2. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) is a
free online database that contains more than 3
million titles, including films, documentaries,
TV shows, and video games.
Also provides user recommendations, plot
summaries, cast and crew bios, film credits.
3. IMDB is a useful tool for film advisory (often part
of reader’s advisory services).
IMDB offers information about films that have not
yet been released, and can assist with collection
development.
IMDB offers access to complete plot summaries,
cast and crew billing, taglines, MPAA ratings,
quotes and additional bibliographic information
from a large and ever-growing database of films,
TV shows, documentaries, etc.
4. Answer film-based ready reference and trivia
questions such as:
Which films have Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta
appeared in together?
Which 1980-something feature film had the word “space”
in the title?
Which films has actor Alec Baldwin starred in?
Which TV character said “”?
5. Database is browse-able
Browse titles by genre, language, year, country, keyword
Browse people by gender and “star sign” or zodiac sign
Database is searchable
Users can narrow search by “Titles”, “TV Episodes”,
“Names”, “Companies”, “Keywords”, “Characters”,
“Quotes”, “Bios”, and “Plots” using drop-down menu.
Results can be refined by genre
6. Advanced Search Options
Title, name, and collaboration searches
Search limiters include title, type, release date,
genre, number of votes, title groups, companies,
box office gross, instant watch options, plot,
keywords, sound etc.
7. Question: Which films have Samuel L. Jackson
and John Travolta appeared in together?
To begin this search, we will utilize the Collaborations
and Overlaps advanced search option highlighted in
the next slide.
To reach this search menu, click the drop-down menu in
the main search bar on the home page. Scroll down to
or hover mouse over “Advanced Search”. You will be
redirected to the IMDB search page.
Alternately, you may type http://www.imdb.com/search
directly into your browser.
8.
9. Question: Which films have Samuel L. Jackson
and John Travolta appeared in together?
Type in the actors names in the boxes beneath the
“Two People Working Together” header
11. Question: Which films have Samuel L. Jackson and John
Travolta appeared in together?
Answer: Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta have
appeared in the film Pulp Fiction (1994) together. They have
also appeared in the film Basic (2003), numerous award
shows, a few documentaries, and as voices in an animated
video about Martin Luther King, Jr.
NOTE: Results are automatically sorted by popularity using
IMDB’s “MOVIEmeter ranking”, which uses the number of
times a page has been viewed by a user to rank the page’s
popularity. Results can also be sorted alphabetically, by year
or US release date, by user rating or runtime.
12. Question: Which 1980-something feature film
had the word “space” in the title?
To begin this search, we will utilize the Advanced Title
Search option highlighted in the next slide.
To reach this search menu, click the drop-down menu in
the main search bar on the home page. Scroll down to
or hover mouse over “Advanced Search”. You will be
redirected to the IMDB search page.
Alternately, you may type http://www.imdb.com/search
directly into your browser.
13.
14. Question: Which 1980-something feature film
had the word “space” in the title?
Input search terms,
using all the
information the
question gives. See
picture.
16. Question: Which 1980-something feature film
had the word “space” in the title?
Answer: There are 20 titles that are cataloged in
the Internet Movie Database that agree with the
search terms, the most popular using
MOVIEmeter rankings being Killer Klowns
from Outer Space (1988).
17. In addition to the site’s functionality as a ready
reference resource, IMDB offers a user review
and rating system, film trailers, information on
upcoming film festivals and events, photos,
movie news and quizzes.
IMDB also offers a service through paid
subscription called IMDBPro.
Users can post acting resumes, as well as view and
apply to casting notices.
