Core Databases

• Academic Search 1975 - present Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. A total of 8,500 journals are index... View Academic Search Online
• American Film Institute Catalog (AFI) 1893 - 2011 The American Film Institute Catalog is a comprehensive resource for the study of American film. The searchable database contains citations to more than 60,000 films covering 1893 through 2011. Full... View American Film Institute Catalog (AFI) Online
• C-Span Video Library 1987 - present Videos and transcripts of C-Span programs; includes public affairs programming, Congressional proceedings, news conferences, BookTV non-fiction author talks and interviews, and more. Contains every... View C-Span Video Library Online
• Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) Dates Vary CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to crea... View Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) Online
• Docuseek2 Docuseek2 is the internet site where one can discover, access, license, stream and share over 800 documentary and social issues films and videos. This database provides educational streaming acces... View Docuseek2 Online
• Encyclopedia of Television The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes... View Encyclopedia of Television Online
• Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive late 1800s - 2000 An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through 2000. ... View Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive Online
• Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1 20th - 21st Century A comprehensive online resource for the visual study of human culture and behavior and the largest, most affordable streaming video collection of its kind, Ethnographic Video Online contains more t... View Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1 Online
• FIAF: International Index to Film Periodicals Plus 1972 - present The FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) database includes complete data from all volumes (1972 to the present) of the International Index to Film Periodicals, plus records from its TV-... View FIAF: International Index to Film Periodicals Plus Online
• FIAF: Treasures from Film Archives 1972 - present The Treasures from the Film Archives database is part of FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus. It contains unique information about silent film holdings in 90 international film archiv... View FIAF: Treasures from Film Archives Online
• Film & Television Literature Index (FTLI) 1988 - to date FTLI indexes 380 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and another 300 periodicals selectively. Abstracts are included since 2004, and more will be added in the future. A... View Film & Television Literature Index (FTLI) Online
• Film Index International 1900 - present Film Index International includes information on more than 128,000 films and 900,000 individuals from 170+ countries. It is searchable by person, film title, and keyword, plus many other fields. Re... View Film Index International Online
• Filmakers Library Online 1970s to 2011 (approximately) Interdisciplinary resource of over 1,000 issue-based documentaries and independent films from the U.S. and other countries. Topics include: race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and ... View Filmakers Library Online Online
• Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection Films on Demand is a digital video streaming service which offers access to educational videos from a variety of producers including A&E, PBS, the BBC, National Geographic, HBO Documentary Films, B... View Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection Online
• International Encyclopedia of Media Studies This encyclopedia covers the broad field of "media studies” which includes encompassing print journalism, radio, film, TV, photography, computing, mobile phones, and digital media. Coverage include... View International Encyclopedia of Media Studies Online
• Internet Movie Database 1892 - to date The Internet Movie Database is a searchable or browsable collection of detailed information about more than 200,000 movies, including cast, director, filming locations, plot, production, and more. ... View Internet Movie Database Online
• Kanopy (Films) Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions that works directly with filmmakers and film distribution companies to offer thousands of award-winning documentaries, tr... View Kanopy (Films) Online
• Mass Observation Online 1937 to 1967 Source Library: Special Collections, University of Sussex. Mass Observation Online makes available original manuscript and typescript papers created and collected by the British Mass Observation or... View Mass Observation Online Online
• Media History Digital Library 1904 - 1963 We are a non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals such as trade papers and fan magazines that belong in the public domain for full public access. The p... View Media History Digital Library Online
• Moving Image Archive This is Internet Archive's Moving Images library of free movies, films, and videos. This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length ... View Moving Image Archive Online
• Performing Arts Periodicals Database 1864 - present This article database covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, broadcast arts, circus performa... View Performing Arts Periodicals Database Online
• Television News Archive 1968 - present This resource provides descriptive summaries of over 30,000 television news programs collected in the Vanderbilt Archive since August, 1968, searchable through the TV-NewsSearch database. The Archi... View Television News Archive Online
• Television, Radio & Cable Industry Online Database Grey House Publishing is proud to announce it has acquired the database from Bowker/ProQuest that was published under the name Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook for many years. This great resource is n... View Television, Radio & Cable Industry Online Database Online
• UbuWeb 20th century - present UbuWeb was founded in November of 1996, initially as a repository for visual, concrete and, later, sound poetry. Over the years, UbuWeb has embraced all forms of the avant-garde and beyond. This ri... View UbuWeb Online