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- ARTFL
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full text of 2000 French texts in many genres from the medieval period to the present.
- ARTFLThe Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language consists of nearly 2000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. Material from the medieval period to the present is included. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism essays, correspondence, and treatises. Subjects include literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy.
- Coverage Dates: 1100-
- Updated: Ongoing
- Languages: French
- Database Provider: PAFRTFL
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xarf-uga1
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- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.On the nature and use of language.
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts focuses on the nature and structure of human speech, research in speech sounds, sentence and word structure, meaning in language, spelling, phonetics and the pathology of speech, and hearing. This database provides bibliographic citations. Over 2600 journals from 50 nations are reviewed for inclusion, as well as selected books, book chapters, and dissertations.
- Coverage Dates: 1973-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Title List
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ProQuest-CSA
- 4 concurrent users
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xllb-uga1
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- Literary Reference Center
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Literary criticism, author biographies, full-text articles, poems, and short stories.
- Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of over 300 literary journals; book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories; full text of over 7,500 classic novels; author interviews; and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.
Reference sources include:
- Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes)
- Bloom Series of over 500 books from Chelsea House Publishers edited by Harold Bloom
- The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story
- Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- The Literary Encyclopedia
- The complete MagillOnLiterature Plus
- Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
- The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
- The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Generally, 1984 to the present for indexing & abstracts and 1990 to the present for full text & image. Some publications starting in the 1960s and 1970s are included.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zblr
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- Literary Reference Center is a full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of over 300 literary journals; book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories; full text of over 7,500 classic novels; author interviews; and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.
- Literature Resource Center
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.A complete literature reference database featuring biographical, bibliographical, and critical content.
- Literature Resource Center is a complete literature reference database, rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. It features:
- Contemporary Authors: selected entries
- Contemporary Literary Criticism Select since vol. 95, plus 266 most studied authors from editions prior to vol. 95
- Dictionary of Literary Biography: selected entries
- Twayne's Author Series
- Scribners Writers Series
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
- Chadwyck-Healey's Literature Online (LION) full-text collection
- current, full-text critical essays on major authors from more than more than 130 prominent literary journals
It also contains selections from these publications: Children's Literature Review, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Drama Criticism, Drama for Students, Literature from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature of Developing Nations for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry Criticism, Poetry for Students, Shakespearean Criticism, Shakespeare for Students, Short Story Criticism, Short Stories for Students, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: gale
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xglr-uga1
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- Literature Resource Center is a complete literature reference database, rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. It features:
- MLA International Bibliography (literature and language)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to articles and books on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
- The MLA International Bibliography indexes are critical in literary and language scholarship. They index literature, languages, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore from over 4,400 journals and serials, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Approximately 45,000 records are added annually. Classical Greek and Latin literature are not covered. This database is produced by the Modern Language Association. The print edition counterpart to this database began in 1921.
The MLA Directory of Periodicals is now part of the MLA International Bibliography. Included is information on the periodicals that are indexed in the database, plus many more. The Directory of Periodicals data is updated annually.
- Coverage Dates: 1926 to the present
- Updated: Ten times per year
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbml
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- The MLA International Bibliography indexes are critical in literary and language scholarship. They index literature, languages, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore from over 4,400 journals and serials, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Approximately 45,000 records are added annually. Classical Greek and Latin literature are not covered. This database is produced by the Modern Language Association. The print edition counterpart to this database began in 1921.
Related / Narrower Databases
- Art Index
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of articles on art history, fine and applied arts, and related fields.
- Art Index has broad general coverage of the visual arts and some performing arts. Subjects covered include: archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, landscape architecture, film, fine arts, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, and photography. Indexing coverage includes over 400 periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins published in English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish. The coverage goes back to 1984.
Art Index Retrospective is a companion database with similar coverage for the years 1929-1984.
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- Coverage Dates: 1984 - present
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: H.W. Wilson
- 8 simultaneous users
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=artd-uga1
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- Art Index has broad general coverage of the visual arts and some performing arts. Subjects covered include: archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, landscape architecture, film, fine arts, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, and photography. Indexing coverage includes over 400 periodicals, yearbooks and museum bulletins published in English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish. The coverage goes back to 1984.
