Finding Background Articles
Reference Sources with Entries on Documentaries:
- A Dictonary of Film Studies2nd edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
The print first edition is in Olin Reference PN 1993.45 K75 2012. - Encyclopedia of the Documentary FilmPrint version only: Olin Library Reference PN 1995.9 .D6 E53 2005. 3 volumes.
New York: Routledge, 2006.
Media Encyclopedia:
- The Sage International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and SocietyOnline only.
Search documentary within this encyclopedia to find the excellent background article, Documentary Media, by Ezra Winton.
Reference Databases
- Sage Reference OnlineA searchable, full-text database of reference works that focuses on the applied social sciences.
- Gale Virtual Reference LibraryYou can search for reliable background articles on social sciences and humanities topics in this full-text database of reference encyclopedias.
- Oxford ReferenceAnother full-text database of reliable information from reference works (encyclopedias and dictionaries) published by Oxford University Press.