About Library Ebooks
The books below, which have been assigned in CTAT classes, are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Please read the tips, as many of these ebooks have use restrictions.
If the edition listed here does not match the edition assigned by your professor, you might want to ask the the professor before using the ebook version.
Unfortunately, many titles aren't sold in library ebook format. If your book isn't on this list, you may have another option. The library also has shared print copies of some texts on Course Reserves.
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CTAT books on Course ReservesThe library has hard copy books for some courses available at the Library Services Desk. Most of these will be for 2 hour in-library use. Use your EMU ID card to check these out. It's free!
CTAT Ebooks
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The American Film Industry by
Publication Date: 1985This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Audio Production Worktext: Concepts, Techniques, and Equipment, 9th ed. by
Publication Date: 2019This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
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Basic Cinematography: A Creative Guide to Visual Storytelling by
Publication Date: 2019Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
Funded as part of a Faculty Development Center workshop -
Broadcast Announcing Worktext, 5th ed. by
Publication Date: 2020This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by GAMEABOVE. -
Cinematography for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration, 2nd ed
This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
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Documentary Film: A Very Short Introduction by
Publication Date: 2007This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
The Documentary Filmmaking Master Class: Tell Your Story from Concept to Distribution by
Publication Date: 2019This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded by the GAMEABOVE alumni group. -
Documenting the Documentary, New Expanded Ed. by
Publication Date: 2014This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.. -
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by
Publication Date: 2008This is a 2-user ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
A Fan Studies Primer: Method, Research, Ethics by
Publication Date: 2021This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks. -
Gender, Race, and Class in Media, 6th ed by
Publication Date: 2020This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
Funded as part of a Faculty Development Center workshop -
Grammar of the Edit, 4th ed. by
Publication Date: 2017This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
Introduction to Cinematography by
Publication Date: 2018/2019This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Making Media: Foundations of Sound and Image Production, 4th ed. by
Publication Date: 2017This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
Modern Recording Techniques, 10th ed by
Publication Date: 2023Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks. -
Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production by
Publication Date: 2012Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government -
Portable Video: News and Field Production, 6th ed. by
Publication Date: 2012Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
Funded as part of a Faculty Development Center workshop -
Practical Recording Techniques: The Step-By-Step Approach to Professional Audio Recording, 7th ed. by
Publication Date: 2016This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
Screenplay by
Publication Date: 2005This is a 2-user ebook. If you are the 3rd reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by EMU Student Government -
Screenplay: Foundations of Screenwriting, Screenwriter's Workbook, and Screenwriter's Problem Solver (3 books) by
Publication Date: 2018This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
This ebook is awkward to navigate: Click on Contents, then choose the book title you want, use the > to forward pages till you see the chapter links. -
Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change by
Publication Date: 2020This Oxford ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for Oxford ebooks
Funded by the GAMEABOVE alumni group. -
Studio Television Production and Directing: Concepts, Equipment, and Procedures, 3rd ed by
Publication Date: 2023Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks.
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Thinking in the Dark: Cinema, Theory, Practice by
Publication Date: 2015/2016This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Digital Videos, 5th ed. by
Publication Date: 2016This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary.
This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.