- Film Literature Index (1976-2001)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals.
- The Film Literature Index annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly and critical to the popular. The Film Literature Index is known for its comprehensive indexing system that includes more than 2,000 subject headings for detailed analysis of articles and reviews.
- Coverage Dates: 1976-2001
- Database Provider: indiana_univ
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=fill-uga1
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- International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text (IBTD)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full text research tool for the study of theater and the performing arts.
- International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD) contains articles, essays and book chapters mined from internationally selected publications in drama, dance, media, mime, mixed entertainment, storytelling, music-drama, and puppetry. Many are in full text. International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text includes nearly 100 journal titles and over 120 full-text books not included in Academic Search Complete.
- Coverage Dates: 1984-
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbth
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Factiva
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.The Wall Street Journal. Other U.S. and foreign newspapers, magazines and trade journals. Company financial information. Factiva Search Tips.
- Factiva combines Dow Jones and Reuters content from over 8,000 publications:
- 1,000 U.S. and foreign newspapers
- 6,500 news magazines and trade journals
- 270 newswires - Dow Jones, Reuters, AP, Asia Pulse
- Transcripts of leading media news broadcasts - BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR
- Company profiles and reports
- European Union official documents
Factiva is the only database that provides the full text of the Wall Street Journal, 1984-present.
Limiting to the Wall Street Journal:
- Add and rst=j at the end of your search statement. For example: federal reserve and rst=j
- Leave the Search for free-text terms in box set at the default Full Article. Otherwise you will get a 0 hits result.
The truncation symbol is an *. Adding it to the end of a search term will find any term with that basic stem. For example: bank* will find bank, banks, banker, banking, etc.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English and various foreign languages
- Database Provider: Dow Jones & Reuters
- 19 simultaneous users allowed, shared with Georgia Tech and Georgia State University.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=faci-uga1
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- Factiva combines Dow Jones and Reuters content from over 8,000 publications:
- Humanities Index and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Indexes articles from 1907-present
- This database searches both the Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective (1907-1984) and the Humanities Index (1983-present), providing high-quality indexing for articles and book reviews from major scholarly journals and specialized magazines. All areas of the social sciences and humanities are covered, and articles are primarily English language.
- Coverage Dates: 1907 to present
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: H.W. Wilson
- Online Access: 4 simultaneous users.
- 4 simultaneous users.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=humd-uga1
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- JSTOR
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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Biographical Sources
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index (in Literature Resource Center)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to printed sources of biographical information on people worldwide from all time periods.
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index is an index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. It indexes any print product that includes biographical information on multiple persons. It also acts as an index to other indexes.
It is included in the Literature Resource Center. Once you are on the LRC search page, click the link for Gale Group Databases. Scroll down to select Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Once on the search page, click the Sources Indexed link to see the extensive list of print publications indexed by BGMI.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary
- Updated: Ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Gale Group
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=biop-uga1
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- Biography and Genealogy Master Index is an index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. It indexes any print product that includes biographical information on multiple persons. It also acts as an index to other indexes.
- Dictionnaire de biographie française
Call Number: CT143 .D554- This project, begun in 1933, is only half-finished, but is the most recent comprehensive biographical source for the history of France. The 19 volumes (through La-) cover ancient Gaul to 20th century France, but no living persons are included.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Nouvelle biographie générale
Call Number: CT143 .N934- This 46-volume general biographical source includes not only natives of France but notable persons from other countries. Coverage ends in 1850, so this set is of interest primarily for historical studies.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Who's Who in France
Call Number: Main Ref DC36 .W6- An alphabetical listing of brief biographical entries for people currrently living in France or its territories. Other potentially useful sections include lists of French government officials at the national and regional levels, plus a guide to forms of address in correspondence.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Who's Who on the Web
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Biographies from various Who's Who publications.
