Research Guides: AMST 261: Global Gulags: Finding Sources

Your Librarian

Emery Shriver
American Studies Librarian

mes4@williams.edu
413-597-4716

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American Film Institute (AFI) catalog
Resource of American film information for the years 1893--1993, produced by the American Film Institute (AFI). Search by keyword, film title, director, cast, year, production company, subject or genre. Plot summaries included in most entries.

FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Publication Dates: 1972-Present
Contains articles from popular and scholarly film journals. Also includes some articles about television.
Film Index International
Publication Dates: 1900-Present
Contains detailed information on feature and documentary films and biographical information. Coverage is international.

Film Review Index
Call Number: Sawyer Reference PN1995 .F513 1986

Cites English-language reviews and criticism of almost 8,000 feature films made throughout the world from 1903 to 1986

Google Scholar
Provides access to scholarly articles, books, conference papers, and more. Modify your Google Scholar settings to access library-provided full text.

The Green Book of Songs by Subject by Jeff Green
Call Number: Sawyer Reference ML156.4.P6 G73 2002

Classifies over 35,000 songs by nearly 1,800 themes, such as patriotism, politics, cities, food, money, war, school, sports, history -- even 147 pages on 25 "love" themes ranging from "falling in love" to "get lost!"

Library Catalog
Search engine for materials in the library. Includes a list of all the books in the library, and a selection of articles. Does not include all articles owned by the library, but it's a good starting place.

Music Periodicals Database
Publication Dates: 1874-Present
Covers a wide range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals. Full text is available from around 1996-present.
Naxos Music Library
Includes streaming access to over 85,000 songs, including classical, jazz, world, and folk music. Be sure to log out of the database after your Naxos session.
Oxford Music Online
Includes biographies and reference articles on all genres of music, musicians, and musical instruments.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Publication Dates: 1998-Present; some coverage 1864-1998
Includes scholarly articles, reviews, essays and biographies covering dance, film, television, theater, and other topics in performing arts.
Readers' Guide [Combined]
Publication Dates: 1890-Present
Includes articles from popular and general interest magazines published in the U.S. and Canada. Searches the Readers' Guide Abstracts and Readers' Guides Retrospective databases together; for more search functionality search each separately.

Library Catalog
Search engine for materials in the library. Includes a list of all the books in the library, and a selection of articles. Does not include all articles owned by the library, but it's a good starting place.

Naxos Music Library
Includes streaming access to over 85,000 songs, including classical, jazz, world, and folk music. Be sure to log out of the database after your Naxos session.

American Film Institute (AFI) catalog
Resource of American film information for the years 1893--1993, produced by the American Film Institute (AFI). Search by keyword, film title, director, cast, year, production company, subject or genre. Plot summaries included in most entries.

FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Publication Dates: 1972-Present
Contains articles from popular and scholarly film journals. Also includes some articles about television.

Film Review Index
Call Number: Sawyer Reference PN1995 .F513 1986

Cites English-language reviews and criticism of almost 8,000 feature films made throughout the world from 1903 to 1986

Google Scholar
Provides access to scholarly articles, books, conference papers, and more. Modify your Google Scholar settings to access library-provided full text.

Library Catalog
Search engine for materials in the library. Includes a list of all the books in the library, and a selection of articles. Does not include all articles owned by the library, but it's a good starting place.

Oxford Music Online
Includes biographies and reference articles on all genres of music, musicians, and musical instruments.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Publication Dates: 1998-Present; some coverage 1864-1998
Includes scholarly articles, reviews, essays and biographies covering dance, film, television, theater, and other topics in performing arts.
Readers' Guide [Combined]
Publication Dates: 1890-Present
Includes articles from popular and general interest magazines published in the U.S. and Canada. Searches the Readers' Guide Abstracts and Readers' Guides Retrospective databases together; for more search functionality search each separately.

American Film Institute (AFI) catalog
Resource of American film information for the years 1893--1993, produced by the American Film Institute (AFI). Search by keyword, film title, director, cast, year, production company, subject or genre. Plot summaries included in most entries.

FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Publication Dates: 1972-Present
Contains articles from popular and scholarly film journals. Also includes some articles about television.
Film Index International
Publication Dates: 1900-Present
Contains detailed information on feature and documentary films and biographical information. Coverage is international.

Film Review Index
Call Number: Sawyer Reference PN1995 .F513 1986

Cites English-language reviews and criticism of almost 8,000 feature films made throughout the world from 1903 to 1986

Google Scholar
Provides access to scholarly articles, books, conference papers, and more. Modify your Google Scholar settings to access library-provided full text.
Music Periodicals Database
Publication Dates: 1874-Present
Covers a wide range of subject areas in both scholarly and popular music journals. Full text is available from around 1996-present.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database
Publication Dates: 1998-Present; some coverage 1864-1998
Includes scholarly articles, reviews, essays and biographies covering dance, film, television, theater, and other topics in performing arts.
Readers' Guide [Combined]
Publication Dates: 1890-Present
Includes articles from popular and general interest magazines published in the U.S. and Canada. Searches the Readers' Guide Abstracts and Readers' Guides Retrospective databases together; for more search functionality search each separately.