Film studies
Starting point contains definitions, facts, figures and overviews
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information
than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Use the catalogue
to search for more dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
You can search the Library Catalogue to find books, DVDs, journals and other materials
If you know the exact title in the New catalogue
- At the search screen select a Title search
- Type in the exact title. You can use double quotes around phrases, for example, “room with a view”
- Link to online material or take note of the collection, call number and status to find items in the Library
If you are searching for a topic in the New catalogue
- Type in keywords from your topic to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
For example,
+film +history
- Use + before a word to indicate that the word must be included
- Another way of doing this is to combine keywords with AND (the AND must be in upper case)
- If a keyword search gives you too many results, you could add another keyword with +
For example, +film +history +narrative
Truncation is generally not needed as entering any version of a word will retrieve many variations.
More information
- For more information select the catalogue Help button
Databases and journal articles for Film studies
Use databases to search for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers or
research reports
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Databases |
Notes |
Help |
| Academic Search Premier | Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database covering virtually every area of academic study | Help and tips are available online |
| Australian Public Affairs Full Text | APAFT provides access to selected full-text articles from Australian literature in the social sciences and humanities from 1995 onwards | Help and tips are available online |
| Internet Movie Database | Internet Movie Database is a comprehensive, searchable database | Help and tips are available online |
| FIAF international filmarchive database | acclaimed international compendium of information on film and television from International Federation of Film Archives | Help and tips are available online |
Complete list of Film databases. Also check the multidisciplinary databases as they cover a wide range of academic topics. You can select other subjects from the database subject list
Full text not available?
When the full text is not available, search for the journal title in the Library
catalogue to discover if print or online copies are available
Database search tips
- Define your topic and identify the main concepts involved
For example film and digital effects
- Make a list of keywords for each concept
For example
film cinema motion pictures
digital effects, computer animation, computer graphics
- Think about how you can combine these keywords in your search using OR, AND or
NOT
Keywords on the same concept combine with an OR
Combine different concepts with an AND
For example
film or cinema
and
digital effects or computer animation
- Appropriate truncation symbols can be used in databases to find variations of
a word, for example film* finds film, filming and so on and so on
For help with searching databases see Connecting and Combining Search Terms or Truncation/Wildcards/Phrase searching: Basic or Online training or Ask the Library
It is important to critically evaluate all information you find particularly
information found on the web.
This is a starting list of internet sites. You may want to do your own searches
using
search engines
- American Film Institute is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media
- Ausfilm is a non-profit industry organisation representing the Australian film, television and tv commercial production industry, and promotes filming in Australia
- British Film Institute provides links to the Institute's archive, publications, learning resources, news, policies and strategies
- Australia.gov.au is the Australian government entry point which offers access to Australian Government information and services
- Screen Australia Commonwealth Government's screen agency providing support to Australian film, television, documentary and digital media makers
- Film Victoria State Government agency that provides strategic leadership and assistance to the film, television and digital media sectors of Victoria
- Film Festivals.com from Film Festivals Entertainment Group provides access to information on major film festivals worldwide
- Tropfest Australia The largest short film festival in the world providing unique platforms for emerging filmmakers through its events and initiatives
For further information about any of these resources please contact the
Ask the Library service or ask at the library desk
Coordinated by: EASS Academic Library Services Team