- Current biographies of all individuals who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985: Who�s Who in America, Who�s Who in the East, Who Was Who in America, Who�s Who in the Midwest, Who�s Who in the World, Who�s Who in the South & Southwest, Who�s Who of American Women, Who�s Who in the West, Who�s Who in Science & Engineering, Who�s Who in Media & Communications, Who�s Who in American Law, Who�s Who in Entertainment, Who�s Who in Medicine & Healthcare, Who�s Who in American Education, Who�s Who in Finance & Business (Formerly Who's Who in Finance & Industry), Who�s Who in American Nursing, Who�s Who in Religion, Who�s Who in 20th Century America, Who�s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Who�s Who Among Human Services Professionals; profiles on over 1 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more.
- Coverage Dates: 1985-
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Marquis
- One user allowed at a time.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=whos-uga1
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Book Reviews
- Bulletin critique du livre français
Call Number: Main Ref Z2165 .B9- Each issue of this monthly periodical provides 450-500 scholarly reviews in the humanities, social sciences, sciences and technology. An evaluation system for quality and level of difficulty is applied to each reviewed work. Individual issues have indexes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- La Quinzaine littéraire
Call Number: AP20 .Q53- Published twice monthly in newspaper format, La Quinzaine has a theme for each issue along with its standard rubrics, including Romans/récits, Poésie, Histoire, Cinéma, Société and others. Reviews vary in length from extended to brief, and the Bibliographie section gives single-sentence summaries of recently published books in different areas of interest. Indexed in the Current Contents database.
- Location: Main Library Only
Books
- Bibliothèque Électronique de Lisieux
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A collection of texts from the nineteenth century.
- URL: http://www.bmlisieux.com/litterature/litterat.htm
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- Gallica
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Texts from the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
- URL: http://gallica.bnf.fr
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- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- La Bibliothèque Universelle
Online Access: On/Off Campus- French texts from the Association des Bibliophiles Universels.
- URL: http://abu.cnam.fr
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- Project Gutenberg
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A collection of over 6,000 electronic texts, most out of copyright (pre-1923). The Advanced Search feature permits browsing by Library of Congress general classes (PS: American Literature, etc.). Heavily weighted toward literary works.
- URL: http://promo.net/pg
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- WorldCat
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Huge catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.
- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
The OCLC NetFirst database has been integrated into WorldCat. NetFirst bibliographic citations describe Internet-accessible resources, including World Wide Web pages, interest groups, library catalogs, FTP sites, Internet services, electronic journals, and newsletters. NetFirst is no longer available as a separate database.
WorldCat listings include netLibrary ebook records.
- Coverage Dates: Approx. 1000 A.D. to the present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zowc
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- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
Business Sources
- Advanced French Writing Resources
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Includes sections on writing French business letters and résumés or CVs.
- URL: http://french.about.com/od/advwrite
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- Commercial French
Call Number: PC2120 .C6 C8- Written as a textbook but also useful to the beginner as a guide to the various aspects of French business practice. There is an emphasis on vocabulary building and letter writing.
- Location: Main Library Only
- French Business Correspondence
Call Number: PC2120 .C6 W475 1996- A useful source because a large number of sample letters in French and their equivalents in English are given. However, little guidance is provided on learning to write business correspondence in French.
- Location: Main Library Only
- French Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance
Call Number: Main Ref HF1002 .F75 1996- Provides both French-English and English-French translations of business terminology. A brief guide to correspondence may be found in the appendices.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- The Canadian Encyclopedia / L'Encyclopédie canadienne
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Covers all of Canada, but may be useful for questions relating to French Canada. Includes, for example, brief biographies of some French-Canadian writers. Bilingual interface.
- URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com
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- A Dictionary of Contemporary France
Call Number: Main Ref DC415 .A65 1993- An English-language alphabetical guide to terms, concepts, places, people, institutions and acronyms related to France. Particularly good for anglophones attempting to untangle the complexities of terminology in the French governmental and educational systems.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Dictionnaire des synonymes
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A dictionary of approximately 49,000 entries drawn from multiple print dictionaries of synonyms.
- URL: http://elsap1.unicaen.fr/dicosyn.html
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- Dictionnaire historique de la langue française
Call Number: Folio PC2580 .D53 1995- Gives the etymologies and detailed histories of words that are still in use in modern French.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Dictionnaires, encyclopédies et glossaires
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Links to a large number of French dictionaries in specific areas of study.
