LibGuides: EN411 Shakespeare on Screen (Osborne): Resources

Databases

Use databases to find contextual information or critical sources.

The Performing Arts Periodicals Database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide from 1960 to the present. Folger Shakespeare Library

Oxford Bibliographies Online: Cinema and Media Studies includes a “Shakespeare on Film” guide (under the letter S), which includes a variety of sources (anthologies, articles, monographs and scripts) and an index by play title.

AFI Catalog - The American Film Institute's Film Indexes Online search tool provides access to records of all motion pictures produced in the United States from 1892 to the present day, including plot summaries, production notes, and subject and song indexes.

Film Index International (British Film Institute) is a major information resource for entertainment films and personalities produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies - from the very first silent films

One can also search film journals directly. See the Cinema Studies: Journals and Magazines webpage. More databases are listed on the home page of the Cinema Studies Guide.

Finding & Using Images

SOURCES FOR IMAGES

Google Images
Film magazines/blogs (e.g. Senses of Cinema)
DVD cover art
Film libraries (e.g. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)
Film Organizations (e.g. British Film Institute)
DVD distributor catalogs (e.g., Criterion Collection)
Poster Archives (e.g. Harry Ransom Poster Collection, LIU)

Most images on the open web are protected by copyright and cannot be used without permission., except:

Images in the public domain
Images that have a Creative Commons license
Flickr (Be sure and use drop-down under Any License to limit to Creative Commons licensed images. However, be wary of images that appear to be photographs of copyrighted works.)
Wikimedia Commons
Any images where the circumstances of your use meets Fair Use Guidelines

Limiting access of a copyrighted image to a classroom and course participants can be a strong supporting factor for Fair Use.

However, public display or exchange outside a classroom weakens the case even for an academic purpose. Posting an item with a copyrighted image on the open web is usually a violation of copyright law. Many companies use copyright bots to discover infringements. Contact a librarian for more information, however we are not lawyers and do not provide legal advice.