Film Studies

The Library actively collects films from different genres. Most of our film collection is kept in the Jones Media Center on the 2nd level of Berry Library.

To find a specific film title, do a title search in the online catalog and select "DVDs & Videos" from the pull down menu under "Entire Collection."

• If we have the film, you will see the record for that film.
  • For instance, if you are looking for a Godfather movie.
  • Type Godfather in the title search box.
  • Select DVDs & Videos. Using this menu option helps distinguish between the novel, the screenplay and the movie.
  • You will get a list of results.
  • Looking at the list, you see all the Godfather movies we have.
  • Click on the one you want.
  • There you have the record and can see if it available.

To see a list of films in the collection, you can do a subject search for feature films in the online catalog. Again, select "DVDs & Videos" from the pull down menu.

• A feature film is any full-length fiction film running at least 40 minutes. Beware though!
• This search will generate a list of over 6,000 titles.
• You can limit the "feature films" search by language.
  • Click on the "Limit/Sort" button.
  • Pull down the list at "Language" and chose one.
  • You should get a list of films only in that language.
  • See a list of Chinese feature films here.

To see what films we have on a particular subject, you can do a subject search using the subject term with "drama."

• For example, if you want films that show "Death," do a subject search for "death drama."
• Then select "DVDs & Videos" from the pull down menu from the Search In section.
• You will get a list of films that have Death as a subject.
• Other subjects include "sex drama," "african american women drama," "good and evil drama" and "children drama."

The Jones Media Center maintains an online list of their latest acquisitions. Click here to see the latest list or to search for films in specific languages.

To see a list of films in the selected genres below, click on one of the following links:

 To see a list of all the genres represented in the online catalog, click here.