- URL: http://www.usherbrooke.ca/biblio/trouver/dictio/dicspfra.htm
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- Encyclopaedia Universalis
Call Number: Main Ref Folio AE25 .E3 1992- This is a standard encyclopedia (not just of France), written in French. Four Thésaurus-Index volumes provide brief articles and references to longer treatments in the 23 main volumes. The Chiffres du Monde volume is like a yearbook: its first part gives economic summaries for countries in essay form, while its second part has entries for each country which include small black and white maps and information that would be found in a gazetteer.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture
Call Number: Main Ref DC33.7 .E53 1998- An alphabetical listing of entries on all aspects of French culture since 1945. To facilitate the exploration of a particular area, entries are cross-referenced, and the volume begins with a list of entry titles arranged under the cultural area to which they belong.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Macmillan Visual Dictionary (multilingual edition)
Call Number: Main Ref P361 .M28 1994- Find the word for an object or part of an object by viewing a labeled picture of it. Or, look up the word in the index to find its visual representation. An excellent way to improve your knowledge of French nouns.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Oxford-Hachette Dictionary: French-English, English-French
Call Number: Main Ref PC2640 .O83 1997- An excellent translation dictionary, including pronunciations of words. The middle section contains a guide to correspondence in the two languages.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Quid?
Call Number: Main Ref AE25 .F75- A French almanac updated yearly with a wealth of current facts and statistics as well as general and historical information. For example, you will find information on the Ariane rocket, the population of France, and a list of famous French women. Organized by subject, with an index. Online version available at http://www.quid.fr
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Trésor de la langue française
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Authoritative definitions in French and extensive remarks on the use of words. Includes citations from literature showing words in use. Print version in Main Library Reference Collection at Main Ref PC2625 .I4.
- URL: http://atilf.atilf.fr/tlf.htm
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- Wikipédia
Online Access: On/Off Campus- French version of the collaborative encyclopedia. Keep in mind that the entries may not always be reliable.
- URL: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accueil
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- WordReference.com Dictionary
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A basic online translation dictionary (English-French and French-English) with pronunciations.
- URL: http://wordreference.com/
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Grammar & Vocabulary Building
- Advanced French Grammar
Call Number: PC2112 .L485 1999- The goal of this book "is to be as comprehensive as possible in its coverage of all the points of French grammar normally encountered by undergraduate students in French." It begins with a comprehensive introduction to parts of speech, syntax, and pronunciation.
- Location: Main Library Only
- BBC French
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A site for learning French and improving your command of the language.
- URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/index.shtml
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- Dictionary of 501 French Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses
Call Number: Main Ref PC2271 .K378 1996- Supplies complete conjugations for hundreds of verbs in all their tenses and moods.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- French Language Resources
Online Access: On/Off Campus- An overview of the French language, including everything from gestures to educational games, and a "mot du jour."
- URL: http://french.about.com
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- Le Bon Usage
Call Number: Main Ref PC2112 .G84 1993- A very detailed exposition in French of French grammar and usage. Considered by many to be an authority on usage. Gives citations of usage and historical explanations of its evolution.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Using French Vocabulary
Call Number: PC2445 .D84 1999- Covers "concrete and abstract vocabulary relating to the physical, cultural, social, commercial and political environment, as well as exposure to commonly encountered technical terminology". Vocabulary is arranged in 20 chapters according to theme, from the human body to shapes and patterns, to agriculture and industry. A variety of exercises are included to aid in the assimilation of each wordlist.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Verb Conjugator (ARTFL Project)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Type in the infinitive form of a verb, choose a tense, and the conjugator will supply the conjugated forms for various persons and numbers. However, it does not handle compound tenses.
