Online indexes, which are hyperlinked in this guide, are available via the library's homepage. For both film and broadcast topics, there are a few additional resources that you can use. These tools are described below. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature . Look up any topic in this print index.
Indexes use specialized vocabulary, called subject headings.
If you don't find any citations under your topic, try to think of other terms you could use, or ask a librarian for suggestions. Once you find the appropriate subject heading, your citations list will look like one, from the 1947 volume of the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature . This list cites six articles about Paul Robeson. The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature also contains citations for film reviews. To find film reviews prior to February 1977, look under the subject heading moving picture plays criticisms, plots, etc.