LibGuides: Film Studies @ Webster University Library: Databases

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Pro tip: Expand your Knowledge

Film engages with every corner of the human experience! You may require information about business, sociology, history, and more. Don't be afraid to go outside of Ebsco to try new sources of information. Your liaison librarian (at the bottom of this page) will be happy to help you explore!

Use these databases to find scholarly articles, film reviews, scripts, videos and more.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database. You can also search for film reviews by limiting your search to "Entertainment Reviews."
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Includes the content from two established indexes, CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index, as well as other major journals in these disciplines. The full-text for over 200 titles is provided.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCO)
A database specializing in "film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews." (vendor description).
Films on Demand
Streaming video databases with over 6,000 clips and full length educational films from Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. These films are in subjects humanities, social sciences, business, economics, science, mathematics, health, and medicine. Also included are archival films and news reels.
Gale eBooks
Provides a combined search of a number of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference sources in various subject areas.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital archive of scholarly journals. Note that our subscription is for the following collections: Arts & Sciences II and Arts & Sciences III.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
One of the Library's collections of online, full-text books contains current and classic eBooks in a variety of subject areas.

New York Times Online
Offers full-page-images and article images from the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to three years ago. An excellent source for finding film reviews.

Project Muse
High-quality books and journals in the humanities and social sciences from over 200 university presses and scholarly societies.

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How do I Cite the Library's Databases?

Some citation guides ask you to provide a URL for certain resources. The URL for each of the library's databases can be found on our Alphabetical list of databases page.