- URL: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/inflect.query.html
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Guides/Handbooks
- France (World Bibliographical Series n. 13)
Call Number: Main Ref DC17 .C432 1990- A good place to start when you need recommendations on books for a specific area of French Studies, this is a bibliography which provides descriptions of the works listed.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- French Correspondence
Call Number: PC2483 .F74 1997- A slim volume including sections on (1) general advice for business and personal correspondence; (2) protocol for using the telephone, minitel and email; (3) sample letters, without English translations; and (4) sample classified ads, with abbreviations interpreted and translated.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Travel guides
Call Number: Main Ref DC16- The Reference collection includes standard travel guides, such as Fodor's, for France and Paris. Browse the shelves in the call number area listed above.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Literary Criticism
- Dictionnaire des auteurs de langue française en Amérique du Nord
Call Number: PQ3900.2 .H36 1989- A comprehensive dictionary that includes not only French-Canadian authors but any author of French expression in North America. For each author entry there is a brief biography, a list of works by the author, and a bibliography of criticism. Small photos are included. At the beginning of the volume is a bibliography of reference sources, "Instruments de travail", for studies in this area.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Dictionnaire des auteurs maghrébins de langue française
Call Number: PQ3988.5 .N6 D43 1984- North African authors of French expression are divided by nationality into sections on Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The coverage is from either 1880 or 1920 (depending on the country) to 1982. Each author entry includes a brief biography and sometimes discussion of specific works. Arabic-language authors who have been translated into French are treated in an appendix. Another appendix lists journals about Maghreb literature.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Dictionnaire des littératures de langue française
Call Number: Main Ref PQ41 .B4 1994- This four-volume set aims for thoroughness, devoting long entries to major authors. Using chronological tables it integrates their life events with publication of their works. Brief synopses of these works are provided. Non-author entries ("Bibliotheque", "Censure") are included as they touch literature. Each entry ends with bibliographic references, and an index of titles leads to the appropriate author entry.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Dictionnaire des oeuvres littéraires de langue française en Afrique au sud du Sahara
Call Number: PQ3980 .A52 K65 1996- Volume I discusses Sub-Saharan literary works of French expression from the beginnings to 1978; volume II continues to 1989. While the focus of the entry is the literary work itself, indexes provide access by author and genre.
- Location: Main Library Only
- The Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature
Call Number: Main Ref PQ149 .F47 1999- Begins with the essay "A Feminist History of French Literature", followed by the main body of entries covering authors, genres ("Melodrama"), events ("The Fronde"), criticism ("Freudian literary theory") and other topics relevant to a feminist interpretation of literary history.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Guide to French Poetry Explication
Call Number: Main Ref PQ401 .C65 1993- An index to explications of French poetry published in books and journals between 1960 and 1990, in either French or English. Poets are listed alphabetically, with each poem and its critical references listed under the poet. Covers poets from the Middle Ages to 1990.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- A New History of French Literature
Call Number: Main Ref PQ119 .N48 1989- Uses specific historical dates as a basis for scholarly essays by a group of contributors. Essays discuss specific authors, works, and the literary climate, beginning with the 8th century Chanson de Roland and ending in 1985 with an entry on the literary television program Apostrophes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
Call Number: Main Ref PQ41 .N48 1995- A good starting point for quick identification. Brief entries, alphabetically arranged, on authors, titles and movements throughout the history of French literature, including some coverage of francophone literature. A chronological table matches reigning monarchs with authors and events of particular periods.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Maps/Atlases
- Atlas de la langue française
Call Number: Main Ref PC2705 .A84 1995- Presents useful charts, graphs and maps relating to the history and spread of the French language both inside and outside of France. A major section is devoted to French-speaking countries.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- The Atlas of Canada / L'Atlas du Canada
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A large collection of maps of Canada, of all types: physical/political, current/historical, national/provincial, etc. Bilingual interface.
- URL: http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
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- France Maps
Online Access: On/Off Campus- These are primarily digitized paper CIA maps made available through the University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Map categories include country, city, historical and overseas (departments and territories).
- URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/france.html
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- Modern Language Association Language Map
Online Access: On/Off Campus- An interactive map of the linguistic composition of the United States. Based on Census 2000 data.
- URL: http://www.mla.org/census_main
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- Multimap
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides interactive maps of countries down to the street-level.
