COMM 380: Media Criticism

Provides indexing, abstracting, and some full text for journals and books related to communication and mass media studies back to 1915.

Expands the online version of print title, Film Literature Index. Provides indexing for over 350 publications including books, magazines and journals covering the entire field of television and film writing. Publications include Film Journal International, Film Criticism & Variety, as well as technical and international publications. Covered subjects include film & television theory, preservation, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects and reviews.

Previously called International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP). Provides indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals and full text for the indexed journals. The database includes recent ten years of publication. Some complete journal runs are included, with indexing back to 1874. Covers the spectrum of subjects and all aspects of music, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theater, theory, popular music forms and composition.

Formerly International Index to Performing Arts (IIPA). Provides indexing and abstracts for international periodicals, plus full text for the indexed journals (1864-present) on the subjects of the arts and entertainment industry - including dance, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, circus performance, opera, pantomime, puppetry, magic, performance art, film, television and more.