Films reproduced on videocassette are therefore a primary medium of film study. The library has begun collecting films on videocassette more extensively in the past few years. Films on videocassette are now widely available on rental from area video stores. Nonetheless, the Library's emphasis here is still on collecting printed materials. Film scripts, critical and theoretical works, biographies of important directors, producers, and a few biographies of major actors and actresses are collected.
Emphasis is on the cinema as an art form, including foreign cinema.
Hollywood films and filmmaking have been collected more by the Oberlin Public than College Library until the early 1990's. Now courses in the History and English departments have begun to treat cultural and political themes and aspects of Hollywood cinema, and therefore selected works on these subjects are also acquired for the College collection. This Site Maintained by the Oberlin College Library. Oberlin College Library. All rights reserved.