Subject Guides: Film & Video: Home

Film & Video: Home

Visual and Media Arts

Citing Sources
style guides & examples for reference lists (aka bibliographies).
Knowledge Market
help with writing, research, presentations, visualizing basic data sets and engaging with social media platforms and other digital tech
Resource Market
Guides, definitions of academic jargon, and helpful links created by Knowledge Market consultants
Government Resources
data, census, info about federal, state, & local government, & cool stuff
GVSU Libraries: for Alumni
Describes resources and services available to GVSU Alumni

This guide's purpose is to provide resources for doing research in film and video production courses.

Directions on how to link right to a specific spot in a YouTube video, from the Swiss Army Librarian

Focus Your Topic
This video shows different ways of focusing a topic for a research paper.
Build Your Search Strategy
This short video explains how to develop a search strategy before finding books and media or articles in databases. These concepts are universal and apply to any search.
Keywords, Search Terms, and Subject Headings
This short video demonstrates finding items with keywords and subject terms.
Databases, journals, & articles
Video defines each and explains how they fit together
Bias in Information Sources
3 1/2 minute video defines bias in information and how to address it.
Citation Tutorial
Learn and test your skills

Find a Book
This video walks you through the process of searching for a book and identifying its location.

Request Books, Journals in Print Form, and DVDs
Watch video of the ASRS robot in action.
Some books, DVDs, and journals are in the book retrieval system (Automated Storage Retrieval System or ASRS) behind the Service Desk on the 1st floor.
Mary Idema Pew Library Virtual Tour