Why Use Reference Books?
Use reference books (encylopedias, handbooks, dictionaries etc.) to get an overview of topics you may be interested in researching. The more background information you have on a topic of interest, the more you will be able to think of promising research questions. The information in reference books tends to be factual or widely accepted information, rather than critical and or debatable information and ideas.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
- a collection of reference books
- something on most topics
- a good starting point
Selected Film Resources and Filmographies
- BFI Companion to Crime byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.D4 B23 1997 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0304332119Publication Date: 1997
- BFI Companion to Horror byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.H6 B55 1996 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0304332135Publication Date: 1997
- BFI Companion to the Western byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.W4 B45 1988 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0689119623Publication Date: 1988
Cinema Studies: the Key Concepts by Call Number: Main Library PN1993.45.H39 2013 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 9780415538138Publication Date: 2013 (Print), 2018 (Online)
Cinema Year by Year 1894-2004 by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1993.5.A1 C5663 2004 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0756605083Publication Date: 2004- Edison Motion Pictures, 1890-1900 byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.75.T47 M87 1997 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 8886155077Publication Date: 1997
Encyclopedia of Early Cinema by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1993.45 .E53 2005 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0415234409Publication Date: 2005
The Encyclopedia of War Movies by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.W3 D38 2004 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0816044783Publication Date: 2004
The Encyclopedia of Westerns by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.W4 F27 2003 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0816044562Publication Date: 2003
The Film Encyclopedia by Call Number: Main Library PN1993.45.K34 2001 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 0062737554Publication Date: 2001- Film Noir: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.F54 S74 1995 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0899508022Publication Date: 1994
Film Noir Guide by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.F54 K43 2003 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0786415479Publication Date: 2003- The Film Studies Dictionary byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1993.45.B49 2001 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0340741902Publication Date: 2001
- History of the American cinema byCall Number: Main Library PN1993.5.U6 H55 1994 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 0520085337Publication Date: 1994
- The History of the cinema, 1895-1940 : handlist of titles byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1993.5.A1 H5542 1989 [Non-circulating]Publication Date: 1989
- Hollywood Rock: a guide to rock'n'roll in the movies byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.M86 C74 1994 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0062732420Publication Date: 1994
Language of Cinema by Call Number: Main Library PN1993.45.J23 1998 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 0415920493Publication Date: 1998- Magill's cinema annual.Call Number: MAIN REF PN1993.3 .M34 [Non-circulating]Publication Date: 1982-2019
Multicultural Films by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.M56 W45 2005 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0313319758Publication Date: 2005
The Oxford Guide to Film Studies by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.O93 1998 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0198711158Publication Date: 1998
The Oxford History of World Cinema by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1993.5.A1 O96 1996 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0198112572Publication Date: 1996
Silent Films, 1877-1996 by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.75 .K57 1999 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0786405953Publication Date: 1999- Silent Films on Video byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1995.75.K58 1996 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0786401575Publication Date: 1996
Within our gates:ethnicity in American feature films, 1911-1960 by Call Number: MAIN REF PN1995.9.M56 W58 1997 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0520209648Publication Date: 1997
