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Library Resources
- Prism CatalogSearch for books, ebooks, movies, articles, magazines, images and more in the SVA Library.
- A-Z DatabasesFind millions of articles and images using our e-resources.
- Research Tools & Information LiteracyA guide to doing research, evaluating sources, writing, citing, plagiarism, and copyright.
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Movies, Scripts & Streaming
The SVA Library owns over 20,000 film titles on DVD and Blu-ray, including a large selection of animated films.
The library also has well over 1,000 unpublished shooting film scripts, which appear in various draft stages and sometimes include annotations from the writer. Our main book collection also has a large collection of commercially published scripts.
All can be searched from the Library homepage or here:
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is a streaming video platform with a "Netflix-like" user experience and a broad, curated selection of documentaries, indie movies, classics, feature films and training videos. Films can be watched from anywhere, anytime by current students, faculty, and staff.
Magazines and Journals
Magazines and journals are great sources for current and historical information. For articles on film and animation, it’s best to start with these indexes:
- American Film Institute Catalog This link opens in a new window
The AFI Catalog, the premier, authoritative resource of American film information, covers the history of American cinema comprehensively from 1893 to 1993 with full or short records for films from 1994 to 2015. Every film produced on American soil or by American production companies is indexed from the birth of cinema to the present day. New records are created by the AFI editorial team and added each year.
- Film & Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Provides cover to cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full text scholarly database of 2,800 multidisciplinary journal titles focused on the arts, humanities and social sciences. **Artstor has moved to the JSTOR platform as of August 1, 2024** Artstor images document artistic traditions across many time periods and cultures including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Digital images come from museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers. The collection is over 2+ million images. Users must create a personal account.
The following is a list of magazines and journals on animation and related fields available at the SVA Library:
Animation Magazine
Computer Graphics World (CGW)
Cinefantastique
Cinefex
Computer Arts
Entertainment Weekly
Journal of Popular Film & Television
Post
Res
Rue Morgue
Stash*
Wholphin*
*DVD periodicals
Finding Reviews
Reviews in the Library:
Looking for an original review of an older movie? Check the index of the collections below, or look up the release date in a source like IMDB.com to locate reviews:
- New York Times Film ReviewsPublication Date: 1913-1996
- The New York Times Film Encyclopedia, 1896-1979Publication Date: 1984
- Film Review AnnualPublication Date: 1988-1991
- Life MagazinePublication Date: 1936-1972
Film Reviews through eResources:
- Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new window
Search this database for full text access to major national newspapers including the New York Times from 1985 to present. Includes over 2,300 full-text newspapers.
- Art & Architecture Source This link opens in a new window
Formerly Art Source. Offers broad coverage of art topics, including painting, photography, sculpture advertising art, art history, film, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design archaeology, architecture, decorative arts, folk art, textiles and more. Full text access to over 630 art and design journals with coverage from 1929 to the present.
- Film & Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Provides cover to cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 publications, and selected coverage of 300 more.
On the Web
Reviews
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