Film & Media Studies

Collection overview

The collection covers all aspects of Film and Media Studies, particular strengths are:

Historical, critical and biographical coverage of European, U.S., Latin American and some Asian cinema
Film theory and criticism, aesthetics and practical aspects of filmmaking such as screenwriting and film production
General media and television studies
The history of journalism, newspapers and periodicals
Historical, critical and theoretical coverage of the theatre
Performance art and theory

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Collection location

Film theory and criticism books are located in the FILM and MEDIA collection on the 5th floor
An example entry on the catalogue would state the location as: FILM & MEDIA South Block 5th floor (3) YXP3 Cah
Material related to film and media is also located within the area collections of Latin American Studies and United States Studies
The Library increasingly purchases ebook titles available via MyiLibrary which can be accessed via the online catalogue
Recent issues of periodicals/journals are located in the North Reading Room (Periodicals Room) on the 4th floor South Block. For more information, see our journals resources page
Back issues of periodicals are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service on the catalogue. These can be requested via the online catalogue and collected at the service desk, 4th floor South Block
To locate individual titles use the online catalogue
Also use the catalogue to search for specific electronic journal titles. Full text services such as JSTOR and Academic Search Complete offer additional titles for which the Library does not have print holdings.

Related collections

Area collections of Latin American Studies and United States Studies
English collection
Music collection
Sociology collection
The Harry Price Library of Magical Literature (Special Collections) holds material on illusion and early moving images
Dictionaries and other reference works are located in the North Reading Room, 4th floor South Block

DVD Collection

Over 1000 films and operas are available on DVD, these include films from Europe (including Russia), the US, Latin America and Asia, from early silent cinema to the present day.

The online catalogue can be used to search for DVDs by ‘title’ or by director using the ‘author’ search (’Classic’ version). Alternatively, enter the title or director using ‘Quick Search’ and then refine by format as necessary.

For example, a DVD catalogue entry would read: INFORMATION CENTRE 4th Floor DVD [Amelie].

Alternatively, you can browse this online list

DVDs are located in the Information Centre (4th floor South Block) and can be viewed on public PCs and private laptops in the library. Click here for the rules and regulations

Any University of London academic staff member who wishes to use a DVD for teaching purposes should contact Martin Hodgson, his contact details are below.

Classmarks for Film and Media Studies

Film Studies classmarks

All classmarks in the Film & Media collection have a numerical prefix of (3), eg FILM & MEDIA South Block 5th Floor (3) YXP3 Cah

Note that you will also find relevant material in the collections designated as LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, UNITED STATES STUDIES and SOCIOLOGY

Encyclopedias of film: YXP1

Bibliography of film: YXP2

Film Directors: YXP4

Film Theory: YXPA

Aesthetics and philosophy of film: YXPC

Documentary film: YXPM

Early cinema: YXQ

Cinema sound: YXR

Film industry: YXS

Film production and direction: YXT

History of film (general): YXP3

UK cinema: YXP3e-YXP3ev

French cinema: YXP3f

Spanish cinema: YXP3g

Italian cinema: YXP3i

German cinema: YXP3k

Russian/Soviet cinema: YXP3n

East Asian cinema: YXP3r-YXP3t

Latin American cinema: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES South Block 6th floor (34) PN1990-1998

US cinema: UNITED STATES South Block 6th floor (33) YXP3

Media Studies classmarks

Journalism: YV-YVNB

Theatre studies: YX-YXO

History of British theatre: YX3e

Media studies (general): YZ

History of broadcasting: YZA

Radio broadcasting: YZB

Television studies: YZD

Internet: SOCIOLOGY South Block 7th floor (3) KDTI

Mass media: SOCIOLOGY South Block 7th floor (3) KBM

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

For more information about Film and Media Studies holdings in other academic libraries in the London area, please consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk