Film Studies Research Guide
Articles, Journals, and Periodicals

Here are some tips for finding articles, journals, and periodicals. For an overview, visit Getting Started with Research.

Articles on a Topic
To find articles on a specific topic, search one of the Library's many databases relevant to Film Studies. Databases are available on Library computers to all and off campus to UMass students, faculty, staff, and affiliates with an OIT account; enter your OIT username and password when prompted.

Journals on a Topic
To search for journals and periodicals on a topic in the Library Catalog, click Subject on the left side of the search and after choosing your subject add the word "periodicals" to your search.  Search by both Film and Motion Pictures; e.g., Film Studies periodicals or Motion Pictures periodicals.

Journals by Title
To search for a specific journal or periodical, conduct a Journal Title Begins With search in the Library Catalog. Note call number and location.

E- Journals
To locate online journals, search by journal title in "E-Journals." For more information, consult the E-Journals page of this guide.

Printed Indexes
There are many journal indexing and abstracting sources available in print in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library's Reference collections (Main Floor). For more information, consult the Reference materials page of this guide.

Selected Film Studies journals and periodicals currently received.

Film Comment, (Per PN1993.F438)

Film Criticism, (Per PN1993.F4183)

Film Quarterly, (Per PN1993.F5)

JPF&T The Journal of Popular Film and Television, (Per PN1993.J6)

MaGill's Cinema Annual, (Per PN1993.3 M34)

Millennium Film Journal, (Per PN1993.M56)

Sight and Sound, (Per PN1993.M56)

This is by no means a comprehensive list of holdings at the UMass Amherst  or Four College Libraries.