Film

Use this guide to find articles, books, reference sources and more for research in film. The guide focuses on online resources, which can be accessed either within the library or remotely.

In addition to online resources, selected print titles are included. The guide lists basic resources and does not contain all of the materials in the library useful for historical research. For additional resources consult other relevant subject guides, the UH Manoa's OneSearch, or the librarian for film, David Brier.

Depending on your research, you may need to use one or more of the collections in the UHM Library.

The UHM collections contain over 307,000 books and over 2,000 periodicals and other serials supporting interests in history, as well as thousands of other books and journals in related fields.

• Hamilton Library houses the Business, Humanities & Social Sciences Collection, which covers history from around the world, emphasizing the United States and Europe.
• The Asia Collection at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library is the most significant collection of Asian materials in the State of Hawaii and in the Pacific. It dates from 1920, when the Board of Regents established the Japanese Department at the University of Hawaii.
• The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are internationally recognized research collections. All formats, languages, subjects, eras and levels of treatment are collected. Each Collection also includes manuscripts and archives, such as Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) Plantation Archives, Dole Corporation Archives, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Archives.  These Collections have their own reference service, circulation counter and hours.
• The Library's Government Documents Department is a federal depository of United States government documents and has a selective collection of United Nations documents.
• Sinclair Library houses the Music Collection and the Wong AV Center, where you will find DVDs, CDs and more.