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Film and Video: A Selected List of Reference Sources
Table of Contents:

Basic Guides
  • General
    • Guide To Reference Books
      11th Ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996. 2,020p.
      A bibliography of available reference sources.
      • Location(s): Wilson Reference Quarto Z1035.1 .G89 1996
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    • Walford's guide to reference material
      • Location(s): Ent/Fish/Wild Library Reference Z1035.1 .W33
      Magrath Reference Z1035.1 .W33x
      Walter Sci/Eng Library Books (Level F) Z1035.1 .W33
      Walter Sci/Eng Library Reference (Rm 206) Z1035.1 .W33
      Wilson Z1035.1 .W33
      Wilson Quarto Z1035.1 .W33
      Wilson Reference Z1035.1 .W33
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  • Film and Video
    • Communication and the Mass Media: A Guide to the Reference Literature
      A guide to the reference literature.
      • Location(s): WILSON Reference P90 .B56x 1991
      JOURNALISM Reference Z5630 .B54 1991
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    • Mass Media Bibliography: An Annotated Guide to Books and Journals for Research and Reference
      • Location(s): WILSON Stacks Quarto P90 .B582x 1990
      WILSON Reference Quarto P90 .B582x 1990
      JOURNALISM Reference Quarto Z5630 .B55 1990
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Bibliographies
  • Bibliographies of Bibliographies
    • World Bibliography of Bibliographies
      Supplement information: A world bibliography of bibliographies, 1964-1974 : a list of works represented by Library of Congress printed catalog cards : a decennial supplement to Theodore Besterman, A world bibliography of bibliographies / compiled by Alice F. Toomey ; with a foreword by Francesco Cordasco. Location: Wilson Library Quarto Z1002 .T67 Regular Loan & Wilson Library Reference Quarto Z1002 .B5685 SuppN.
      • Location(s): Wilson Reference Z1002 .B5685
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  • Film and Video
    • Control of the media in the United States : an annotated bibliography
      • Location(s): TC Journalism Library Z5634.U6 B46 1992 Regular Loan
      TC Wilson Library Reference P96.C4 B46x 1992 Non-Circulating
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    • Blacks in Film and Television: A Pan-African Bibliography of Films, Filmmakers, and Performers
      New York: Greenwood Press, 1990
      • Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference PN1993.5.A35 G73x 1990 Non-Circulating
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    • Afro-American Cinematic Experience: An Annotated Bibliography and Filmography
      compiled and edited by Marshall Hyatt.
      • Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference PN1995.9.N4 H9 1983 Non-Circulating
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    • Women and mass communications : an international annotated bibliography
      • Location(s): TC Journalism Library Z5633.W65 L45 1991 Regular Loan
      TC Wilson Library Reference P94.5.W65 L458x 1991 Non-Circulating
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    • Communications and society : a bibliography on communications technologies and their social impact
      • Location(s): UM MORRIS Briggs Library Z5630 .S43 1983 Circulating
      TC Wilson Library HM258 .S43 1983 Regular Loan
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    • Violence and terror in the mass media : an annotated bibliography
      • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library Book P96.V5 S5 1988X Regular Loan
      UM MORRIS Briggs Library P96.V5 S56 1988 Circulating
      TC Journalism Library Z5633.V56 S56 1988 Regular Loan
      TC Wilson Library Reference P96.V5 S54x 1988 Non-Circulating
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    • Social context of the new information and communication technologies : a bibliography, The
      • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library Book QA76 .Z9 1987X Regular Loan
      TC Wilson Library Reference QA76 .Z827x 1987 Non-Circulating
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Library and Union Catalogs

