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... Access Database Academic Search
• 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... Access Database American Film Institute Catalog (AFI)
• 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... Access Database C-Span Video Library
• 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... Access Database Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC)
• 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... Access Database Docuseek2
• Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive late 1800s - 2000; 19th and 20th centuries 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. ... Access Database Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive
• 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... Access Database Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 1
• 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-... Access Database FIAF: International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
• 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... Access Database FIAF: Treasures from Film Archives
• 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... Access Database Film & Television Literature Index (FTLI)
• 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... Access Database Film Index International
• 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 ... Access Database Filmakers Library 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... Access Database Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
• 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... Access Database International Encyclopedia of Media Studies
• 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. ... Access Database Internet Movie Database
• 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... Access Database Kanopy (Films)
• 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... Access Database Mass Observation 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... Access Database Media History Digital Library
• 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 ... Access Database Moving Image Archive
• 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... Access Database Performing Arts Periodicals Database
• 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... Access Database Television News Archive
• 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... Access Database UbuWeb