Florida Atlantic University Libraries

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of film and cinema, many articles appear in journals besides those deemed strictly for "film studies" or "cinema studies." Thus, what follows is a partial listing of databases and e-journals from a variety of disciplines such as:

American Studies
Media Studies
Women's Studies
Gay and Lesbian Studies
Literature
Contemporary Art
Ethnic Studies, and more

What follows are electronic journals that have published articles on film and video. The years indicate the available dates through this library. Please note that the dates as well as the journals themselves are subject to change. Check with your reference librarian for more details.

SELECTED WEB SITES

ORGANIZATIONS

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - Professional honorary organization begun in 1927 and currently composed of over 6,000 motion picture craftspeople.

American Film Institute (AFI) - "Advancing and preserving the art of the moving image."

British Film Institute - "The BFI seeks to promote the knowledge and understanding of film and the moving image throughout Britain's schools and colleges."

Directors Guild of America - Organization that represents directors, UPMs, assistant directors, etc., of feature films, television, commercials, documentaries, and more.

Florida Atlantic University Department of Communication - Film and Video track

International Documentary Association - Association that seeks to support the "efforts of documentary film and video makers, increase public appreciation, and provide a forum for documentary makers, their supporters and suppliers."

International Federation of Film Archives - Collaborative effort of international film archives to ensure the preservation of motion pictures. Founded in 1938. Includes back issues of their Journal of Film Preservation.

National Association of Media Arts and Culture - Nonprofit association that is committed to furthering the study of film, video, audio, and digital media.

Society for Cinema Studies - Professional organization comprised of individuals who are concerned with the study of moving images. Some of its members include college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, and scholars.

Writers Guild of America - Organization that represents writers from motion picture, broadcast, cable, and new technologies industries.

FILM REVIEWS

Internet Movie Database - Free database of more than 260,000 film and television productions. 1892 to the present.

ONLINE JOURNALS

Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture - Online quarterly journal that features articles on movies, television, videos, and other visual media.

Jump Cut - Nonprofit refereed journal that publishes articles on independent film and video, Third World film and video, new media theory, and media use and pedagogy.

Kinoeye - Journal that features articles on Eastern and Central European films. Published biweekly in English.

Scope - Scholarly online journal from the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham. Focuses on film history, theory, and criticism.

Sight and Sound - Online access to some of the features from the print version of Sight & Sound, the film magazine of the BFI.

ARCHIVES / MUSEUMS / LIBRARIES

American Memory Online Collection - Search through the motion picture collection of the Library of Congress' American Memory gateway. (After the page opens, select the "Motion Pictures" link.)

The Internet Archive - Public nonprofit organization that offers permanent access to digital historical collections. Includes WWII propaganda films produced by the U.S. government, and "social guidance" films aimed at teaching teenagers to become socially responsible adults.

Margaret Herrick Library - Library of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that features books, periodicals, screenplays, special collections, and more for the film scholar. Located in Beverly Hills, CA.

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room - The Library of Congress' division for moving image collection and preservation.

UCLA Film and Television Archive - The archive itself preserves and showcases classic and current film and television. Its collection is only second in size to the Library of Congress.

US National Film Registry - Established in 1988 by the Library of Congress to preserve "culturally, historically, or esthetically important" films. Site includes lists of films that are selected each year by the Board to add to the registry.

USC Moving Image Archive - Holdings include 50,000 motion picture negatives, magnetic sound elements, and release prints, among others. Part of the School of Cinema-Television at USC.

Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research - From the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives. Maintains over 300 manuscript collections and 15,000 motion pictures, videos, and still photographs.

GAY AND LESBIAN CINEMA

Bright Lights Film Journal - This issue of Bright Lights Film Journal focuses on gay and lesbian cinema.

Film Fatale - Producer of lesbian short and feature length films.

Out in Television and Film - National organization that promotes the visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (glbt) professionals in film and television.

Outfest - Information on glbt film festivals.

Lesbian Looks - A link to the annual film and video series that is held in Tucson, Arizona.

INTERNATIONAL CINEMAS

Asian Film Connections - Provides in-depth information about films from China, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia.

The British Kinematograph - "Advancing and preserving the art of the moving image."

Frenchculture.org - Part of a website that's produced by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. Also includes a link to French television in the U.S.

Italian Studies Web: Cinema - Provides links to topics that are relevant to Italian Cinema Studies. From the University Illinois Library Gateway.

NEW MEDIA

The New Venue - Offers innovative "new movies for a new medium." Features short independent films that you can download.

GENERAL FILM AND VIDEO

Center for Documentary Studies - Duke University-affiliated interdisciplinary education organization that specializes in documentary work in photography, filmmaking, oral history, folklore, and writing.

Cinemedia - Offers links to over 25,000 sites in categories such as organizations, new media, festivals, and research.

DocuSeek Film & Video Finder - A search site for videos and films that fit under the categories of independent, documentary, educational, and social issues.

MOTION PICTURES (Use this instead of "cinema," films," "movies," or "moving pictures.")
MOTION PICTURES--FRANCE (For history and criticism of films from other countries, use MOTION PICTURES--COUNTRY where "country" is the name of the country you are researching, e.g. Germany, United States, Great Britain, etc.)
MOTION PICTURES, FRENCH (Use this for works on motion pictures produced by French film companies and shown outside of France.)
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY	SCIENCE FICTION FILMS
TELEVISION	EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
MOTION PICTURES AND LITERATURE	LESBIANS IN MOTION PICTURES
VIDEO RECORDING	HOMOSEXUALITY IN MOTION PICTURES
VIDEO ART	FEMINISM AND MOTION PICTURES
ADVENTURE FILMS	RACISM IN MOTION PICTURES
DOCUMENTARY FILMS	MINORITIES IN MOTION PICTURES
HORROR FILMS	MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS
MUSICAL FILMS	WILDER, BILLY
film theory (use FILM CRITICISM)	film history (use MOTION PICTURES--HISTORY)

PN1991 - PN1991.9	Radio broadcasts
PN1992 - PN1992.92	Television broadcasts
PN1992.93 - PN1992.95	Nonbroadcast video recordings
PN1993 - PN1999	Motion pictures
(Books beginning with PN are located on the 3rd floor, west wing of the library.)

	Alternative Press Index (1991-present) and Alternative Press Index Archive (1969-1990) - Indexes 300 alternative, radical, and left magazines, periodicals, and newspapers. Articles cover cultural, economic, political, and social change.
	America: History and Life - Covers United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
	Anthropology Plus - (19th century-present) - Indexes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, psychology, and religious studies.
	Art Index with Full Text/Art Retrospective - (Use this in place of Art Abstracts) (1929-present) - Subjects include Advertising Art, Antiques, Archaeology, Architecture and Architectural History, Art History, Crafts, Decorative Arts, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures, Museology, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, and Textiles.
	Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's WhoŽ - Access biographical information on over 200,000 people from throughout history and across various disciplines.
	Chicano Database - Indexes information about Mexican-American topics. Only database for and about Chicano topics.
	Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (1982-present) - Provides full-text access to 16 communication journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Covers journalism, public opinion, mass communication, intercultural communication, media studies, rhetoric, and more.
	Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-present) - Good general database that indexes articles from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, and technology. Limit your search to "refereed publications" for citations from scholarly periodicals.
	GenderWatch (1970-present) - Publications indexed include scholarly journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports. Covers 175 titles. Topics: women's studies, gender studies, family studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies.
	Humanities Full Text (Use this in place of Humanities Abstracts) (1984-present) - Subject areas include archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary and social criticism literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.
	Media Review Digest (1989-present) - Reviews of educational media and entertainment resources.
	MLA International Bibliography (1963-present) - Includes over one million citations from journals. Indexes books, essay collections, proceedings, dissertations, etc. pertaining to folklore, language, and literature. Sources number more than 6,500.
	OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition - (Use this in place of WilsonSelectPlus) - Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text.
	ProQuest Digital Dissertations (1861-present) - Access citations and abstracts for all titles in the Dissertation Abstracts databases. Titles published since 1997 are available in 24 page PDF previews, some of which can be downloaded in their entirety.
	Web of Science (1945-present) - Includes the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Science Citation Index Expanded. Allows users to search for cited references.

