Film Studies Research Guide
Audio/Video (Media) Materials

Search the Library Catalog by keyword, then limit the search by "Material Type," to "Videos, Films, Slides."  The "Location Box" will indicate whether materials are located in W.E.B. Du Bois Library Reserves, Special Collections, or another part of the Library.

Search the Five College Catalog by keyword, then limit the search by "Material Type" to "Videos, Films, Slides." The "Location Box" will show the college that owns the material.  Location codes follow:

AC = Amherst College

HC = Hampshire College

MH = Mount Holyoke College

SC = Smith College

Suggested Media Materials in Film

The Film Collection is located in Reserves/Media on Floor 3 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Other Four College institutions also have excellent holdings in film. 

Reference Sources for Identifying Media Materials in Film Studies

Bent Lens: A World Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film (UM/W.E.B. Du Bois PN 1995.9.H55 B45 1997)

Feature Films 1960-1969: a Filmography of English-Language and Major Foreign-Language United States Releases (UM/Ref. PN 1998 .L355 2001)

Footage: The Worldwide Moving Image Sourcebook (UM/Ref. PN 1993.4 .F66 1997)

Videohound's Independent Film Guide (UM/Ref. PN 1998 .S84 1998)

The Video Source Book (UM/Ref. PN 1992.95 .V53 +  7th ed.)