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There are various forms of databases for finding articles on fiction and films. Depending on the type of articles needed one may consult the following databases listed by categories. Some databases are often used to find review articles. Others contain scholarly articles from literary or film studies journals. Some databases are multidisciplinary, while others focus on particular topic, academic discipline, or media. Below is a collection of databases that may be useful for your research. For a complete listing of databases for scholarly articles available through BU see Databases A-Z
LION includes texts, criticism, and reference material, including thousands of literary articles, essays, biographies and encyclopedia entries on over 350,000 works of poetry, prose, and drama from the 8th to the 21st century.
This database provides full text access to the back issues of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Book reviews are included as well as journal articles. Abstracts are available for some of the articles.
Screen Studies Collection brings the Film Periodicals Database, Film Index International, and the AFI Catalog together in one site.
Provides in-depth indexing of films from the first silent movies to the latest blockbusters and biographical information for film personalities. It also includes presentations from international film awards and prizes as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists.
Indexes, abstracts, and provides full text of articles from academic and popular film journals. Also includes several film reference books. Abstracts late 19th century - present; full text 1930s - present.
Selected Internet Resources for Film Reviews