Film Research Guide

A multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more.

• Help Searching EBSCO Databases (video 2:57)

Full-text scholarly and peer-reviewed journals covering the arts and sciences. Does not include current issues of the journals.

• Help Searching JSTOR (video 2:30)

Full-text journals on a variety of subjects.

• How to do a Search (video 3:29)

Full-text journals, magazines, newspapers and more covering topics related to the humanities

• Help Searching EBSCO Databases (video 2:57)

Academic Video Online delivers over 70,000 titles spanning anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, and music. Browse Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody®-winning films, video from PBS, BBC, 60 MINUTES, National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, BroadwayHD™, A+E Networks’ HISTORY®, and more.

• Academic Video Online Platform Overview Video (video 2:48)

Educational videos on a variety of topics including humanities, social sciences, business, economics, science, mathematics, health, medicine, technical education, family and consumer sciences, careers and job search, guidance and counseling and archival films and newsreels

• Films on Demand in 1.5 Minutes (video 1.21)

Streaming videos and documentaries on a variety of subjects.

• Getting started with Kanopy (website)

Access to a rotating collection of 50 major feature films for educational use. Faculty can request titles from the entire Swank Digital Campus catalog.