- URL: http://www.multimap.com
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- Tourist and Motoring Atlas: France
Call Number: Main Ref Folio G1844.21 .P2 year .P74- Complete coverage of the roads of France, with more detailed maps for Paris and 49 towns. The overview of France at the beginning of the atlas shows the region names and boundaries.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
News Sources
- France 24
Online Access: On/Off Campus- French television news online.
- URL: http://www.france24.com/
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- Kidon Media-Link France
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Lists the web sites of French newspapers.
- URL: http://www.kidon.com/media-link/fr.php
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- Le Monde
Online Access: On/Off Campus- France's major national daily newspaper. The Le Monde web site provides the current daily issue and articles from the past three days in the Archives (linked from the bottom of the web page). The Factiva database in GALILEO contains the full text of articles from 1995-present. The UGA Libraries own the microfilm from 1944-present. Indexing: For the following scattered years we have a print index in the Reference Room: 1944-1945; 1950-1951; 1958; 1965-1968. The Le Monde web Archives offers a searchable index from 1987-present. For other years there is no index, and you must consult the microfilm by the date of the event of interest.
- URL: http://www.lemonde.fr/
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- Radio France Internationale
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Text and audio of current news.
- URL: http://www.rfi.fr
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Organizations/Associations
- American Association of Teachers of French
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A national organization with 76 chapters devoted to helping teachers in the promotion of French language and cultural studies. Its president is our own Jean-Pierre Piriou of the University of Georgia. With a membership largely consisting of high school French teachers, the AATF publishes the French Review, holds an annual conference, and sponsors various events and competitions.
- URL: http://www.frenchteachers.org
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- Federation of Alliances Françaises U.S.A.
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The umbrella organization for a national network of chapters promoting the French language and cultural interaction between Americans and French speakers. The website links to the individual chapters in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
- URL: http://www.afusa.org/
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- Liste des universités
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A directory of French universities, with hyperlinks to their web pages. From the French ministry of education.
- URL: http://www.education.gouv.fr/sup/univ.htm
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Statistics
- Annuaire statistique de la France
Call Number: Main Ref HA1213 .A4- Published by the governmental body responsible for statistics in France, the Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE), this annual volume is a comprehensive statistical resource. Each section begins with the sources, definitions and methodology for gathering the statistics that are then presented in tables and charts.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The INSEE is the French governmental organization responsible for the national census and the collection of statistics on economic and demographic trends. Its website provides many statistical reports and analyses at both the national and regional levels. There is an English-language interface and English abstracts of the French-language reports.
- URL: http://www.insee.fr/
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- LexisNexis Statistical
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Statistics published by the U.S. government and other agencies
- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
- Search Tables Base Edition: selected statistical tables drawn mainly from sources published by the U.S. government since about 1998.
- Search Abstracts:
- American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts (1970-) and full text (ca 2004-) of Federal government sources
- Statistical Reference Index (SRI) abstracts (1980-) of state and private sources
- Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts (1983-) of international and inter-governmental sources
Coverage ranges across many topics including income, production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, demographics, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
- Coverage Dates: 1970s-
- Updated: Biannually
- Database Provider: cis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xstu-uga1
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- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
- Quid?
Call Number: Main Ref AE25 .F75- A French almanac updated yearly with a wealth of current facts and statistics as well as general and historical information. For example, you will find information on the Ariane rocket, the population of France, and a list of famous French women. Organized by subject, with an index. Online version available at http://www.quid.fr
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Web Subject Guides
- Embassy of France
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The home page of the Embassy of France to the United States in Washington D.C. It provides a large number of links to sources for news, government, culture, travel, trade, science and other topics related to France. French and English interfaces are available.
- URL: http://www.info-france-usa.org
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- French Studies Web: Reference Shelf
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A useful collection of links compiled by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
- URL: http://lotus.libs.uga.edu/erms/wess/ref.htm
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- Google Annuaire
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Subject listings on the Google France site.
- URL: http://www.google.fr/dirhp?hl=fr
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- La Toile du Québec
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A French Canadian web directory.
- URL: http://www.toile.qc.ca
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- Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Despite its silly name, this site has long been a useful directory of websites related to French studies. Created by Professor Robert Peckham at the University of Tennessee Martin.
- URL: http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html
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