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Culture and the Sitcom
Books
Use the Online Catalog to locate books and other materials in Reynolds Library. Search by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword. Keep in mind that you may get better results using "Motion Pictures" instead of "film" or "movie" in your searches.
Sample Searches for Guided Keyword Tab
- "Andy Griffith"
- 'sitcom'
- "Gender" AND "Television"
For a list of subject headings, click on the Basic Search Tab, select Subject Heading and search for "television". Click the yellow Note icon to the left of the first result on the screen to see a list of LC Subject Headings having to do with television.
Television LC Call Numbers
- PN1992s which are on the 5 th level of the Reynolds Wing.
- Various other call numbers for specific types of films (i.e. books about women on tv may be with the Womens Studies books).
Reference Resources
The PN1992s section of the Reference Deprtment holds numerous good resources on film including books on specific genre's and ones covering films in particular countries. We also have several good general books including...
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Encyclopedia of Television
Ref PN1992.18 .E53 2004
Also available Online
- Fifty Years of Television: A Guide to Series and Pilots, 1937-1988 Ref PN1992.8 S4 T47 1991
- Television Programs Master Index Ref PN1992.9 .D56 2003
- Television Characters: 1,485 profiles, 1947-2004 Ref PN1992.3.U5 T465 2006
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Readers Guide to Periodical Literature
Ref AI3 .R49
For finding magazine articles on television shows prior to availability online. Best for finding contemproary discussions, articles and reviews.
Online Databases
To access databases, go to Find a Database and use the subject tree, the alphabetical listing, or search for a database.
General Databases
(best for popular sources - newspapers and magazines - and some scholarly journals)
- Proquest
- Academic Search Premier (via EBSCOhost)
Subject Specific Databases
(For scholarly articles)
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Communication and Mass Media Complete
(via Ebsco) Citations and Full-text for many scholarly media journals.
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Film and Television Literature Index
Good international coverage
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IIPA International Index to the Performing Arts
(good for scholarly film reviews)
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MLA Bibliography
(for textual criticism and genre studies.)
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Art Index
(indexes some media journals; may be searched simultaneously with MLA Bibliography)
Locating Journals in the Library
Some databases only provide you with a citation for an article, not full-text. To see if we have the article full text in another database, look for the WFU Full-text options icon in the database or use Find a Journal to search for the title you need. You will be shown availability in both print and electronic formats.
Back to topWebsites
- Internet Movie Database
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Transparency
Writings from media Critic Ken Sanes on televsion and other media issues.
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BBC's Guide to British Comedy Television
Info on every TV comedy shown in the UK, from 1936 to today.
- Guess the TV Sitcom Character or Dictator Game
Citing Your Sources
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. and Publication Manual of the the American Psychological Association, 5th ed - copies are available at the Reference Desk. Also use our web guides for assistance:
For information on how to cite a film, see section 5.8.3. Citing Film Reviews is covered in section 5.7.7 for print reviews and 5.9.4.d for online reviews.
Need Help?
- Rosalind Tedford: tedforrl@wfu.edu or AIM: rozteelib
- Request a Personal Research Session
- Ask a Librarian