Indices
Z5784 .M9 B39 (Reference)	Batty, Linda. Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971. New York: R. R. Bowker Co. 425p. Contained in here are indexes of film reviews, articles on numerous film subjects (i.e. westerns, film festivals, biographies), and book review citations. Periodicals indexed were published between 1930 and 1971.
Z5784 .M9 B64 (Reference)	Bowles, Stephen E. Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals. New York: B Franklin, [1974. Articles from British and American language film periodicals, and of film books published between 1930 and 1972.
Z5784 .M9 F45 (Reference)	Film Literature Index. Albany, Filmdex, Inc. Citations of articles from over 300 film-related periodicals, including mainstream and well-established journals, and avant garde and specialized magazines. Begins with volume 1 (1973). Currently receiving.
Z5784 .M9 F513 1986 (Reference)	Hanson, Patricia King, and Stephen L. Hanson, eds. Film Review Index. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1986-1987. Citations of articles, chapters, books, reviews, histories, and commentaries about films released between 1882 and 1986.
Z5784 .M9 I49 (Reference)	International Index to Film Periodicals. New York: R. R. Bowker Co. Film-related articles indexed by general subject (i.e. special effects), individual films, and biographies. Includes director and author indexes. 1972-1989, (1988 not available).
Z5784 .M9 M85 (Reference)	Media Review Digest: The Only Complete Guide to Reviews of Non-Book Media. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press. An index and digest of media reviews and evaluations that have appeared in periodicals between 1973 and 1991.

Almanacs/Guides
PN1993.3 .I544 (Reference)	Cowie, Peter, ed. Variety International Film Guide. London: Faber and Faber; Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 2001. 408p Lists award winners, directors of the year, world box-office surveys, and biographies for films and key film figures of 2001. This is followed by a world survey, where numerous countries' 2001 film releases are briefly examined, and listings of festivals, film archives, book reviews, magazines, etc.
PN1993.3 .I55 (Reference)	Stevens, Tracy, ed. International Motion Picture Almanac. 73rd edition. La Jolla, CA, and Larchmont, NY: Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 2002. 1124p. Provides a plethora of information of motion pictures released between 1995 and 2001. Among the information listed includes: awards and polls, international film markets, biographical information, current producers and distributors, production services, exhibition, and world market statistics.
PN1992.95 .V52 (Reference)	Video Source Book. 29th edition. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 2 volumes. A set that lists programs (movies, television shows, etc.) available in videocassette format. The sections are as follows: video programs, alternate titles, subject, credits, awards, special formats, and program distributors. Entries include, among others, MPAA ratings, critical ratings, descriptions, format options, awards, and price.
PN1993.3 .D3 (Reference)	Willis, John. Screen World. New York: Applause, 2001. Volume 51. Provides, in order of release, information on the films released in 1999. Also includes the top 100 box office films of 1999, foreign film releases, 1999 actor obituaries, and biographical information on film actors.

Dictionaries
PN1993.45 .B53 2001 (Reference)	Blandford, Steven. The Film Studies Dictionary. London: Arnold; New York: Co-published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2001. 287p., No illustrations An excellent source that includes terms covering the aesthetic and industrial aspects of film, e.g. film movements, periods, semiotics, editing techniques. Certain terms also provide citations for further reading.
PN1990.4 .B64 2000 (Reference)	Bognar, Desi K. International Dictionary of Broadcasting and Film. Boston: Focal Press, 2000. 316p. Includes the jargon and terminology used in professional broadcasting and filmmaking. Features numerous appendices.
PN1993.45 .B88 1994 (Reference)	Bushby, Alex. A-Z of Film, Television and Video Terms. London: Blueprint, 1994. 186p. Handy dictionary that includes terms associated with film, television, and video production.
PN1993.45 .K66 1997 (Reference)	Konigsberg, Ira. The Complete Film Dictionary. New York: Penguin Reference, 1997. 469p. Comprehensive dictionary of key film terms involving all aspects of filmmaking such as marketing, production, distribution, and exhibition.
PN1993.45 .C75 2001 (Reference)	Pearson, Roberta E., and Philip Simpson, eds. Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory. New York: Routledge, 2001. 498p. Entries include terms associated with the theoretical approaches to screen media, key concepts, overview essays on paradigms of film and television theories, and major figures in the discipline.
PN1994.9 .D53 2000 (Reference)	Ringler, Stephen M., ed. A Dictionary of Cinema Quotations From Filmmakers and Critics: Over 3,400 Axioms, Criticisms, Opinions, and Witticisms From 100 Years of the Cinema. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000. 240p. Famous and not-so-famous quotes related to the film industry made by studio executives, actors, authors, directors, and more. Divided into 31 chapters ranging from "genre" and "casting" to "critics" and "montage." Each entry includes the quote, the person who made the quote, where the quote appeared, and the year the quote was made.
PN1993.45 .S56 2000 (Reference)	Singleton, Ralph S. The Filmmaker's Dictionary. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle Pub. Co., 2000. 358p. Includes over 5,000 terms pertaining to filmmaking and advances in digital technology.

