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    Film Guide     

    Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
    Dewey call numbers for books on Films and Film Studies: 778.5

    Databases with Full-text Film Criticism and Reviews

    • Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) Provided by the Maryland Digital Library.
      • Multidisciplinary database indexing over 3000 journals and magazines and full text for over 1,200 titles (i.e. only some articles are available full text).
      • 1990 to present, but dates vary widely with the journal.
    • Academic Universe (LexisNexis)
      • Film reviews from newspapers. Roughly from 1980s on.
      • Note: This database provides text only, i.e. no images, charts, tables, etc.
    • Expanded Academic Index ASAP (InfoTrac)
      • Multidisciplinary database indexing about 2000 journals and magazines with about 1000 titles in full text (i.e. only some articles are available full text).
      • 1980 to present, but dates vary widely with the journal.
    • FindArticles.com
      • Search for articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
      • Note: Text only, i.e. no images, charts, tables, etc. Nor does it provide volume, issue, or page numbers.
    • JSTOR
      • Full text of 254 journals in 19 academic disciplines.
      • Consists of first issue of journal up to the most current 2 to 5 years, i.e. 1995 to 1999.
    • Project Muse Provided by the Maryland Digital Library.
      • No film reviews, but search from over 100 journals in the humanities and the social sciences.
      • Only journals from the 45 Johns Hopkins Press are full text.
      • Dates vary widely, mostly 1996 to present.

    Individual Periodicals with Full-text Film Criticism and Reviews

    Film Reviews from the Web
    User beware: These sites may include both reviews from well-known critics or just about anyone else.

    Film Criticism and Reviews - Indexes with Citations

    • Art Index
      • (Call number: Index 701.6 A784); located in the Index section of the Reference area.
      • Vol. 1 (1929) to present.
    • FirstSearch (OCLC) - includes the following databases:
      • ArticleFirst - index to items from table of contents of journals, 1990 to present;
      • ECO - index to scholarly journals, 1995 to present;
      • UnionList - list of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries;
      • WorldCat - catalog of all items cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
    • Humanities Index (H.W. Wilson)
      • Indexes about 500 journals and magazines in archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary & social criticism literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.
      • 2/1984 to present.
      • Note: this database allows only 4 users at one time. You could get a message saying the database is busy. In that case, try again later.
      • Paper format:  4/1974 to 12/1991; (Call number: Index 001.3 H918)
    • ingenta
      • Search article summaries from over 20,000 publications.
      • Searching is free; viewing the article requires a fee.

    Finding and Locating Videos
    Please note that it is more difficult to obtain copies of films and videos through Interlibrary Loan. If you have any questions, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Supervisor at 410-857-2288.

    • Video List. DVDs in Hoover Library. Located at front desk.
    • Video List. Videos in Hoover Library. Located at front desk.
    • Enoch Pratt Free Library WebCat.
      • Most educational video and film titles are available to McDaniel College users through Interlibrary Loan. Before searching their catalog, choose "SIGHTSOUND" from the "library" box on the right.
    • Bowker's Complete Video Directory. 4 vols.
      • (Call number: R 011.37 B786)
      • Short description of entertainment and educational videos currently available. Lists closed-captioned videos in vols. 2 and 4. Annual publication.
    • Captioned Media Program
      • Free rental of open-captioned videos. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
    • Closed-Captioning (libraryvideo.com)
      • List of closed-captioned videos and DVDs available for purchase. Searchable.
    • Gopen's Guide to Closed Captioned Video. Stuart Gopen. Framingham, M.A.: Caption Database Inc., 1993.
      • (Call number: R 016.7914375 G659)
      • List of over 5,000 closed captioned videos with description.
    • Video Source Book. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Group.
      • (Call number: R 011.37 V652)
      • Short description of entertainment and educational videos currently available. Lists closed-captioned videos in vol. 2. Annual publication.
    • Also see more about Closed Captioning.

    General Resources

    Film Awards

    • Video Source Book. 2 vols.
      • (Call number: R 011.37 V652)
      • Lists award winners in vol. 2. Anual publication.

    Film Preservation and Conservation

    • American Film Institute: Preservation (AFI)
      • Information about film preservation and careers. Includes a bibliography.
    • National Film Registry (National Film Preservation Foundation, Library of Congress)
      • 1989 to present. Starting in 1989, the National Film Preservation Board chooses 25 culturally, historically, or esthetically important" films to preserve.