If you encounter issues with any databases, clear your cache or try an incognito or private browser. Let the Cinema Studies Librarian know if there are issues or use Ask a Librarian online chat service. 

• • Enter search terms on separate lines e.g., enter title of film on the top line, director's last name below, so as to articulate your search request. Use Boolean Operators to improve your search:
  • AND (narrows your search e.g., Paramount and distribution)
  • OR (widens your search e.g., film or movies or cinema, MGM or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, “box office” or box-office)
  • Quotations marks (search for specific phrases, e.g., "Star Wars", "PRODUCER NAME", "studio system")
• 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.
• Narrow your search results using filters on left sidebar
  • Source Type (e.g., Newspapers, Trade Magazines, Scholarly Journals)
  • Publication Title (e.g., New York Times, Variety)
  • Document Type (e.g., Feature, Front Page/Cover Story, Article, Interviews or try excluding advertisements)

• Explore the LibrarySearch guide to learn how to:  
  • Use the Advanced Search or Topic Search in UofT Libraries online catalogue
  • Build a seach strategy by Using Search Operators
  • Be strategic when Reading Results, Refine Results Using Filters (including Limit to Peer-Reviewed Articles)
  • Use LibrarySearch tools to Cite and Export Sources and Follow Citation Trails to find related research  

Searching for newspapers articles in UofT LibrarySearch can be done in a few ways: use the newspaper article search bar, submit a search and select the "Search newspaper articles" filter on the results page, or explore the databases below.