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Many people are confused about the difference between film criticism and film reviews. A film “review” is published when a film is distributed to the public (though there may be a delay in the case of a foreign film that ...

This month’s database is the Social Science Research Network. This database helps to provide “rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences”. There are specialized ...

Robert Altman, widely viewed as one of the United States’ most creative film directors, died on November 20th. The Libraries have DVD or video versions of most of Altman’s films. A listing of Altman’s films and a selection of books ...

The Libraries’ no longer subscribe to the Investext Plus database. However, analysts’ reports can still be obtained via the Business and Company Resource Center database. To find the reports, do a company name search. Once you have selected your company, ...

Here are some of the Libraries’ latest acquisitions… Hollywood The Asphalt Jungle (Huston) PN 1997.A87 2004 A Face in the Crowd (Kazan) PN 1997.F295 2005 Kinsey (Condon) PN 1997.2 K567 2005 Monster (Jenkins) PN 1997.2 M66 2004 Murder My Sweet ...

There are VCR and DVD players available in Bartle Library in the Media Resource Room. This room is located in the East Reading Room, which is to the left of the Bartle Circulation Desk. ...

It is relatively easy to find out whether the Libraries own a particular film. Simply use infoLink, the Libraries’ catalog, and type in the title of the film. Film directors, as opposed to screenwriters, are considered to be the “author” ...

The featured database for November is PsychINFO. Why a psychology database in a business blog? PsychINFO is an excellent source for articles on organizational behavior, creativity in business, consumer behavior, decision making, behavioral economics, game theory, and much more. PsychINFO ...

Thomson Financial, the publisher of the Compact D/SEC (popularly known as Compact Disclosure) financial CD-ROMs has ceased publication of this product. The Libraries have the CD-ROMs from August 1990 to April 2006. ...

If you use the Libraries’ catalog, infoLINK, you’ll notice something different. Many recent titles will include the book cover image. Click on this image and there will be links to a book summary, an enlargement of the book cover, the ...