Apologies for cross-posting AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE RESEARCH & INFORMATION LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE RESEARCH FACILITY Australia and the world can now access the country's premier reference collection on the Australian film industry online at http://www.afi.org.au. The AFI Research and Information Centre's new searchable online catalogue opens the way for radically increased access to its unique holdings, which include: 600,000 news-clippings on Australian and international film and television titles, comprehensive industry databases and significant screen journals and books. The AFI Research and Information Centre holds over 5,000 books, more than 600,000 news-clippings, Australian and international screen culture organisations' annual reports, cast and crew directories, Film Festival programs, press kits, scripts, film stills, CD-ROMs and databases, including: British Film Institute Film Index International, FIAF (International Index to Film/TV periodicals), Film & Video Finder (Australian distributors of features, documentaries and shorts), Filmnews Index, and Cinedex (database of Australian feature film distributors). To access the information that you have located on the online catalogue: request an inter-library loan (our NUC symbol is VAFI) contact our CINESEARCH research service (ph:03 9695 7218, email:[log in to unmask]) or visit us at 49 Eastern Road, South Melbourne The AFI Research and Information Centre's online catalogue is supported by Cinemedia and the NSW Film and Television Office. If you have any queries or comments on our online catalogue, please contact: Melanie Wilson Technical Services Librarian ph: 03 9695 7203 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Aysen Mustafa Client Services Librarian Australian Film Institute Research & Information Centre ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html