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  • Book, Manuscript, and Film Collections
    • Catalogue. National Film Archive
      • Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L584x
    • Catalogue of the Theatre and Drama Collection
      Drama Collection: Listing by Cultural Origin. 6 vols. Drama Collection: Author Listing. 6 vols. Theatre Collection: Books on the Theatre. 9 vols. Drama Collection: First Supplement. 1973. 1 vol.
      Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1665 .N4 1967) Further supplemented by Bibliographic Guide to Theatre Arts, 1975-.
    • Researcher's Guide to British Film & Television Collections
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.4 .R47 1985
    • Scholars' Guide to Washington DC Film and Video Collections
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 R68
    • Motion Pictures: A Catalog of Books, Periodicals, Screenplays, Television Scripts, and Production Stills
      Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1994 .U55x 1976
    • Primary Cinema Resources: An Index to Screenplays, Interviews and Special Collections at the University of Southern California
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .A1 W47x 1975
  • Periodicals and Newspapers
    • British Union Catalog of Periodicals
      5 vols. Supplement to 1960. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1960-1968. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1969-1973. 1 vol. New Periodical Titles, 1974, 1975, 1976, etc.
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .B75 1955
    • Catalogue Collectif des Periodiques: Du Debut du XVII Siecle A 1939
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .F7x
    • Catalogue of the Newspaper Library, Colindale
      Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN4737 .B74x 1975
    • Film and Television Periodicals in English
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .A65x 1979
    • New Serial Titles, 1950-1970
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN4832 .N4x
    • Union List of Film Periodicals: Holdings of Selected American Collections
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1993 .B72x 1984
    • Union List of Serials in Libraries of the United States and Canada
      Location: Wilson Reference Folio AL1 .U54x 1965
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Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Compendia
  • Dictionary of quotations in communications
    • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating
    UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating
    TC Wilson Library Reference P90 .D488 1997 Non-Circulating
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  • Communication Disciplines in Higher Education: A Guide to Academic Programs in the United States and Canada
    • Location(s): TC Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement (Journalis) Quarto P91.5.U5 E56x 1993 Regular Loan
    TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P91.5.U5 E56x 1993 Non-Circulating
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  • Encyclopedia of Film Directors in the United States of America and Europe
    Volume 1: Comedy Films to 1991. Volume 2: Crime Films to 1995
    • Location(s): Wilson Reference Folio PN1998 .A2 E52x
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  • History of the mass media in the United States : an encyclopedia
    • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P92.U5 H54 1998X Non-Circulating
    UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P92.U5 H55 1998 Non-Circulating
    TC Journalism Library Quarto P92.U5 H54x 1998 Regular Loan
    TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P92.U5 H54x 1998 Non-Circulating
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  • ABC-CLIO Companion to the Media in America
    • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating
    UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating
    TC Wilson Library Reference P92.U5 H58 1995 Non-Circulating
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  • Mass media : a chronological encyclopedia of television, radio, motion pictures, magazines, newspapers, and books in the United States
    • Location(s): TC Journalism Library Reference P92.U5 H77 1987
    TC Wilson Library Reference P92.U5 H77 1987
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  • International encyclopedia of communications
    • Location(s): UM MORRIS Briggs Library Reference P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
    TC Journalism Library Reference Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
    TC Magrath Library Reference (Encyclopedia) Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
    TC Wilson Library Annex Sub-Basement (Journalis) Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Regular Loan
    TC Wilson Library Reference Quarto P87.5 .I5 1989 Non-Circulating
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  • Dictionary of media literacy
    • Location(s): UM DULUTH Library REF P91.3 .S527 1997 Non-Circulating
    TC Journalism Library P91.3 .S527 1997 Regular Loan
    TC Wilson Library Reference P91.3 .S527 1997 Non-Circulating
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Dictionaries
  • Communications Standard Dictionary
    Terms and definitions in the science and technology of communications.
    • Location(s): WILSON Stacks P87.5 .W4 1983
    Location: WALTER Stacks P87.5 .W4 1983
    Location: WILSON Reference TK5102 .W437 1989
    Location: WILSON Business Reference TK5102 .W437 1989
    Location: WALTER Reference TK5102 .W437 1989
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Film Reviews & Synopses

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  • 5001 Nights at the Movies: A Guide from A to Z.
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .K19
  • American Film Directors: With Filmographies and Index of Critics and Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.0 .P7 H57
  • Australian Film Index: A Guide to Australian Feature Films Since 1900
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A8 A957 1992
  • Cinema, The Magic Vehicle: A Guide to Its Acheivement. Journey One: The Cinema Through 1949
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .G25 v.1
  • Cinema, The Magic Vehicle: A Guide to Its Achievement. Journey Two: The Cinema in the Fifties
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .G25 v.2
  • Dictionary of 1,000 Best Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .P5
  • Dictionary of Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .S3213
  • Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .B37x 1975
  • Film Review Index
    An extremely valuable index to English-language reviews and criticism of nearly 8000 selected feature films made around the world from 1882 to 1985. Sources cited are from popular magazines, scholarly film journals, reference anthologies and collections of the work of individual critics.
    • Location(s): Location: WILS Ref Quarto PN 1995 .F4 656x
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  • Holt Foreign Film Guide
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .B37x 1989
  • Images of Australia: 100 Films of the New Australian Cinema
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .A8 R36 1991
  • Index to Critical Film Reviews in British and American Film Periodicals: 1930-1972
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .B63x 1974
  • Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .M34 1994
  • Magill's Cinema Annual
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.3 .M34
  • Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Language Films. First Series
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M3
  • Magill's Survey of Cinema: English Language Films. Second Series
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M32
  • Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .M34 1986
  • Magill's Survey of Cinema: Silent Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.75 .M33 1982
  • New York Times Film Reviews: 1913/68
    Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1995 .N4
  • Variety Film Reviews, 1907-1980
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1995 .V34
  • VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .V554
  • West German Cinema Since 1945: A Reference Handbook
    Location: Wilson Reference 1993.5 .G3 H435 1987
  • West German Cinema 1985-1990: A Reference Handbook
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .G3 H426 1992
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Filmographies, Videographies, Discographies