Film Genres
PN1995.9 .W3 E79 2000 (Reference)	Evans, Alun. Brassey's Guide to War Films. Washington, DC: Brassey's, 2000. 256p. Covers more than 3,000 film titles from all over the world where war is the subject.
PN1995.9.W4 F27 2003 (Reference)	*Fagen, Herb. The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Checkmark Books, 2003.*
PN1995.9 .S26 H38 2001 (Reference)	Henderson, C. J. Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies: From 1897 to the Present. New York: Facts on File, 2001. 516p. Features entries for more than 1,300 science fiction films. Each contains production information, brief story synopses, illustrations, bibliography, and, where applicable, critical analyses.
PN1998.2 .H625 2000 (Reference)	Hoffmann, Henryk. "A" Western Filmmakers: A Biographical Dictionary of Writers, Directors, Cinematographers, Composers, Actors, and Actresses." Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000. 647p. 932 entries of important figures of the western film genre in the 20th century. Includes sections on biography, discussion, and filmography. Nine parts: writers, screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, composers, leading men, leading ladies, supporting actors, supporting actresses.
PN1995.9 .H6 M3245 1997 (Reference)	Maxford, Howard. The A-Z of Horror Films. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. 302p. More of a film guide that rates horror movies than a scholarly reference. Includes plot synopses and some illustrations.
PN1998.2 .V38 2001 (Reference)	Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001. 585p. Thorough listing of actors, directors, producers, and other notable figures from the silent film era.

