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Film Studies Subject Guide Indexes to Periodical Literature - Finding Articles

Film Studies articles can be found in a wide variety of interdisciplinary periodical literature, from the popular to the scholarly. Below are some key indexes to periodical literature that can help you locate cinema / film articles. If you have any questions about using these resources or evaluating scholarly/popular articles, please contact Troy Davis (mtdavi@wm.edu / chat: mtdavi05), Subject Librarian for Film Studies.



Film Literature Index Online
Online Coverage up to 2002 (no full-text)
The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles.


Film Literature Index (Print)
Coverage: 1972 - Present
Ref PN1993.F453


Communication & Mass Media Complete (title list and coverage)
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Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers cover-to-cover (“core”) indexing and abstracts for more than 440 journals, and selected (“priority”) coverage of nearly 200 more, for a combined coverage of more than 640 titles. Furthermore, this database includes full text for 326 journals. 


International Index to Film/TV Periodicals (La Federation Internationale des Archives du Film [FIAF]) (title list and coverage)
Coverage: 1972 - Present
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The FIAF International FilmArchive Database is published by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and contains several databases: the International Index to Film Periodicals , the International Index to Television Periodicals , the List of Periodicals Indexed ,the Treasures from the Film Archives , the Bibliography of FIAF Members Publications and the International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections.
The main database, the International Index to Film Periodicals contains over 230,000 article references from more than 300 periodicals. The database, which cumulates citations from the annual printed volume, offers in-depth coverage of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present.


Film Indexes Online
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Contains two indexes or databases; Film Index International and the American Film Instutute Catalog. Film Index International is a comprehensive filmography from 1900 to the present that offers international coverage of over 120,000 films and 735,000 film personalities from over 180 countries. Its rich content also includes information on international film awards, as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists. The AFI Catalog, compiled by specialist researchers at the American Film Institute (AFI), is the premier resource for American films, providing an exhaustive view of American features produced between 1893 and 1971.



MLA International Bibliography
Coverage: 1963 - Present
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The MLA International Bibliography , produced by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. Covers cinema and film journals. 


American History & Life

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History of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Journal articles, books, and media reviews. A good place to look for articles related to film and American culture and history. 


Academic Search Complete

Coverage:   1975 -
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Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. Also offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and nearly 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals.


Art Full Text
Coverage: 1984- Present
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Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.


Arts & Humanities Citiation Index (Selective Title List)  
Coverage: 1980 - Present
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The ISI® Arts & Humanities Citation Index provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals.


Essay and General Literature Index

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This unique reference offers precise access to nearly 65,000 essays contained in some 5,300 anthologies and collections—a wealth of information that might be otherwise hidden away in your library. Some 300 single and multi-author collections are indexed annually, plus more than 20 selected annuals and serials. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film.


The New Film Index; A Bibliography of Magazine Articles in English, 1930-1970
New York, Dutton, 1975
Ref PN1994 .A52 M3