For a complete list of databases available for Film and Media Studies Criticism, please visit the Film and Media Studies Library Subject Guide. Below are the most common databases used for Film and Media scholarship.
Film Index International indexes international films from over 170 countries in the following subject areas: literature & language, history, and the arts (such as film history, cinema studies, Hollywood, and more) from 1900 to today.
Resource for film research with citations to film, television and video articles and reviews. The Online Version covers citations from 1976-2001. Citations to articles and reviews from 2002- are available in print in the Langson Library Reference area.
IIPA Full Text is a multidisciplinary information resource designed specifically for the performing arts. It provides indexing, abstracts and selected full text from many sources covering film, theatre, dance, stagecraft, television, and more.
Indexes 42 film periodicals published around the world that are not typically indexed in other publications. Since many of the publications are from overseas, many are not in English. Coverage: 1972 -
With over 10 million photographs, 300,000 clipping files, 80,000 screenplays 35,000 movie posters and 32,000 books, the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library maintains one of the most extensive collections of movie-related materials ever assembled.
A non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. Titles include Moving Picture World (1912-1918), Film Daily (1918-1936), Photoplay (1917-1940), Radio Broadcast (1922-1930), and much more.