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  • 775 Categories, Styles, Trends and Movements Defined, with a Filmography for Each
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .L63 1993
  • American Film-Index 1908-1915: Motion Pictures, July 1908-December 1915
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L26
  • American Film-Index 1916-1920: Motion Pictures, January 1916-December 1920
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .L262 1984
  • American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States.
    Feature Films, 1893-1910. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1911-1920. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1921-1930. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1931-1940. 2 vols. Feature Films, 1961-1970. 2 vols.
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .A57
  • American Movies Reference Book: The Sound Era
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .U6 M53
  • Annual Index to Motion Picture Credits
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .A48a
  • Bowker's Complete Video Directory
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .B69x
  • British Film Catalogue, 1895-1985: A Reference Guide
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .G543 1986
  • Cinema Sequels and Remakes, 1903-1987
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S29 N69 1989
  • Dictionary of 1,000 Best Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .P5
  • Eighty Years of Cinema
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A1 C78 1977
  • Feature Films: A Directory of Feature Films on 16mm and Videotape Available for Rental Sale, and Lease
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .F39 v. 8
  • Films For, By, and About Women
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 S9
  • Films of the Eighties: A Complete, Qualitative Filmography to Over 3400 Feature-Length English Language Films....
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993 .N78 1991
  • Filmography of the Third World, 1976-1983: An Annotated List of 16mm Films
    Location: Wilson Reference HC 59.7 .C975 1985
  • Film Superlist: Motion Pictures in the U.S. Public Domain
    Vol 1: 1894-1939; Vol. 2: 1940-1949; Vol. 3: 1950-1959
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .H85 1989
  • From Page to Screen
    Location: Wilson Reference 1997.85 .W58 1990
  • Hispanic Image On the Silver Screen: An Interpretive Filmography from Silents Into Sound, 1898-1935
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .R54 1992
  • International Film Index, 1895-1990
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .G62x 1991 v. 1-2
  • Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.5 .J3 B78 1990
  • Short Stories on Film and Video
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.85 .E45 1985
  • Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9,000 Performers, Directors, Producers and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .V38 1995
  • Twenty Years of Silents, 1908-1928
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 W38
  • Video Source Book
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1992.95 .V52
  • Women's Films in Print: An Annotated Guide to 800 16mm Films By Women
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D3
  • Working Women on the Hollywood Screen: A Filmography
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 G34 1989
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Biographical Works

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  • Indexes
    • Biography Index: A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines
      Quarterly, with annual (formerly three-year) cumulations. The best known and most often used
      biographical index, it covers over 3,000 periodicals and numerous books.
      Search by name or occupation.

