62 1998

The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States PN1998 .A57 1993, vol 1-3

The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1979 PN1993.5.A1 W394 2000

The Animated Movie Guide PN1992.8 .A59 A59 2005

The Encyclopedia of American Radio: an A-Z Guide to Radio from Jack Benny to Howard Stern PN1991.3.U6 L29 2000

The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood PN1995.9 .M56 M85 2003

The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers PN1998.2 .T53 2002, vol 1-2

The Encyclopedia of Westerns PN1995.9 .W4 F27 2003

The Film Encyclopedia PN1993.45 .K34 2005

The Filmmaker's Handbook: a Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age TR850 .P54 1999

The Motion Picture Guide: Silent-1997 PN1995 .M4334, vol 1-10

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film PN1998.2 .T49 2002

The New York Times Film Reviews (1913-1996) PN1995 .N4 Holdings: 1913/1931-1983/1984,1993/1994-1995/1996 Indexes:1913/1968

The Queer Encyclopedia of Film and Television PN1590 .G39 Q44 2005

Variety Film Reviews 1907-1986 PN1995 .V341

Variety Obituaries, 1905-1994 PN1583 .V35 1988, vol 1-15

Women and American Television: An Encyclopedia PN1992.8.W65 L69 1999

Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary PN1998.2 .F67 1995

E-Journals Icon Legend | Top Full text journals available online. Bright Lights Film Journal Popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary

Fiaf Journal of Film Preservation http://www.fiafnet.org/uk/publications

Film Philosophy "Founded in November 1996, Film-Philosophy is a 'salon-journal': an international para-academic 24-hour live-event version of specialized academic publishing, dedicated to philosophically reviewing film studies, philosophical aesthetics, and world cinema."

Genders "Presenting Innovative work in the Arts, Humanities and Social Theories. We publish essays about gender and sexuality in relation to social, [political, artistic, and economic concerns."

German Film Quarterly English-language edition

Images "Images publishes articles about movies, television, videos, and other popular visual arts."

Journal of Religion and Film University of Nebraska

Jump cut "Media in its social and political context. Pioneers since 1974, analyzing media in relation to class, race and gender."

Kinoeye European film

Scope: an online journal of film studies "Scope is a fully peer reviewed online journal edited by staff and students in the Institute of Film and Television Studies at the University of Nottingham. As our title suggests, Scope provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of film history, theory and criticism."

Senses of Cinema "Concerned with ideas about particular films or bodies of work, but also with the regimes (ideological, economic and so forth) under which films are produced and viewed, and with the more abstract theoretical and philosophical issues raised by film study."

Silents majority Online Journal of Silent film

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