UCLA Library Locations for Books
Books on Black film and television will often be located in more than one UCLA Library location, sometimes depending on language of publication, date of publication, and the subject. The most common locations are:
- Arts Library: Core collection of film history and criticism, primarily in English language.
- Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL): Books and periodicals in all languages and subjects, for humanities and social sciences.
- Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF): Storage facility for all campus libraries, including some older and rarer titles.
- Music Library: Includes titles on film music history and composition, as well as sound recordings and some sheet music.
Rare books and scores, studio records, and the papers of individuals are held by Library Special Collections.
UC Library Search
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UC Library Search is the unified discovery and borrowing system for all 10 UC Campuses. Select the UCLA Library Catalog scope to search holdings of materials owned by the UCLA Library and other UCLA collections, whether online or in print. Does not contain full-text articles or article citations. Select the Articles, books and more scope to search for materials in all 10 UC campuses. More information in this guide.
WorldCat
WorldCat is a union catalog that searches across the collections of many libraries both in the U.S. and worldwide. There is both a subscription version of the catalog from FirstSearch, as well as a freely available web version. However, WorldCat does not list the holdings of all international collections and archives, so researchers are encouraged to also explore the individual catalogs and finding aids of relevant institutions.
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OCLC FirstSearch catalog includes citations for books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, computer files, newspapers, slides, videotapes, archival material, etc., in libraries around the world.
- WorldCat.org This link opens in a new windowFreely available version of the OCLC combined catalog of books, journals, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, and other items in thousands of libraries worldwide.
Subject Headings
Academic libraries primarily use Library of Congress subject headings to describe individual book titles. The following are some major subject headings in UC Library Search related to Black Film and Television.
- African Americans in the motion picture industry
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- African American motion picture producers and directors
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- African Americans in motion pictures
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- African Americans in television broadcasting
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- African Americans on television
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- Black people in the motion picture industry
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