GSU Library Research Guides: Postcards from the Edge V: Film Studies: Periodicals & Databases

Core Journals

NOTE: ProQuest offers all their film databases (AFI, BFI, FIAF) together, as Film Indexes Online.
Trial will be live until 4/9/2012.
Indexing for 300 film periodicals, 1972-present.

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Abstracting & indexing for all things literary. Global in scope. Includes books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, and articles. Good for finding articles that pre-date the main film databases.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full text for 7 core film studies journals, back to first issues. Access is embargoed, usually 5 years.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
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Full text for 14 core and specialty film studies journals. Coverage varies by title.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
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Abstracting & indexing for 620 communication-related journals.

from the Directory of Open Access Journals (doaj.org), Performing Arts list of journals.