      • Location(s): Wilson Reference CT214 .B56x
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    • Dictionnaire des Cineastes
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S23x 1990
    • Motion Picture Directors: A Bibliography of Magazine and Periodical Articles, 1900-1972
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .P7 S38x 1973
    • Motion Picture Performers: A Bibliography of Magazine and Periodical Articles: Supplement
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 S38x 1971 Suppl.
    • Quinlan's Illustrated Directory of Film Stars
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .Q56 1996
    • Silent Film Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for Over 350 Actors and Actresses
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 L54x 1996
    • Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .F67 1995
  • Directories
    • "B" Directors: A Biographical Directory
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 D593 1985
    • American Screenwriters
      Dictionary of Literary Biography, v. 26
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PS 21 .D55x v. 26
    • American Screenwriters. Second Series
      Dictionary of Literary Biography, v. 44
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PS 21 .D55x v. 44
    • British Film Actor's Credits, 1895-1987
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .P3 1988
    • Contemporary Authors Authentication Required
      A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more than 100,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world. Please note: our license only allows for one simultaneous user. If you are denied access please try again later.
      • Location(s): Also owned in print in Wilson Library's Reference Collection Z1224 .C65x
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    • Dictionnaire des Cineastes
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S23x 1990
    • Dictionnaire des Personnages du Cinema
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1995.9 .C36 D52 1988
    • Directory of African Film-Makers and Films
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .A35 S48 1992
    • Dictionary of Film Makers
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1993.45 .S313
    • Directory of American Film Scholars.
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 P37
    • Directory of Eastern European Film-Makers and Films, 1945-1991
      Location: Wilson Reference Folio PN1998.2 .D55 1992
    • Directors Guild of America. Directory of Members
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 D52
    • Famous People on Film
      Location: Wilson Reference CT 86 .Z9 E45
    • Film Directors: A Complete Guide
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .A2 D568
    • Film Writers Guide
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1996 .F447
    • Illustrated Encyclopedia of Movie Character Actors
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 Q56 1986
    • Illustrated Guide to Film Directors
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 Q85 1983
    • Illustrated Who's Who in British Films, The
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1988 .A2 G485
    • International Directory of Cinematographers, Set and Costume Designers in Film
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 I55
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
      5 vols.: v. 1 Films; v. 2 Directors/Filmmakers; v. 3 Actors and Actresses; v. 4 Writers and Production Artists; v. 5 Title Index.
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1997.8 .I58
    • Italian Film: A Who's Who
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .S74 1994
    • Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema 1896 to Present. New York: Continuum, 1991
      Location: Wilson Reference 1998.2 .A24 1991
    • Twenty-Five Black African Filmmakers: A Critical Study, With Filmography and Biobibliography
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 P477 1988
    • Who's Who in American Film Now
      Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993.5 .U6 M65 1987
    • Who's Who in Hollywood
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998.2 .R34 1992 v. 1-2
    • Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook
      Location: Wilson Reference P94.5 .W65 W667 1996
    • Women Who Make Movies
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 S57
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Credits

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  • Actor Guide to the Talkies, 1965 Through 1974, An
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A6694
  • Actor Guide to the Talkies; A Comprehensive Listing of 8,000 Feature-Length Films From January, 1949 Until December, 1964, An
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D53
  • Cast of Thousands: A Compendium of Who Played What in Film, A
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1993 .C65 1992 v.1-3
  • Directors and Their Films: A Comprehensive Reference, 1895-1990
    Location: Wilson Reference Quarto PN1998 .B85 1993
  • Film Actors Guide
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 P389
  • Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .P24
  • Film Directors Guide: Western Europe
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A1 P3
  • Films For, By and About Women
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W6 S95
  • Forty Years of Screen Credits 1929-1969
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 W37
  • Guide to American Film Directors: The Sound Era, 1929-1979
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A2 L34
  • Guide to American Screenwriters: The Sound Era, 1929-1982
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .L24 1984
  • Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D285 1991
  • Memorable Film Characters: An Index to Roles and Performers, 1915-1983
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .C36 L5 1984
  • Motion Picture Film Editor, The
    Location: Wilson Reference TR899 .A83
  • Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S26 L46 1983
    Supplement, Through 1987. 1989. Supplement 2, Through 1993. 1994. Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .S26 L46 Suppl.
  • Title Guide to the Talkies, 1964 Through 1974; 1975 Through 1984
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .A6695
  • Title Guide to the Talkies; A Comprehensive Listing of 16,000 Feature-Length Films From October, 1927 Until December, 1963
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .D55
  • Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits, 1903-1995
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1995.9 .W4 L383 1996
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Theses and Dissertations

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  • Bibliography of Theses and Dissertations on the Subject of Film, 1916-1979
    Location: Wilson Reference PN1998 .F53x 1979
  • Index to Theses With Abstracts Accepted for Higher Education Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards
    • Location(s): Wilson Reference Quarto Z 5055 .G69 A84
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Indexes

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  • Periodicals
    • Arts & Humanities Citation Index
      AHCI covers arts and humanities, including archaeology, architecture, area studies, art, classics, dance, film, folklore, history, language and linguistics, literature and literary reviews, music, philosophy, poetry, radio and television, religion and theology, and theater. Indexes articles, book reviews, performance reviews, fiction, poetry, editorials, letters, etc. from over 1,100 arts and humanities journals published worldwide in all languages. Also includes selected relevant articles from an additional 6,800 journals in other fields. Each bibliographic citation includes a list of references cited in the source article. In addition, it is possible to retrieve a list of works that have cited a specific author or a specific earlier work. Covers 1975 - present.

