ProQuest is a platform containing over 100 databases. ProQuest contains publications (i.e., newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, eBook titles, dissertation and theses) in different subjects areas including film. You will need to use the filters to narrow your search results to Scholarly Journals.
1) Use the Advanced Search Tool
2) Sort your Results
- Sort your results (Relevance, Date)
- Sort by Date: It may be useful to arrange the results chronologically (oldest first) in order to follow the entire production process of a particular film, from gossip about potential stars to reviews and box-office grosses.
3) Using ProQuest Search Filters
- Narrow your search results using filters on left sidebar:
- Source Type (e.g., Scholarly Journals,)
- Publication Title (e.g., )
- Document Type (e.g., Feature, Front Page/Cover Story, Article, Literature Review)
- A "Literature Review" is different from "Review" of film or book. It is a article that examines the scholarly research on a particular topic and highlights important definitions, research, scholars, innovation and conflicts within a subject area.
4) Mark relevant records
If you find interesting articles, be sure to .
- Go to the results page and click the check box to the left of the article title
- When you are ready to email the articles to yourself, scroll to the top of the results list and click on Email link (on right side)
- Email the marked records to yourself
Another option is to create a free ProQuest MyResearch account.
