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Covers film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews and more.
Complete full-text backfiles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred titles, with new additions every year.
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Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
Indexes essays and articles from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
Lists articles on films and film studies, plus information on silent films; film archives, libraries & educational institutions; and on FIAF books, pamphlets, programs & other materials.
Produced by the British Film Institute. In-depth indexing of thousands of films, from the silent era to current films; biographical information; coverage of international film awards & prizes; searchable plot summaries plus full cast & crew lists.
Citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and original works (poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations) from books and journals.
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Extensive Index to 1,300 journals in all arts and humanities disciplines.
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Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
Current and archived news content including local, state, national and international newspapers, broadcast transcripts, news wires, news blogs, video, etc. Trial ends June 30, 2012.
Full text, including images of the Los Angeles Daily Times (1881-1886) and the Los Angeles Times (1886-1986).
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