      The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 20 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.


      • Location(s): Wilson Library (3rd floor) Quarto AI3 .A63 Non-Circulating
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    • Critical Index: A Bibliography of Articles on Film in English, 1946-1973, Arranged by Names and Topics, The
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1995 .H4
    • Index to journals in communication studies through 1995
      Superseded by the online database Communication and Mass Media Complete.
      • Location(s): TC Wilson Library Reference P87 .M38x 1997 Non-Circulating
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    • New Film Index, The
      Location: Wilson Reference PN1994 .M315x
    • Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
      Indexes articles in general interest magazines. 1969-1982 also available online via the Reader's Guide Retrospective (coming soon).
      • Location(s): Quarto AI3 .R48
      WILSON Reference; MAGRATH Reference
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  • Newspapers
    • Alternative Press Index Authentication Required
      Indexes articles, editorials, reviews, interviews, obituaries, speeches, fiction, songs, recipes, regular columns from 250 publications. The bibliographic citations cover North American alternative, radical and left analysis and opinion sources concerning cultural, economic, political, and social change.

      The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.

    • Minneapolis Tribune and Star. Index
      Location: Wilson Reference AI 21 .M53 Desk
    • New York Times Index
      In print in Wilson Library - see "More Information" for details. The complete run of The New York Times newspaper is available in the Periodicals/Reserve area in the basement of Wilson Library and via our online archive. See the "News Sources" page at: http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/news.phtml for other options to online versions of the New York Times. The University Libraries also own a print edition of the Index covering from 1851-present. It includes a subject index to articles in the New York Times giving references to the date, page, and column of articles in the paper as well as brief synopses of the articles themselves.
      • Location(s): Also owned in print: WILSON Reference Quarto AI21 .N45
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    • Newsbank Authentication Required
      Limited access to America's Newspapers of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--click on the link for St. Paul Pioneer Press. Portal for other Newsbank databases including America's News Magazines and the Latin American Newspapers
      • Location(s):
    • Times (London) Index
      Covers 1906- until the present. A subject index to articles in the Times (London), giving references to the date , page and column of
      articles in the paper. The Times of London newspaper is available in the Periodicals/Reserve area in the basement of Wilson Library.
      • Location(s): WILSON Reference Quarto AI21 .T46
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Electronic Resources

The following databases are available either on LUMINA, or on CD-ROM in Wilson Reference or Wilson Periodicals

  • Archives USA
    The University Libraries cancelled this resource effective Dec 31, 2005 -- It will be replaced by ArchiveGrid from the Research Libraries Group soon.
    [Resource no longer available]
  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index
    AHCI covers arts and humanities, including archaeology, architecture, area studies, art, classics, dance, film, folklore, history, language and linguistics, literature and literary reviews, music, philosophy, poetry, radio and television, religion and theology, and theater. Indexes articles, book reviews, performance reviews, fiction, poetry, editorials, letters, etc. from over 1,100 arts and humanities journals published worldwide in all languages. Also includes selected relevant articles from an additional 6,800 journals in other fields. Each bibliographic citation includes a list of references cited in the source article. In addition, it is possible to retrieve a list of works that have cited a specific author or a specific earlier work. Covers 1975 - present.

    The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 20 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.


    • Location(s): Wilson Library (3rd floor) Quarto AI3 .A63 Non-Circulating
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  • Biography and Genealogy Master Index Authentication Required
    A comprehensive index to more than 12 million biographical sketches in more than 3,400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering over 4 million contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. Please note: BGMI allows only one U of M - TC user at a time. If you are denied access, please wait 15 minutes and try again.
    • Location(s): Also owned in print : Wilson (3rd Floor, non-circulating) QUARTO CT 214 .B51x
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  • ComAbstracts Authentication Required
    This index provides abstracts to articles from the major journals in the field of communication. A total of 100 journals indexed, with the earliest starting in 1915. List of journals indexed
    • Location(s): For Print version See: MAGRATH Ref (Index);WILSON Ref p87.c59733; JOURNALISM Reference
  • ComIndex
    Provides author and title indexing to articles from 55 international journals and annuals from the communication field. 1970-1997.
    • Location(s): WILSON Reference and MAGRATH Reference Diskette P90 .C66x
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