LibGuides: Film Studies: Welcome

Welcome to the Film Studies subject guide

This guide has been compiled by your specialist Subject Liaison Librarian and provides guidance relating to resources for Film Studies.

UCL Library Services provides access to a wealth of online and print materials relating to the study of the history and theory of film and cinema, in the form of books, journals, and audio visual materials.

Use the menu on the left to view what's available, including print and online materials, film streaming platforms, how-to videos, online chat and details of further training available through LibrarySkills@UCL.

If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Library essentials for staff and students 2020-21

Our libraries are open and we are providing a full service around the clock online as well as on-campus access to study spaces, books and other services. However, some of our services might be subject to change as we follow government guidance. Please consult our current information page for up-to-date news.

Library essentials for staff and students 2020-21

Subject Collections

The Film Studies books are located in the UCL Main Library and cover the philosophy of film, film in society, the industry and its economics, technical aspects, film genres, and film history.

The Library also provides access to a huge range of online resources such as e-books and e-journals, newspaper archives, films and documentaries for streaming, and more.

Use Explore, the library's online catalogue, to search the collections.

Key resources include:

Art & Architecture Source
This database covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design.
Art, Design and Architecture Collection (ProQuest)
This collection includes the specialist indexes ARTbibliographies Modern (covering modern and contemporary art), Design and Applied Arts Index (for all aspects of design and crafts) and the International Bibliography of Art (covering scholarship on Western art history), together with a complementary collection of current full-text journals, Arts and Humanities Full Text.
BoB National (Box of Broadcasts)
Access or use of BoB is only permitted within the United Kingdom. Requires login with UCL username and password. This is a streaming only service. BoB requires a flashplayer 9 for PC's or 10 for Mac. The earliest supported browser versions are: Internet Explorer 10, Mozilla Firefox 26, Safari 5, Google Chrome 31.
JSTOR
Archive of important scholarly journals. Core resource.
Kanopy
Providing video streaming to over 26,000 films including thousands of award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases. The collection includes a number of leading producers, such as the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, BBC and hundreds more.
Performing Arts Database (ProQuest)
Previously entitled International Index to Performing Arts (IIPA) Full Text. Covering the arts and entertainment industry-including dance, drama, theatre, performance, opera, film and television.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Search the historical archive of The Guardian, The Observer and 13 major American newspapers including The New York Times. Click "i" for a full coverage list.
Screen Studies Collection
Cross-searches American Film Institute Catalog (AFI), Film Index International (FII) and FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database.

UCL LIBRARY SERVICES

Film Studies

Welcome to the Film Studies subject guide

Library essentials for staff and students 2020-21

Subject Collections

Librarian

Twitter feed