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Modern Languages and Literatures Research Guide

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Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Find Articles

Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines and journals in many different subjects, including language and literature (1970s-present).
Some Full Text
HLAS Online: The Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) provides citations for books and articles in the social sciences and humanities (1935-present).
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
Humanities International Index: Articles from several thousand magazines and journals in the humanities, including language and literature, plus many books (years vary by source).
Some Full Text
Iter Bibliography: Articles, books, dissertations, and other literature pertaining to the study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (years vary by source).
Citations Only
JSTOR: Archive of hundreds of scholarly journals in many different subject areas, including language and literature (all years except most recent).
All Full Text
MLA International Bibliography: Articles from several thousand journals in literature, linguistics, and folklore, plus books and dissertations (Modern Language Association, 1926-present).
Some Full Text

Encyclopedias & Reference

Diccionario de Regionalismos de la Lengua Española: In Spanish. A dictionary of Spanish language regional vocabulary and slang. The more than 30,000 entries define the word and specify in which region of the world the term is used.
http://www.hispanicus.com/drle/
Libros, Archivos y Bibliotecas: In Spanish. Ministerio de Cultura de España, Agencia Española del ISBN. Search for books published in Spain from 1972 to the present.
http://www.mcu.es/bases/spa/isbn/ISBN.html
Oxford Reference Online: The Modern Languages section contains Oxford dictionaries for German, French, Italian and Spanish. Other sections, such as Classics, Literature, History or Mythology may also be of interest.
A Web of Online Dictionaries: Just click on the language! Links to more than 350 dictionaries in more than 100 languages.
http://www.yourdictionary.com
A Web of Online Grammars: Pick a language and click for access to dozens of grammar sites.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/grammars.html

Full-Text Resources

Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature. ACRL, Western European Studies Section: Provides links to full-text sites for major European literatures, including French, German, and Spanish.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/etexts.html
Internet Public Library: Newspapers: Provides easy access to newspapers all over the world. Arranged by continent, then country.
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/
JSTOR: Full-text archival database of more than 195 scholarly journals, spanning the earliest published issue to within several years of the current issue. Literature (French, German, Latin American, Spanish), history and Latin American Studies are represented in the collections.
http://www.jstor.org/jstor
MagillOnLiterature Plus: Contains editorially reviewed critical essays, brief plot summaries, extended character profiles, and detailed setting discussions covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers. Authors who write in French, German, and Spanish are well represented.
Reference Guide to World Literature: Contains biographical and critical essays on authors from throughout the world, as well as essays covering specific work or works of an author, with criticism and analysis of those works.

French Full Text

Bibliothèque Electronique de Lisieux: Provides access to the full-text of many works by 19th Century French authors.
http://www.bmlisieux.com/
Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Gallica: Provides access to the digitized collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the French National Library. Contains full-text and images.
http://gallica.bnf.fr/
ABU: Bibliothèque Universelle: This site provides full-text access to 288 texts by 101 Francophone authors.
http://abu.cnam.fr/
ClicNet: Presse Francophone: Journaux et magazines d'actualité: Provides links to an extensive assortment of newspapers, magazines, and media sites from throughout the Francophone world.
http://clicnet.swarthmore.edu/presse.ecrite.html
French Language News and Magazines, MIT Libraries: Provides links to full-text newspapers and magazines from France, Canada and elsewhere in the the Francophone world.
http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/french.html

German Full Text

German Language Newspapers/Deutschsprachige Zeitungen: Provides links to 36 newspapers and magazines from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Well known titles such as Der Spiegel and Der Stern are included.
http://www.goethe.de/uk/mon/newsp.htm

Spanish Full Text

Biblioteca Ayacucho Digital. Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. Fundación Biblioteca Ayacucho.: Free access to the full-text of over 100 classic works of Latin American literature, history and philosophy in PDF format.
http://www.bibliotecayacucho.gob.ve/fba/index.php?id=103
Espectáculo: Revista de Estudios Literarios. Universidad Complutense (Madrid): This literary journal provides the full-text of articles from issue no. 1, Noviembre 1995 to present.
http://www.ucm.es/info/especulo/
Journals & Magazines. UT-LANIC: Provides links to the full-text of dozens of Latin American journals and magazines arranged by country.
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/epub/
Newspapers. UT-LANIC: Provides links to the full-text of dozens of Latin American newspapers arranged by country.
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/
Prensa Escrita: A very comprehensive collection of Spanish-language newspapers from Spain, Latin America, the U.S. and Canada. Listed by country, province/state, and city.

