New Books for Film and Media
Tips for Searching
When looking for books on film and media, try using the search terms Motion pictures or Film criticism as subject searches in the library catalog.
Here are some other sample subject headings:
- Motion picture industry
- Film noir
- Production and direction--Motion pictures
- African Americans in motion pictures
In addition, if you're looking for items about mass media, you may want to try:
- Digital media
- Information society
- Television broadcasting
Special Resource: Film Reviews
As with book reviews, reviews of recent films can range widely in length and audience or purpose (popular or scholarly). If you're searching (in the databases or on the web) for a popular but still in-depth film review, look for (or search within) these publications that typically offer longer articles:
If you're searching for reviews in a library database, check if you can limit your results by document type ("film review" or just "review").
If you're searching for a review of an older film, you might try one of these print indexes:
Special Collection: Media
- Media Collection
Hekman's Media Collection houses all of the library's movies, music, audiobooks and other multimedia items. Here, you can find and check out CDs, DVDs, and even LP records with music of many different genres. You can browse the shelves here or search for materials in the catalog - just use the filter options in Primo to search by this collection or this resource type
