The Monkees featured on the cover of TV Guide. Photo from TV Tropes
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Documentary films can be a great source of information for a research paper. Below are a couple of options for finding good films to use for research.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowFilms on Demand offers the MCLA community access to over 20,000 quality documentary films from the BBC, Ken Burns, A&E and other companies, in a wide range of subject areas.
When you search the Gale Databases you can narrow your search by audio or video. Use the tools on the left hand side of the screen to narrow your search as in the screenshot below.
YouTube and Vimeo also offer some great videos you can use, just be sure to check the criteria for evaluating information you find on the Internet when using these sources.
- How to Search YouTube Like a Pro Using Advanced Search OperatorsHere's how to use YouTube's advanced search operators, including filters, for better YouTube search results.
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The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2008A digital archive of thousands of television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Major clients included are Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Schick, Vicks, and Post, among others.