Finding Books & eBooks
To identify books on your topic, search the Library Catalogue using the keyword or word option. The books in the library are located on floors 6 through 10. Reference and Reserve books are located on the 2nd floor. With a few exceptions, books are shelved according to an alphanumeric sequence of call numbers.
Most books related to Film Studies are located in the call number range PN1992 - PN1999 on the 9th floor. If you do not have a specific author or title of a book, and you do not know the Library of Congress Subject Heading, search OMNI by Keyword or the "any word or words" option. Some useful LC subject headings are:
| Cinematography--Encyclopedias | Cinematography--Lighting | Motion Picture Authorship |
| Motion Picture--Producers and Directors | Motion Pictures | Motion Pictures--Encyclopedias |
| Motion Pictures--Art Direction | Motion Pictures--Editing | Motion Pictures--History |
| Motion Pictures--Philosophy | Motion Pictures--Plots, Themes etc. | Motion Pictures--Production and Direction |
| Motion Pictures--Setting and Scenery | Motion Pictures--Social Aspects | Motion Pictures--Sound Effects |
Anthologies and Survey Texts
Introductory courses to Film Studies often require resources that cover a broad spectrum of time periods, styles, and schools. These books will give a basic introduction to many topics, highlight major artists associated with movements, and include resources for further information.
Film History: an Introduction by Call Number: PN1993.5.A1 T45 2010ISBN: 9780073386133Publication Date: 2009-02-17Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive, global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film, from drama and comedy to documentary and experimental. As with the authors' bestselling Film Art: An Introduction (now in its eighth edition), concepts and events are illustrated with frame enlargements taken from the original sources, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that rely on publicity stills. The third edition of Film History is thoroughly updated and includes the first comprehensive overviews of the impact of globalization and digital technology on the cinema. Any serious film scholar--professor, undergraduate, or graduate student--will want to read and keep Film History. Visit the author's blog at http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/
An Introduction to Film Studies by Call Number: PN1994 .I5 2003ISBN: 0415262690Publication Date: 2003-06-01One of the leading textbooks for students of cinema, this revised and updated third edition guides students through the key issues and concepts in film studies and introduces some of the world's key national cinemas.
Internet Archive copy: https://archive.org/details/introductiontofi0000unse
Film Researcher's Handbook by Call Number: PN1993.4 .F55 1996ebISBN: 0415151236Publication Date: 1996-09-06The Film Researcher's Handbook is a comprehensive reference guide to international film and video libraries, archives and collections. The Handbook will enable researchers to select footage sources by subject and location in North and South American, Asia, Australasia and Africa. Features of the Handbook include: * A guide to the perils and pitfalls of footage research * Information on fees, rights, copyright legislation and contracts * A glossary of key terms in film research * Over 200 sources listed alphabetically both by country and by subject * Each entry gives details of opening hours, contact information, subjects and format of material held and research procedure
