Reference resources are a great place to begin your research. They can help you define terms as well as to find basic information about a topic, a chronicle of its history, theories, key people and sometimes a bibliography of additional sources. They can also help you focus your topic and identify the main concepts, terms and keywords that describe your topic.
There are many different types of reference sources, which include dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, bibliographies, handbooks, style manuals to name a few.
Check out the links located under Reference Resources on the Film and Media subject guide for information about these individual resource-types.
Oxford Bibliographies provides peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on film history, television studies, media studies, critical theory, visual arts, cultural studies, digital culture, game studies, popular culture and the study of the moving image.
Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
Take a look at the following subject guide:
♦ Cinema and Media Studies