Databases
Databases contain citations and/or full text access to journal articles, book chapters, etc., whether available at OU or not.
These resources require login with a current OU 4x4 and password.
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Film and Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database covering the subjects of film and television theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. This database indexes periodicals and technical publications. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1926-present
Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database is an index covering topics in literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore. Materials indexed include journals, books, working papers, translations, dissertations, websites, and conference proceedings.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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EBSCO Collections and eBooks This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a multidisciplinary collection of over 50 databases and thousands of eBooks covering the social sciences, humanities, and sciences. Select the databases most appropriate for your research topic and search them simultaneously. Some full text is available.
Note: In June 2024 University of Oklahoma Libraries migrated to the new EBSCO platform. Some features from the previous ESBCO platform are currently unavailable on the new platform. As EBSCO works to activate these features, the legacy platform is still available for features you cannot use on the new interface. Please note that the legacy site will be retired in August 2025.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorials.
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Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Access journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
This database is a digitized archive of the backfiles of selected scholarly journals. Provides access to materials in African American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, general science, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Periodicals
Click here to find OU Library's collection of almost 400 journals and magazines on film and television. Note: not all of the journals are currently in publication.
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1880-present
Provides access to full runs of 26 major entertainment trade and consumer magazines, including Broadcasting, Billboard, Melody Maker, The Stage, and Variety.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Media History Digital LibraryVarious titles provided by a non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access.
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LanternThe interface to search all of the digitized content of the Media History Digital Library. Full-text and high-quality.
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Jump Cut 1974-2000Full issues of Jump Cut alternative media criticism journal from 1974-2000, digitized from microfilm and hosted on the Internet Archive.
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Jump Cut 2001-presentSite of archived and current issues of Jump Cut. 2001 is Issue 44.
Where is the Full Text?
For a step-by-step explanation of how to get an article you've found in a database, see this guide.