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Christine Stachowicz,
Graduate Student in Library Science,
in conjunction with coursework in the
School of Information and Library Science,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
stacc@ils.unc.edu.
Last updated June 29, 2002
All links were active as of that date.
While in different formats -- print, web-based, and CD-ROM -- all of these resources will lead you to scholarly writings on Woody Allen and his films, and may assist you in evaluating which works will be most useful to your research.
Designed for use by either the specialist or the general reader, this author-subject index to the international periodical literature of film, television and video is printed quarterly with annual cumulations. Several hundred primarily media-oriented journals from North and South America and Europe are indexed. In addition to the author's name and over one thousand subject headings, articles are indexed under the names of individual screenwriters, performers, directors, cinematographers, professional societies, and corporations, and indicate the presence of filmographies, credits, biographical data or interviews. This comprehensive survey is a good source of both popular and scholarly writing on film.
Woody Allen information: Not only did several volumes cite numerous articles on Woody Allen, but his name entry included see also references to movie titles, listed in the same alphabetic index, under which reviews and other related articles were listed.
Coverage: 1963-present Updated: Quarterly
Woody Allen information: Searching on "woody allen" and checking the appropriate language box yields over 100 items in English. The results are a broad range of scholarly articles, book chapters, and doctoral dissertations that would be quite helpful to guide further study on Woody Allen.
Coverage: 1985-present Updated: Monthly
Woody Allen information: A search on "woody allen" yields a number of essays which are quite pertinent to the scholarly study of Allen and his work. In addition, when the essay is published in a collection, a listing of all essays within that collection is also included; this list may lead the researcher to other items of interest. There is no overlap with the MLA International Bibliography.
Based on databases compiled by the British Film Institute, this CD-ROM version of Film Index International contains details of over 90,000 entertainment films dating back to the 1930 introduction of sound, and further back in the case of major silent filmmakers, as well as biographical information and filmographies for approximately 38,000 personalities. The records are generously hyperlinked, and most include annotated references to reviews and articles from periodicals published internationally. With a number of search options available, this database provides a useful starting point for film research, and especially for synopses of and literature on specific films.
Woody Allen information: A personality search on "allen, woody" in the name field produces brief biographical details, a list of American and British Academy awards he has won, and his filmography through 1994. Clicking on any film title brings you to a quite detailed record containing a synopsis and lengthy credits. Selecting "references" from either Allen's biographical record or the film records yields citations for countless useful articles and reviews.
Coverage: 1983-present Updated: Monthly
Woody Allen information: Critical reviews should prove useful for sorting through the countless books available on Woody Allen. Many of the works selected for this pathfinder were included on the basis of predominantly favorable reviews.
Note: The print version of Book Review Digest, dating back to 1906, can be found at Davis Ref. Row 2 Z1219 .C96; it should be consulted for reviews of books published prior to 1983.
Davis Ref. Row 17 Z5784 .M9 F45
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America, New York, 2000
http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/list.php?letter=M
General Description: The MLA International Bibliography consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. It provides access to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals and series published worldwide. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, and bibliographies. In addition to the basic citation, the results include descriptors which may help determine how useful a particular item may be.
Location: From the UNC Libraries home page, click on E Indexes and Databases and select M, or use the link above. Then click on the link for MLA International Bibliography.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Company, New York, 2000
For information only; UNC-CH no longer subscribes to this electronic index.
General Description: H.W. Wilson's Essay and General Literature Index Database indexes essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. More than 300 volumes are indexed annually. Additionally, more than 20 annuals and serial publications are indexed. Its focus is on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
UL NonPrint Collection CD-ROM Serial #65-8
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Company, New York, 2000
http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/list.php?letter=B
General Description: Covering approximately 100 leading periodicals from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, Book Review Digest cites and selectively excerpts reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books published or distributed in the United States or Canada (excluding textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences), for which the reviews appeared within 18 months of publication. An abstract of the book is generally provided as well.
Location: From the UNC Libraries home page, click on E Indexes and Databases and select B, or use the link above. Then click on the link for Book Review Digest (BookReview).