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ENG/FILM 363: Film Noir

This guide is intended to help students in ENG 363 find films and film criticism for their bibliographies and final projects.

Knox Primo

What is Knox Primo?

Knox Primo is the search system for finding materials in the Knox libraries and beyond! 

With Knox Primo you can:

  • Find materials in the Knox libraries, including course reserves, ebooks, and films
  • Identify and request materials for loan by I-Share libraries
  • Search for and access thousands of full text journal articles

How do you sign in to Knox Primo?

Use your Knox email credentials to sign in to Knox Primo, just as if you were signing into my.knox.edu.

Why sign in to Knox Primo?

It is important to sign in to Knox Primo to gain access to services in the system:

  • Your library account where you can see what you have checked out, what you have requested from I-Share, and make renewal requests
  • Links that make full text or streaming media available are only available if you login
  • I-Share requesting is only available if you login to Knox Primo

Knox Primo for Film Criticism

The default search in Knox Primo is the basic search. For your research, you are going to want to use the Advanced Search.

Knox primo search page. An arrow points out the "Advanced search" button.

In the advanced search, enter your search terms in the Search Filters section. Set the field to "Subject" for the film's title to yield more relevant results. Use the "Material type" limiter on the right to limit your search to books.

Knox Primo advanced search. "Blade runner" is in the first search bar and the "subject" field is selected. The second search bar has "film" in it. The material type is limited to books.