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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- ABC
- Amazon
- Barnes and Noble
- CBS
- CNN Entertainment
- Daily SuDoku A popular puzzle that began in Japan
- Entertainment Weekly
- NBC
- Fox
- Pop Culture
- Pop Culture Madness
- TV Guide Online
- Yahoo! TV
MOVIES
- All Movie Guide Ratings and descriptions of over 220,000 movies. Has several search tools including "Film Finder." Has film and film industry essays.
- Badmovies.org Site dedicated to b-movies. Has reviews, news, and a message board.
- Coming-soon.net
- The Internet Movie Database IMDb Popular movie web site that contains reviews and movie news.
- Movie Review Query Engine MRQE Provides movie reviews from popular publications and the web.
- The Movie Times Top ten U.S. films of the week, movie-goer reviews, discussion boards, past movies included.
- Movies.com Extensive movie web site with reviews, trailers, show times, DVDs and more.
- The New York Times: Movies (requires free registration)
- Online Video Guide From TV Guide
- QuickTime Movie Trailers Searchable collection of movie trailers. Apple QuickTime (free download) required to view trailers.
- Screen It! Lengthy movie reviews.
BOOKS
- All About Romance Site dedicated to romance novels.
- AllReaders.com Thousands of book reviews from readers available to search.
- BookBrowse.com Searchable database that has book reviews, discussion guides, author interviews, bestseller lists, and more.
- Booklist American Library Association
- BookPage: America's Book Review Provides brief book reviews, author interviews, book club recommendations, and special interest lists.
- Books and Authors.net Site focuses on "Extending Your Literary Experience." Features author interviews, literary news, various book club information, book reviews, contests, links to authors' Web sites, and other literary links.
- BookSense.com
- BookSpot.com
- bookreporter.com Where readers and writers click.
- Cooperative Children's Book Center
- Gumshoes, Sleuths & Snoopers A crime fiction content database.
- LibriVox Free audio books from the public domain
- Locus Online "News, Reviews, Resources, and Perspectives of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror."
- Mystery Ink Author interviews, book reviews, and award book lists.
- The Mystery Reader
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review (requires free registration)
- Overbooked Reader's advisory site.
- Reviewing the Evidence Reviews of nearly 2000 murder mysteries and thrillers. Searchable database.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Bibliography
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA)
- sffworld.com
MUSIC
- All-Music Guide Artists biographies and related information.
- American Roots Music
- Billboard Online Music industry news, best selling album lists, reviews, and more.
- The Classical Music Navigator Information on composers and popular classical music.
- Classical Net
- Classical USA Classical music resources on the web. Contains many good links.
- Country Music Weekly Online
- General Lyrics Links Gateway site that contains links to lyrics sites.
- JazzWeb Jazz artist information and many good Jazz links.
- Leonie's Lyrics Good source for song lyrics to contemporary, rap, and hip-hop.
- MTV Online Music Television
- Ruckus Free Music downloads through a subscription provided by UW-Stout. See website for details.
- Rolling Stone Magazine Online
- Spin Magazine Online All the Music that Rocks
- VH1 Online
- Yahoo! Jazz Page Listing of links to jazz artists and home pages.
OTHER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDES
- Art and Art History
- Book Reviews
- Children's and YA Literature
- Genealogy
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Imaging and Photography
- Sports and Recreation
- Video and Film
MAGAZINES
Listed below are some of the popular magazines located on the second floor of the library:
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Business Week
- Car and Driver
- Cycle World
- Discover
- ESPN Magazine
- Fortune
- Ladies Home Journal
- Life
- Money
- National Geographic
- Newsweek
- People
- People Weekly
- Popular Mechanics
- Popular Science
- Rolling Stone
- Sports Illustrated
- Time Magazine
- US News and World Report
SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG FOR MOVIES, CD'S ETC.
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify and locate books and audiovisual materials (books on tape or CD, videos, music CDs, DVDs) for many topics. Search for a specific author or title by conducting an "Author" or "Title" search. Keyword and subject searching are available, as well.
Audiobooks
Audiobooks, also called books on tape, are available in both cassette and CD formats but require a separate search for each format. See the search box sample above for a visual for the samples below.
- Sample search for audiobook on cassette; use these
keywords:
- audiobooks [all of these] AND
- sound cassette? [as a phrase]
- Further refine your search by entering a title, author or subject in the third search box.
- Sample search for audiobook on CD; use these keywords:
- audiobooks [all of these] AND
- sound disc? [as a phrase]
- Further refine your search by entering a title, author or subject in the third search box.
Popular Movies
Available in both video and DVD formats but need separate search depending on format. See the search box sample above for a visual for the samples below.
- Sample search for movies in video format; use these
keywords:
- videorecording [all of these] AND
- feature film? [as a phrase]
- Further refine your search by entering a title, author or subject in the third search box.
- Sample search for movies in DVD format; use these keywords:
- DVD [all of these] AND
- feature film? [as a phrase]
- Further refine your search by entering a title, author or subject in the third search box.
Musical CD's
You will need to limit your search to the format of Musical Recording before entering keywords. See the search box sample above for a visual for the samples below.
- Step 1. On the catalog screen (as shown above in the search
box sample) click on the
button.
- Step 2. On the next screen, under Format: select Musical Recording
- Step 3. Click on the "click to LIMIT search by:" button again.
- Step 4. Now enter your keywords in the appropriate search boxes.
Sample search for musical CD's; use these keywords:
- compact disc [as a phrase]
- Set Limits to Musical Recording
- Further refine your search by entering a title, singer or subject in the second search box.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 03/31/2008 and Last Revised: 9/28/07
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.