National Cinemas
PN1993.5 .C4 C425 2000 (Reference)	Charles, John. The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Complete Reference to 1,100 Films Produced by British Honk Kong Studios. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000. 387p. Collection of film reviews of over 1,000 Hong Kong films released between 1977 and 1997. Includes production information, story synopses, bibliography, and an index.
PN1993.5 .J3 G35 1996 (Reference)	Galbraith, Stuart IV. The Japanese Filmography: A Complete Reference to 209 Filmmakers and the Over 1,250 Films Released in the United States, 1900 Through 1994. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1996. 509p. Entries by personnel, studio, and film. Personnel includes actors' and directors' biographies. Short section on studios focuses on the major Japanese film studios and distributors. Appendices include chronology, marketing statistics, and awards.
PN1993.5 .G75 K65 1999 (Reference)	Koliodimos, Dimitris. The Greek Filmography, 1914 Through 1996. Jefferson, NC.: McFarland & Co., 2001. 773p. Over 2,300 entries provide titles in both Roman and Greek alphabets, English translations, major credits, synopses, and brief comments. Name indices in Roman and Greek alphabets.
PN1993.5 .A65 C66 2001 (Reference)	Leaman, Oliver, ed. Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Edited by Oliver Leaman. London; New York: Routledge, 2001. 607p. Chapters are organized by area and country. Most include a brief history of cinema in that particular area, along with a filmography, listings of directors and actors, and references for further reading. Countries include Israel, Iran, Algeria, Egypt, and more.
PN1998 .L355 2001 (Reference)	Lentz, Harris. Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-Language and Major Foreign-Language United States Releases. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001. Extensive compilation of over 4,300 U.S. films released in the 1960s. Each entry provides production credits and story synopses. Listed alphabetically.
PN1993.5 .C4 M37 1997 (Reference)	Marion, Donald J. The Chinese Filmography: The 2,444 Feature Films Produced by Studios in the People's Republic of China From 1949 Through 1995. Jefferson, NC.: McFarland & Co., 1997. 752p. Entries provide the film's English title, the Romanized Chinese title, production year, studios involved, cast, plot summary, and awards, if applicable. Films are listed alphabetically. The book also includes a historical overview, glossary, sources, and index.
PN1995 .M67 (Reference)	Nash, Jay Robert, and Stanley Ralph Ross. The Motion Picture Guide (1985-1987). Chicago: Cinebooks, 1985-1987. 583p. A 12-volume encyclopedia with 50,000-plus entries on English-speaking and foreign language films released between 1927 and 1983. Entries include cast listings, synopses, and MPAA ratings, among others.
PN1993.5 .A8 O9 1999 (Reference)	The Oxford Companion to Australian Film. Edited by Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand. South Melbourne, Australia; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. 583p. Features A to Z entries on people, films, institutions, and developments in Australian cinema. Covers the 20th century, and includes listings of films made in countries other than Australia by Australian actors or directors.
PN1997.8 .I58 2000 (Reference)	Pendergast, Tom, and Sara Pendergast, eds. International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. A four volume set. Volume 1 - FILMS - Alphabetical listing of films which includes the country of origin, year of release, director, production information, cast and crew, bibliography of books and articles relevant to the film, and a brief essay about the film. Volume 2 - DIRECTORS - Each entry includes brief biographical information on the director, listings of films on which the director worked, publications by or about the director, and a short essay. Volume 3 - ACTORS AND ACTRESSES - Each entry includes a brief biography of the actor, her or his list of film credits, publications (books and articles) by or about the actor, and a brief critical essay written by a film scholar. Volume 4 - WRITERS AND PRODUCTION ARTISTS - Entries include biographical information, filmographies, publications by and about the person, and a critical essay. People in this volume include, but are not limited to, animators, choreographers, editors, cinematographers, producers, production designers, and screenwriters.
PN1993.5 .I8 R27 1999 (Reference)	Rajadhyaksha, Ashish. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. London: British Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. 658p. Chronicles Indian cinema from 1896 to 1996. Entries are categorized by important figures in Indian cinema, and by film. Includes extensive bibliography, and name and film indices.
PN1995.9 .L37 G85 1998 (Reference)	Ranucci, Karen, and Julie Feldman, eds. A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino-Made Film and Video. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Press, 1998. 361p. Describes filmic and video works produced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and U.S. by Latino and Chicano groups.
PN1993.5 .E8 E53 1995 (Reference)	Vincendeau, Ginette. Encyclopedia of European Cinema. New York: Facts on File, 1995. Entries for over 600 film directors, 400 actors, producers, screenwriters, composers, and cinematographers. Includes biographical information, historical overviews, discussions of film forms, genres, and movements, studio descriptions, film criticism essays, and a bibliography categorized by country.

Feminist and Gay and Lesbian Cinema
PN1995.9 .L48 D37 2000 (Reference)	Darren, Alison. Lesbian Film Guide. London; New York: Cassell, 2000. 246p. Provides reviews of feature films the author believes will be of interest to lesbian audiences, and films with lesbian themes or characters.
PN1995.9 .H55 B46 1997 (Reference)	Jackson, Claire, and Peter Tapp, eds. The Bent Lens: A World Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film. St Kilda, Vic.: Australian Catalogue Company, 1997. 419p. A listing of more than 1,700 films that include direct depictions of gay men and lesbians, and issues surrounding cross-dressing, sexual confusion, and transgenderism. Also includes a small number of brief essays written by cinema scholars.
PN1998.2 .S683 1999 (Reference)	Unterburger, Amy L., ed. The St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia: Women on the Other Side of the Camera. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1999. 568p. Features more than 200 female film directors, producers, animators, art directors, editors, writers, costume designers, and more. Each entry includes a biography, filmography, and expository essay.

U.S. Ethnic Groups
PN1995.9 .H47 K46 1997 (Reference)	Keller, Gary D. A Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film. Tempe, AZ.: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingue, 1997. 322p. Extensive listing of Hispanic individuals who have played prominent roles in film and television.
PN1995.9 .N4 K57 1997 (Reference)	Klotman, Phyllis Rauch. Frame By Frame: A Black Filmography. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. 700p. 3,000 films that somehow incorporate Black themes or subject matter into the storyline, or utilize the expertise of Black directors, writers, producers, musicians, and more. Brief annotations are supplied for each entry.