Web Sites

Foreign Language Resource Center. Carolyn Kotlas, Center for Instructional Technology, UNC, CH: A very good collection of resources including literature, culture, newspapers and magazines, radio/television, language lessons, and dictionaries for French and Spanish.
http://scholar.oit.unc.edu/Campus/Rl/FLRC.nsf/doc/Internet+Links
iLoveLanguages: Formerly The Human Languages Page. This is a comprehensive meta-site of more than 1400 language-related Internet resources: language lessons, dictionaries, literature, and more.
http://www.ilovelanguages.com/
L'Infocentre Littéraire des Ecrivains Quèbecois: In French. L'ÎLE est un site unique qui met en ligne les biographies et bibliographies de plus de 1000 auteurs québécois.
http://www.litterature.org/
Modern Language Association Language Map: Have you ever wondered which parts of the US have the most native speakers of German or French or Polish or Japanese...? The MLA language map is for anyone interested in learning about the linguistic and cultural composition of the United States. The interactive map can plot the number of speakers of 33 different languages by zip code, town, city, or county.
http://www.mla.org/census_main
Portals to the World, Library of Congress: Arranged by country. Provides links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts. This is a great starting place for sites on culture, language, history, government, and much more. When the project is complete, it will include each country of the world.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Local Yahoo!s: A variety of local Yahoo! versions are available. Each is in the local language and focuses on web sites in the local language or in that country:
Argentina
Canada en français
Deutschland
EE.UU. en español
España
France
Italia
México
Yahoo! Social Science: Linguistics and Human Languages: Languages: Offers a great starting point for exploring links to resources for dozens of languages. This is also a good site for locating online dictionaries for virtually any language, if one exists. Or link directly to Yahoo! Regional: Countries France, Germany, Spain or Latin America.
http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Linguistics_and_Human_Languages/
Languages/
Yamada WWW Language Guides: Offers a tremendous number of links to resources on approximately 115 languages. Includes mailing lists, newsgroups, sites of academic and popular interest.
http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides.html

French Web Sites

ClicNet, Swarthmore University: In French. Offers a broad selection of links to web sites on French language, culture, history, and literature. Includes links to full-text of various classic and contempory French authors.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/clicnet/
French Connection, Howard University: A very broad selection of links to francophone sites. The organization is by broad categories: History, Current Events, Media; Language & Literature; Libraries. E-Texts; Publishing; Art & Culture; Tourism; Industry & Trade; Government; Gateways; Search Engines. There's something here for anyone interested in the francophone world.
http://www.howard.edu/Library/Subjects/French_Connection.htm
French Studies Web: Caroline Szylowicz, ACRL Western European Specialists Section. Contains annotated links to scholarly web resources.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ala/alawess/index.htm
Ressources sur le dix-neuvième siècle: An extensive resource for the study of 19th Century French literature and culture.
http://www.sdn.ac.uk/listedixneuf/welcome.html

German Web Sites

German Studies Trails on the Internet, Andreas Lixl, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: This is a "Magellan 5 Star Site" with dozens of useful links to German culture, literature, and language.
http://www.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/german.html
German Studies Web: Literature Resources: Reinhart Sonnenberg, ACRL Western European Specialists Section. According to Choice (Aug. 1998), "the single best Internet resource for Germanists to date." The site consists of a collection of links to both primary and secondary literary resources.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wess/
Germanistik.net Internet Resources for Germanists: Contains dozens of links to resources on many aspects of German Studies, including links to information on many German authors.
http://www.germanistik.net

Spanish Web Sites

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes: This is a very extensive gateway in Spanish to web resources on Spanish and Latin American literature, authors and cultures. Explore Secciones or Portales in the toolbar at the top of the page or try Bibliotecas del Mundo, Literatura Hispana, Escritores Hispanos or Culturas Hispanas. ¡Diviértanse explorando!
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/
Latin World: In English and Spanish. Provides an comprehensive resource directory of sites throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
http://www.latinworld.com/
MundoLatino: A Spanish-language web directory with links to hundreds of educational sites. Click on "Cultura" for links to many Spanish and Latin American Literature web sites.
http://www.mundolatino.org/
El Poder de la Palabra: This site provides biographical background and textual excerpts, images and other information for authors from around the world. Well known Latin American and Spanish authors are well represented.
http://www.epdlp.com/
¡Sí España! España, Directorate General of Cultural Affairs of the Spanish Foreign Ministry: Provides information on geography, history, language, culture, politics, foreign affairs, economy and trade, and more. The site also provides extensive links to additional links in and about Spain.
http://www.DocuWeb.ca/SiSpain/english/index.html
UT-LANIC, University of Texas at Austin: This mega-site offers extensive information on all aspects of Latin American studies. Links are arranged by country and by topic. This site is considered the leader of all web sites for Latin Americanists and Latin American information of all kinds.
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/

Associations & Organizations

American Association of Teachers of French: http://www.frenchteachers.org/
American Association of Teachers of German: http://www.aatg.org/
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese: http://www.aatsp.org/
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.: http://www.actfl.org
Goethe Institut (Munich).: http://www.goethe.de/eindex.htm
Modern Language Association: http://www.mla.org/

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