Lights, catalogs, archives!: A selected annotated list of Web resources for film and television studies

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a selected list of free and subscription Web resources for film and television (screen) studies.

Design/methodology/approach - Reference sources on film and other media studies were located, evaluated, and selected. The list is divided into four broad research categories: Research Databases and Film Catalogs (Subscription Products), Film and Television Catalogs/Databases (Gratis), Historical Film Streaming Sites, and Film Studies Portal Sites.

Findings - There are a wide variety of resources available online that users can freely access as well as robust subscription products currently available to libraries to support research in film and television studies. Students and scholars can use both free and fee-based sites for film catalogs, film studies journal indexes, streaming video content, and other information and analysis on visual media.

Originality/value - There has not been a bibliographic list of online film studies resources undertaken since 2005, and many new Web resources as well as databases have emerged in the field. The annotated list of resources in this study seeks to supplement and update what has been previously discussed in the LIS literature on Web-based reference sources available for libraries supporting film and television studies.