Cinema

In general, we recommend searching CCSF Library resources first, because they contain material that is not freely available on the open web. However, there is lots material on the open web that is not in the library! Therefore, combining these efforts (searching library resources, and then searching the open web) can be effective.

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Helpful websites for filmmakers are often maintained by professional organizations.  These sites provide up-to-date, reliable information.  Libraries and archives provide access to online resources for research and film collections.

Rather than putting a full sentence into an online search box, it can be more productive to focus your topic down into a few search words. To combine them, follow these search tips:

• use quotes around two more more words that MUST stay together
• use AND between words that MUST show up in your search
• use OR between synonyms (you don't care which word shows up, but one MUST)
• search string: the way you combine all your search words with ORs and ANDs and quotes

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