Research by Subject: French Literature & Language
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Literature Online (LION) with MLA 
English and American poetry, drama and prose plus other world literatures (French, Spanish, German, etc.); full-text literature journals, criticism and reference resources.
Note: Cross-search MLA under Criticism & Reference
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
ProQuest
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
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ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
Voice of the Shuttle: Literatures other than English 
Gateway to Web sites & text collections -- African languages through the Welsh language
The ARTFL Project
Website for French language texts, most available for free & other resources. ARTFL databases, subscription-only, not available to IC
Français dans le monde, ou FDLM
Website of French-language teaching journal; news, jobs, other information. Print journal & audiorecordings available
Call Number: PER PC2002 .F79
Website of French-language teaching journal; news, jobs, other information. Print journal & audiorecordings available
Language Center : Ithaca College Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures
Description of Center services, catalog by language of resources for language study, schedule of language tutoring services.
Literature & Culture of Francophone Africa & the Diaspora
A guide to Francophone resources on cinema, dance, literature, theatre, sociocultural issues, and visual art, developed by the Brown University Library.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Theory and research in international affairs; working and occasional papers, research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs. 1991-
Literature Online (LION) with MLA
English and American poetry, drama and prose plus other world literatures (French, Spanish, German, etc.); full-text literature journals, criticism and reference resources.
Note: Cross-search MLA under Criticism & Reference
WorldCat
Bibliographic information on books and other items in libraries around the world. 1000 BC-present.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
French-French official dictionary of the language. The 8th ed (1935) is available for free.
Le Petit Larousse illustré
Call Number: REF AG25 .L25 2001
French-French contemporary dictionary, with illustrations
WordReference website
Free contemporary dictionaries - French-English, English-French, Italian-English, English-Italian. Spanish-English, English-Spanish,
Diccionarios.com online / Editorial Spes
Free contemporary dictionaries - Spanish-Spanish, Catalan-Spanish, Spanish-English, English-Spanish, French & German to Spanish, Spanish to French & German.
Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française de Paul Robert
Call Number: REF PC2625.R553
French-French dictionary & thesaurus for standard French usage.
Oxford Reference: Bilingual Dictionaries
Bilingual dictionaries, including specialized vocabularies, for: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Irish, Welsh
Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française
Call Number: REF PC2889.G6 1965
French-French scholarly dictionary for language usage through the Middle Ages.
Dictionnaire général de la langue française au Canada.
Call Number: REF PC3637 .B4 1974
French-French dictionary of French-Canadian vocabulary & idioms
French dictionary of business, commerce and finance
Call Number: REF HF1002 .F75 1996
French-English, English-French dictionary of business & financial vocabulary
Routledge French dictionary of telecommunications
Call Number: REF TK5102 .R68 1997
French-English, English-French technical dictionary
Thresor de la langve francoise
Call Number: REF PC2620 .R18 1960
French-French dictionary of medieval French usage.
Lexicool.com
Directory of online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries freely available on the Internet. Intended for translators, linguists, language students and all those interested in foreign languages.
MLA Directory of Publications
Incl. 7,100+ titles; of these, 4,400+ are currently indexed. The entries list editorial addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, frequency of publication, descriptions of the periodicals' scopes, circulation figures, subscription prices and addresses, advertising information, and submission guidelines. The directory also provides statistics on how many articles and book reviews the periodicals publish each year, as well as how many are submitted.
France 1789-1962
Call Number: REF DC35.C66 1975
Historical dictionary from the French Revolution to the early '60s.
French culture, 1900-1975
Call Number: REF DC33.7.F26 1995
Brief entries on French culture in the first 3 quarters of the 20th century.
Medieval France: an encyclopedia
Call Number: REF DC33.2.M44 1995
Brief entries on French history, culture and literature through the Middle Ages
Le Quid
An almanac and encyclopedia that covers France and the world. Includes statistics and maps of French regions and departments.
Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education
Call Number: REF LC3707 .E53 1998
This is a most comprehensive and informative reference source for bilingualism and bilingual education. It is an important resource for interested scholars, students.
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture
Call Number: REF DC33.2.M44 1995
Brief dictionary-style entries on writers and literary movements in France and French-speaking nations.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Call Number: REF B802 .E53 2003
Comprehensive coverage of topics relevant to French intellectual history in the eighteenth century.
Quelques elements de grammaire
French-French explanations of French grammar, with exercises
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Call Number: REF LB2369 .G53 2003
The Modern Language Association guide to writing research papers in the Humanities, covering grammar & punctuation, formatting, and citation.
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Call Number: REF PN147 .G444 1998
The Modern Language Association guide to the basics of scholarly writing, the preparation of dissertations, and the publication of journal articles and books.
Twayne's Authors Series
Full-text biographies and literary criticism of authors (ancient to modern); discussion of literary genres and literary movements.
Introduction to French linguistics / Claude Vandeloise & Frank A. Anselmo
Call Number: PC2073 .V36 2001
Basic information on underlying linguistic structure of French
Coursebook in Romance linguistics / Jurgen Klausenburger
Call Number: PC43 .K53 2001
Introduction to linguistics of the Romance language family; French, Italian, Spanish, etc.
The ARTFL Project
Website for French language texts, most available for free & other resources. ARTFL databases, subscription-only, not available to IC
ARTstor 
Database of more than 600,000 digital images representing visual and material culture across cultures and time periods. Documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Images can be downloaded and combined with personal image collections.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Eufeeds
News feeds from 300 European newspapers, organized by country
Kidon Media Link
Links to 18,776 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country and territory in the world.
Foreign Language News and Magazines
Links to electronic newspapers, journals, and magazines from around the world. Compiled by MIT Libraries.
Imooty
European news navigator
The Online Books Page
25,000 e-texts, search by Title, Author, or Subject; browse by LC Call Number.
The Online Medieval & Classical Library
Berkeley Digital Library e-texts of important literary works of medieval and classical civilization.
Project Gutenberg
Full text books. 13,000+ e-books.
Gallica (Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
A project of the French national library. Comprehensive access to texts, images, and audio files covering the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
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