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Film Studies

Library resources for Film Studies

Finding Books

How can I search for books?

Library Catalog - Look for books, eBooks, and electronic articles at Waubonsee Community College Library.

Where is my book?

 Campus Maps with Library Locations

  • Available, On Shelf - Your book is on a shelf at the Sugar Grove Library, Aurora Downtown, or Fox Valley.
  • Course Materials/Course Reserves - Your book is at the circulation desk. 
  • Reference - Your book is shelved in the reference area.

You don’t have the book I need.

Request a book or article with our InterLibrary Loan Program.

Interlibrary Loan enables borrowing of items not owned by the library from another library at the request of a registered library user.

To plance an Interlibrary Loan request go here: https://www.waubonsee.edu/student-experience/library/services/interlibrary-loan

 

The Waubonsee Community College Library provides access to several different e-book collections. Not all e-book titles are available in one online resource but many are held in the Online Discover System: 

  • eBook Search
    To find e-books in the catalog, use the eBooks tab featured on the website, enter search terms as normal. Once you receive your search results, you may use the filters below the search box.
  • Other e-book collections
    A listing of other available e-book collections.

Looking for an e-book that the Waubonsee Community College Library does not currently have? Please use the Suggest Library Material form and select "E-book" in the Item Type field.

You can also use the search box below to look for eBooks. 

You can request books from Aurora Downtown, Sugar Grove - Todd Library, and Aurora Fox Valley , through your Library Account. 

Intercampus mail currently takes 1-3 days to arrive. 

To view due dates and materials checked out, please use My Account. 

Search Tips

The library's Film Studies collection covers a variety of topics, including:

  • The practices of filmmakers and directors
  • Documentary making practices
  • A guide to casting directing
  • Screenwriting
  • Horror films and the history of horror/thriller films
  • Science fiction
  • Transgender representation in film
  • The development of black cinema
  • Animated film studies
  • Social justice and cinema
  • The history of women in Hollywood
  • International film studies 

To browse the shelves in the library, look in these LC call number ranges:

  • PN1993-1999: Motion pictures, cinema, and film

Sample searches for books about Film Studies:

  • Motion pictures -- Reviews
  • Motion picture producers and directors
  • Homosexuality in motion pictures
  • Silent films
  • Foreign documentaries

Library Catalog

Resources

Film and Literature

The graphic novels listed below have been adapted from a novel, and a film/TV adaptation has been made as well.