Literature and Film
PN1997.85 .T54 1998 (Reference)	Tibbetts, John C. Encyclopedia of Novels Into Films. New York: Facts on File, 1998. 522p. Reference book on adaptations of novels. Gives film production information, plot synopses, and assessments of the novels.
PN1997.85 .T544 2001 (Reference)	Tibbetts, John C. Encyclopedia of Stage Plays Into Film. New York: Facts on File, 2001. 600p. Includes entries for more than 1,300 science-fiction films. Each contains production information, brief story synopses, illustrations, bibliography, and, where applicable, critical analyses.

Filmmakers
PN1998.2 .D688 1999 (Reference)	Doyle, Billy H. The Ultimate Directory of Film Technicians. Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Press, 1999. 297p. Includes listings of film technicians whose deaths occurred between the late 1880s and the 1970s. Individuals selected had worked behind the camera in international and/or American film industries.
PN1996 .F447 (Reference)	Film Writers Directory. Westwood, CA.: Lone Eagle, 2002. Directory of film writers, their credits, and contacts. Sections include: film writers at a glance; notable writers of the past; film title index; Academy Awards and nominations.
PN1998.2 .S73 1998 (Reference)	Stephens, Michael L. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC.: McFarland, 1998. 350p. A to Z listing of production designers worldwide. Covers the beginnings of film history (turn of the century) through the mid-1990s. Includes figures from the United States, Europe, and Asia. Each entry includes a brief discussion of the person's work followed by a filmography.

ELECTRONIC JOURNAL NAME	VENDOR/PUBLISHER	DATES AVAILABLE
*American Quarterly*	JSTOR	1949-1995
*American Quarterly*	Project Muse	03/01/1996-present
*Camera Obscura*	Project Muse	2000-present
*Cinema Journal*	PCI Full Text	1983-1991
*Cinema Journal*	Project Muse	1999-present
*Feminist Media Studies*	Ingenta Select	2001-present
*Film History*	PCI Full Text	1987-1990
*GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies*	Project Muse	1999-present
*Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television*	Ingenta Select	1999-present
*Journal of Popular Film and Television*	PCI Full Text	1972-1991
*Modernism/Modernity*	Project Muse	1994-present
*PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art*	Ingenta Select	2002-present
*PMC: Postmodern Culture*	Project Muse	1990-present
*Public Culture*	Project Muse	1999-present
*Representations*	JSTOR	1983-1998
Switch	CADRE Laboratory for New Media	1999-present
*Transition*	JSTOR	1961-1999
*Transition*	Project Muse	2000-2001
*Wide Angle*	Project Muse	1996-present
*Women's Studies International Forum*	ScienceDirect Elsevier	1995-present

PN1993 .B6	*Box Office*
PN1993 .C251	*Cahiers du Cinema*
PN1993 .C26	*Camera Obscura*
PN1993 .C5177	*Cineaste*
PN1993 .S62	*Cinema Journal*
PN1993 .E25	*East-West Film Journal*
PN1993 .F438	*Film Comment*
PN1993 .F4183	*Film Criticism*
PN1993 .F44	*Film Culture*
PN1993 .F454	*Film Heritage*
PN1993 .F456	*Film History*
PN1993 .H457	*Film Quarterly*
PN1993 .F6235	*Film Reader*
PN1993 .F624	*Film Review*
PN1995.9 .E9 F5	*Filmfacts*
PN1993 .F6473	*Films in Review*
PN1993.5 .A1 H54	*Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television*
PN1995 .I75	*IRIS*
PN1991 .J6	*Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media*
PN1993 .U63	*Journal of Film and Video*
PN1993 .J66	*Journal of Popular Film*
PN1993 .J66	*Journal of Popular Film and Television: JPF&T (Previously: Journal of Popular Film)*
PN1993 .J85	*Jump Cut*
PN1995.3 .L57	*Literature, Film Quarterly*
PN1993 .M56	*Millennium Film Journal*
PN1993 .Q83	*Quarterly Review of Film and Video: QRFV*
PN1993 .S39	*Screen*
PN1993 .S55	*Sight and Sound*
PN1992.45 .T45	*Television & New Media*
PN1993 .V44	*The Velvet Light Trap*
PN1993 .W5	*Wide Angle*
Current issues are kept in Current Periodicals and Microforms, 1st floor, west wing. Older film periodicals are shelved in the general collection by call number on the 3rd floor, west wing.