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The core database for this discipline is MLA Bibliography.
For assistance, contact research specialist Bruce Lancaster, blancast@drew.edu x3487.
| Name | Description | Guide |
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| Collins French/English Dictionary | French dictionary and grammar. |
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| Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages | Encyclopedia covering the 5th to the 15th century. |
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| Historical Abstracts | Index of journal articles, books and dissertations on world history, excluding US and Canadian history, since 1450. |
Guide |
| JSTOR | Full text database of over 300 journals; generally does not contain most recent materials. Most journals lack the last several years, but holdings are very deep, with many journals running back more than a hundred years. |
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| L’Année Philologique | Large and very deep database covering many aspects of Classical Antiquity; sources are in several languages. No full text. Also useful for Bible and Ancient Christianity; covers ancient authors and modern interpretations. ( At this time this database is only available from the public computers on C-Level in the Library. Optimized for Internet Explorer; will not retrieve full text in Mozilla. ) |
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| Lexis-Nexis Academic | Selectively indexes, with full text, over 5700 publications in news, business, law and matters of popular interest, mostly from the last ten years. |
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| Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) | Indexes linguistics and related literature. |
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| MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association) | Indexes scholarly materials in journals and essay collections on literature and language, 1926 to present. Core Database for English and Language Studies. |
Guide |
| Project Muse | Articles from over 100 scholarly journals, 1993-present; covers literature, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies. |
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| Proquest Research Library | A general index to popular, professional and scholarly publications. Many full text articles available. |
Guide |
Web Sites
The core database for this discipline is MLA Bibliography.
For assistance, contact research specialist Bruce Lancaster, blancast@drew.edu x3487.
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Accueil de Persée
Indexes and provides full text (and archives) for approximately thirty journals, and growing.
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ATHENA: Literature, Books
One of the largest collections of French literature in electronic form. Pierre Peroud.
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CESAR – Calendrier Electronique des Spectacles sous l’Ancien Régime
Links to theatrical entertainment in France during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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ClicNet
A guide to French literature and culture on the web, maintained by Swarthmore.
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French Studies resources
From the University of Adelaide, this is particularly strong in contemporary and popular culture.
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Gallica, bibliothèque numérique
Digital Library of French and France-related materials created by the BNF, Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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MLA Formatting and Style Guide – The OWL at Purdue
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab’s guide to the most commonly used citation format in the humanities.
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OnlineNewspapers.com
Links to online newspapers by country.
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TennesseeBob’s Famous French Links
A mega-site of links to information on literature, history, contemporary culture and events.
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Termium Plus
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
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Writing in College – A Short Guide to College Writing
From the University of Chicago