About this Library Guide
Use this guide to find information about television criticism. Explore the tabs at the top of the page to locate more information and recommended resources.
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Guide in Brief
These sources provide a broad range of information and may be a good place to start. If you're not sure where to begin, start your search for information here!
- Academic Search Premier Find articles related to television and popular culture.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete Find articles related to broadcasting and communications.
- Lexis Nexis Academic For television reviews select "Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews" from the "Select Sources" drop down box.
- Variety Television Reviews 18 vols. Reviews from Variety, 1946-1994.
Reference Collection PN1992.3 .U5 V36 - The Encyclopedia of Television Background information about television.
- CardCat Search this online library catalog to find relevant books, DVDs, CDs, and more available in the Ball State University Libraries collections.
CardCat Searches
To find books written about individual television shows, follow these directions in CardCat's Basic Search screen.
1. Click in the box and type the name of the show.
Example: twilight zone
2. Choose Begins with.
3. Select Subject from the drop-down menu.
Perform this search
1. Click in the box and type the name of the show.
Example: twilight zone
2. Choose Begins with.
3. Select Subject from the drop-down menu.
Perform this search
To find books on television topics, follow these directions in the Basic Search screen:
1. Click in the box and type Television.
2. Choose Begins with.
3. Select Subject from the drop-down menu.
Perform this search
A new screen will appear that lists the main subject heading followed by a list of specific subdivisions.
Tthis sample was created to highlight useful subdivisions:
1) TELEVISION [47]
2) see related headings for: TELEVSION
3) TELEVISION ACCIDENTS [1]
4) see related headings for: TELEVISION ACTING
Subject headings for Cardcat are found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books, which can be found in the Reference area of Bracken Library, 1st Floor West.
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