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WorldCat and ILL
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowWorldCat searches the catalog records of libraries across the globe. Records include many formats: books, serial titles, DVDs, CDs, conference proceedings, and maps.
Request these items through Interlibrary Loan.
Broncho Education and Learning Lab (BELL)
- Broncho Education and Learning Lab (BELL)Receive one-on-one academic sessions in English, math, writing, grammar, science, and other subjects
Central Search
CENTRAL SEARCH
Search for books on your topic in the library catalog. You may want to search by broader terms to include the cultural and/or historical context of the film.
For example:
- Martial arts cinema
- gender in film
- film noir and criticism
Recommended Databases
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary, general database covering most academic topics.
How to search an EBSCO database
Research Guides by Subject - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary resource providing articles from peer-reviewed journals. UCO's Collections include Arts & Sciences I-XV, Business IV, Ecology & Botany II, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Life Sciences, Lives of Literature, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Security Studies, and Sustainability. Archival access only.
How to search JSTOR - Modern Language Association International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowLiterature criticism, linguistics, writing education, second language acquisition.
How to search an EBSCO database - ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
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Multidisciplinary search across many databases including business, health and medicine, social sciences, education, science and technology, and arts and humanities. - Project Muse This link opens in a new window
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Multidisciplinary database with special emphasis on social science and the liberal arts. - Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles, books and other published sources in the humanities disciplines.
How to search an EBSCO database
- AVON: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video content with searchable transcripts that covers most academic subjects. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowAccess to streaming video in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Science and Health, as well as small collections in Technical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Careers & Job Search, and Guidance & Counseling. Use your UCO email address to create a profile (optional).
Research Guides by Subject - Socialism on Film This link opens in a new windowLook behind the iron curtain with this collection of films from the communist world. Sourced from the British Film Institute (BFI), Socialism on Film documents the communist world, from the Russian Revolution to the end of the Cold War. This unique collection of documentary films, features and newsreels reveals all aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain, as seen by filmmakers from the USSR, Vietnam, Cuba, China, East Germany, Eastern Europe and more.
How to use Socialism on Film - Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new windowA streaming video service with award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases. Films may be shown in classes or embedded in D2L.
To request a one-year academic license for the UCO campus, fill out the form when prompted. Library staff will respond via email. You may search film titles using the search bar on the library homepage to determine if access is already available through other streaming services.
The Metropolitan Library provides individuals with access to 8 titles per month and includes unlimited access to The Great Courses and Kanopy Kids. - Medici.tv This link opens in a new windowLive broadcast events from the most prestigious venues (Carnegie, Concertgebouw, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, and more) as well as the largest online collection of classical music videos available on demand with unlimited access.
How to search Medici.tv - Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new windowStreaming video of classical music performances, opera, ballet and art & humanities documentaries. User limit: 5 concurrent users.
How to search Naxos Video Library - Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new windowContains videos of live performances. Also contains interviews with creative teams, interpretive notes, and analysis of scripts.
How to search Digital Theatre Plus
Theater Arts Research Guide
Film Databases
- IMDBIMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
- Black Film ArchiveBlack Film Archive celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. We are an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context. The films collected on Black Film Archive have something significant to say about the Black experience; speak to Black audiences; and/or have a Black star, writer, producer, or director.
- HanCinemaHanCinema is an South Korean Movie and Drama Database. It provides information related to Korean movies, television dramas, actors, and other related information.
- Hindi Movie DatabaseExplore a list of released Hindi movies along with trailers, box office collection, posters & more. Get the complete database of all released Bollywood films only on Cinestaan.
- Nigerian Movie DatabaseThe Nigerian Movie Database (NMDb) is Nigeria's most popular and authoritative source for Nigerian movies, movie ratings, TV and celebrity content.
