UCSC Library provides specialized databases for searching for and accessing secondary sources. These resources require Signing in. More info on signing in can be found here:
A full list of UCSC databases is available here:
Before searching databases, you might start by browsing this journal on documentary filmmaking:
For access to full text articles you can use these Journal Archives databases (depending on your subject these may only provide limited results):
For Film and Media Studies Specific Articles try:
For a wider scope of articles out in the world of scholarship, use an Article Index. Though these focus on describing articles, and may only provide some full text, these databases provide a linking tool (called UCeLinks), which provides options to access the articles you discover. Get started with these, or use the A-Z Databases list ^ to identify more relevant databases or ask a librarian for suggestions:
Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
For a convenient way to search across databases use these (these may include full text or information about finding in the Library):
For advanced researchers, these databases provide a way to view the collections at other libraries (other UCs or libraries worldwide). Use these to find films as well: