If your professor asks you to find "scholarly" or "peer reviewed" journal articles, be sure the article you find is from a source that has gone through the peer review process. Many databases offer a search filter to limit to only journals that are scholarly or peer reviewed. You can also check the journal title in the Ulrich's database (linked below) to see if a title is peer reviewed.
This portal (below) is best used for multidisciplinary peer-reviewed articles (mainly, secondary sources) and searches across several hundred databases and journals. Start Your Search is a broad first pass into researching one's topic.
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These databases index articles from a variety of subjects and sources. These are good places to start your research:
These databases index articles from journals within the subject of Film & Media Arts. These are useful when looking for articles specifically within your discipline:
Use the American Film Institute Catalog to find information on films including titles, running times, cast, crew, directors, subject matter, and more. This is a great resource to start with when learning about a film. It also has partial citation information (breadcrumbs) at the end of each article that can help you find film reviews and other articles written about the film. Use the Journal Finder to see if the library has full text of any reviews mentioned in the bread crumbs.
Use the following tips to help you find film reviews in Discover!
To search for film reviews across multiple newspaper publications, click "A-Z Databases: Newspapers," and follow the instructions below:
You may want to try searching the web for content related to the film or aspect of film & media arts you are researching. Google Scholar (not to be confused with the general Google search browser) is a good place to start looking for articles that may be freely available on the internet. If you do find something you like when searching online and are not able to find it in full text, be sure to check the Leatherby Libraries Publication Finder for the article. You can also request articles you cannot locate in full text through Interlibrary Loan.
Open Access (OA) refers to the free, immediate, online availability of research outputs such as journal articles or books, combined with the rights to use these outputs fully in the digital environment.