Other Library Guides
Check out the Library's Anime and Manga Libguide
History of Animation
Animation: The Whole Story by Call Number: NC1765 .B37 2003ISBN: 1581153015Publication Date: 2003-09-01
The World History of Animation by Call Number: TR897.5 .C38 2011ISBN: 9780520261129Publication Date: 2011-09-09
Essays
The Illusion of Life: Essays on Animation by Call Number: 778.5347 IL6ISBN: 0909952183Publication Date: 1993-08-01
Animated Landscapes: History, Form and Function by Call Number: 791.4334 An5485ISBN: 9781628923513Publication Date: 2015-08-27
Example Subject Headings
Animated films
Animated films--History and criticism
Animated films--United States--History and criticism
Animated films--Japan
Animated films--France
Stop-motion animated films
Animated film industry
Animated television programs
Guides and Encyclopedias
American Animated Films: The Silent Era, 1897-1929 by Call Number: 016.7914375 G366AISBN: 0899504604Publication Date: 1990-10-01
The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1979 by Call Number: NC1766.U5 W44 2000ISBN: 078640728XPublication Date: 2000-05-01
Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts by Call Number: 016.791433 M124fISBN: 0786405848Publication Date: 1998-09-01
The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons by Call Number: Communications Reference: Q. 791.4375 L545E1991; Undergrad: NC1766.U5 L46 1991ISBN: 0816022526Publication Date: 1991-05-01
Finding Films
Finding AudioVisual Materials at the UIUC Library
The Main Library Media Collection holds a wide variety of material on DVD, BluRay Disc, and VHS. It is located in the Main Stacks near the entrance. Materials can be checked out at the Main Stacks circulation desk. Many of these materials may be borrowed for up to one week, although some (materials on reserve for specific courses) do not circulate.
For additional guidance on searching and finding specific film titles in the library collection, please consult this page from the How to Find Media guide.
World Animation
Anime Aesthetics: Japanese Animation and the 'Post-Cinematic' Imagination by Call Number: 791.43340952 Sw16jISBN: 9781137463340Publication Date: 2015-08-26
Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation by Call Number: NC1766.J3 C56 2006ISBN: 1403970602Publication Date: 2006-04-21
Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives by Call Number: 791.43340952 J271ISBN: 9781617038099Publication Date: 2013-07-02
Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy by Call Number: 741.5694798 R561e2006ISBN: 0861966678Publication Date: 2007-02-20
French Animation History [electronic resource] by Call Number: Wiley Online Library - Full textISBN: 9781444392562Publication Date: 2011-03-08
Yellow Crocodiles and Blue Oranges: Russian Animated Film Since World War II by Call Number: PN1993.5.R9 M25 2005ISBN: 0773528717Publication Date: 2005-05-20
