Encyclopedias and Bibliographies
The resources below are useful to explore a topic in a general way and to provide basic bibliography on a subject.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: Cinema & Media StudiesThis database offers brief encyclopedic entries with extensive lists of peer-reviewed books, articles, and websites on many important topics in the field.
- Blackwell Reference OnlineA selection of electronic reference books from Blackwell Publishing.
- Encyclopedia Britannica OnlineFor basic information and clarification of terms
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryExtensive collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries across many fields of study
- Oxford Reference OnlineExtensive collection of reference works from Oxford University Press.