We have numerous books on the shelves and online, which provide an overview or introduction to a topic. You will find the majority of the Film, Radio and Television book collection at classmark 770-777 (on the 3rd floor at Augustine House). Don’t forget, our library houses lots of resources covering a variety of subjects which are also here for you to access, check LibrarySearch to see if there are other areas that could be useful, e.g. education. Below are suggestions of useful subject areas:

• 770 – Cinematography and Videography
• 771 – Techniques, procedures, equipment etc.
• 776 – Digital art
• 777 – Cinematography & videography
• 790 – Performance

To find a book, use LibrarySearch either by typing in words from a title or a topic. Once you have found a book, remember to check if it is available and if it is a 7-day loan or 4-week loan. This is important as the shorter loan books are on the open shelves in the middle of each floor and the 4 week loans are in the moving shelves.

Journals and Journal articles

Journals are regular publications and include articles written by different authors on their specific research. These can be challenging to read; however, they are great for finding up-to-date information for your literature reviews and for learning about current developments in your field.

You can browse printed copies of journals on the 2nd floor of Augustine House in the silent zone (west wing).

You can see what online journals are available by using LibrarySearch. Try entering the title in to the search box or using the Find e-journals link.

Here are examples of Film, Radio and Television journals and professional magazines:

• Broadcast – access the Broadcast guide to learn more
• Cinema Journal
• Film History
• Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television
• Radio Journal
• Screen
• Sight and Sound

Run a quick search in LibrarySearch to find full-text journal articles to read online. Try searching for a key word or phrase connected with your research topic i.e. “Film noir” or “radio broadcast”. See our LibrarySearch quick guide for more information.

Open access journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals includes journals such as Film Criticism. Open access journals are often scholarly, but the difference is, they believe in making their research accessible to anyone with an internet connection. This means that you (or your institution) don’t have to have a subscription to the journal to be able to read the articles they publish.

Alphaville – a fully peer-reviewed online journal edited and published by staff, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in Film and Screen Media at University College Cork, Ireland.

CINEJ Cinema Journal – fresh and original research in the fields of film and media studies.

Open Screens – open-access online journal of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies

We have databases that are collections of academic resources organised by subject. These are great for more detailed searches for your research. You can access these via the ‘Find databases’ link in LibrarySearch. The following are databases which relate to Film, Radio and Television:

Artstor: The Artstor Digital Library contains over 2 million images from museums, archives, libraries, scholars, and artists. You can use Artstor to find images for your research and to use in assignments including presentations.

BFI InView: Over 2000 non-fiction film and television titles from the 20th to the early 21^st century. Covers films in Education, UK industry and economy, Health, Law and Order, Environment and Immigration, Race and Equality.

Channel 4 Press Packs 1982-2002 – Channel 4’s weekly packs, the brainchild of Press Officer Chris Griffin-Beale, were the most comprehensive digest of programme information that any UK broadcaster supplied to the press. This site is a tribute to his pioneering work. It is available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

Film Index International: Covers all areas of film studies, from the first silent movies, to art house classics or latest blockbusters. International coverage, indexing films from over 170 countries.

JSTOR: An archive of core scholarly journals, dating from the first issue up until two to five years ago. Subject coverage includes Arts and Sciences, with many journal titles relevant to Film, Radio and Television study topics.

News on Screen – The world’s leading resource for the study of newsreels and cinemagazines. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen. Excellent resource for Pathe news reels.

Project MUSE: An online database which provides full-text access to high quality journals from scholarly publishers. We currently subscribe to all the journals in the Premium collection which includes many relevant Film, Theatre and Performing Arts titles.

The Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Archive – A collection of c1120 programs from ILR Programme Sharing Scheme which contains features, drama, music and news including a significant body of speech-based programming produced locally. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

This Week – This Week was a leading ITV current affairs series, running from January 1956 to December 1992. From 1978-1986 it was known as TVEye. The This Week database is a record of the entire production history of the series. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

TRILT (TV & Radio Index for Learning and Teaching): Lists over 475 TV and radio channels.

TVTiP – The TVTimes Project 1955-1985 provides unique online access to the listings of the London Edition of the TVTimes from September 1955 to March 1985. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

Web of Science: A gateway to various online databases. Web of Science itself consists of a number of citation indexes, including Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, which allow you to search for references to published journal articles on a given topic. Clicking on the ‘view content’ tab will then redirect you to the full text if it is available on another of our subscribed databases.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Providing news on the Oscars.

BARB for students: Gives you television viewing figures for your assignments, but do check the terms and conditions!

BFI Home Page – Covers many aspects of the UK film industry. Here you can find information about the British Film Institute, the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, the National Film and Television Archive, film festivals and film production, distribution, funding and sponsorship.

Filmarchives Online: Free and easy access to moving image collections of film archives from all over Europe.

Film Archives UK: Film Archives UK (FAUK) brings together archives, archivists, associate organisations and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives.

IBDb: Internet movie script database

Indiewire: News, information and networking for independent-minded filmmakers.

Just Watch: Ad-free movie databases.

Media.info UK – A directory providing links to the UK media industry, including television, radio, newspapers and magazines.

Moving Image Gateway – This Gateway includes over 2,000 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

Radio-locator – A listing of over 3000 sites on the Internet which publish information about broadcast radio stations.

ScreenOnline: From the British Film Institute, a guide to British cinema and television history 1895-present. Includes moving image clips from film and television.

ScreenSkills: Investing in the people driving the success of UK film, TV, VFX, animation and games.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Providing news on the Oscars.

BARB for students: Gives you television viewing figures for your assignments, but do check the terms and conditions!

BFI Home Page – Covers many aspects of the UK film industry. Here you can find information about the British Film Institute, the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, the National Film and Television Archive, film festivals and film production, distribution, funding and sponsorship.

Filmarchives Online: Free and easy access to moving image collections of film archives from all over Europe.

Film Archives UK: Film Archives UK (FAUK) brings together archives, archivists, associate organisations and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives.

IBDb: Internet movie script database

Indiewire: News, information and networking for independent-minded filmmakers.

Just Watch: Ad-free movie databases.

Media.info UK – A directory providing links to the UK media industry, including television, radio, newspapers and magazines.

Moving Image Gateway – This Gateway includes over 2,000 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. Available via BUFVC Learning on Screen.

Radio-locator – A listing of over 3000 sites on the Internet which publish information about broadcast radio stations.

ScreenOnline: From the British Film Institute, a guide to British cinema and television history 1895-present. Includes moving image clips from film and television.