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KEY DATABASES
Film & Television Index Fulltext is the top database for scholarship in this field.
FIAF Index to Film Periodicals Database covers silent film particularly well, and includes some European journals not included in Film & Television Index Fulltext.
Film Index International finds production information (cast, crew, production company, etc.) and biographical information. Think of it as IMDB with quality control and without the ads.
FURTHER GUIDANCE
Reed Lowrie, the library liaison to Film, is available to support researchers via email or in-person consultation.
Film Research at Harvard offers helpful starting points for film research.
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