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UCLA Library Locations for Books
Books on 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. Greatest strength is in English-language books, but does selectively collect some European-language books and periodicals.
- Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL): Books and periodicals in all languages and subjects. YRL is more likely to have books on film and television written in languages other than English.
- 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
- UC Library Search This link opens in a new window
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 (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
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 window
Freely available version of the OCLC combined catalog of books, journals, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, and other items in thousands of libraries worldwide.
Searching Book Contents
Many books on film and television are edited volumes of essays by different authors, or they contain information on a number of films or shows. Library catalogs do not always reveal these contents easily, so the following tools can be used to help reveal relevant information in books.
- Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism This link opens in a new windowOffers searchable access to screenplays, reference works, and books on cinema, including coverage of techniques for filmmaking and screenwriting. Part of Bloomsbury Screen Studies. UCLA provides access to core content and 2019-2023 annual updates.
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowIndexes worldwide publications on literature, language, linguistics, folklore, film, television, and theater from 1923 to the present. See also the MLA Directory of Periodicals.
- Internet Archive: eBooks and TextsScanned public domain books from numerous research libraries, including some from the UC system.
Television Program Master Index by ISBN: 9780786472451Date: 2014-01-28Very useful guide to books with content on individual television shows.
