Research Guide for Foreign Language
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
| Ref. CT104 .D54 1998 |
Dictionary of World Biography |
| Ref. DC342 .B56 1990 |
Biographical Dictionary of French Political Leaders
Since 1870 |
| Ref. F1234 .D364 2002 |
Encyclopedia of Modern Mexico |
| Ref. F1410 .E56 2002 |
Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics |
| Ref. F1954 .F47 1998 |
Puerto Rico Past and Present: an Encyclopedia |
| Ref. PN451 .M36 2003 |
Cyclopedia of World Authors |
| Ref. PQ4006 .D45 1979 |
Dictionary of Italian Literature |
| Ref. PQ7081 .A1 E53 1997 |
Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature |
| Ref. PS153 .H56 L39 2004 |
Latino and Latina Writers |
Dictionaries
| Ref. PE1582 .A3 A34 1999 |
World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions |
For additional print sources, search the St.
Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog
Sources for Foreign Language Articles
The following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the
following databases on campus,
click on the Journal
Articles / Database link.
| Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) |
Britannica Online |
CountryWatch |
| Fuente Academica (EBSCO) |
Project Muse |
Oxford Reference |
| Original Sources - Foreign Language Literature |
Research Library (Proquest) |
Wilson OmniFile |
Foreign Language Related Websites
| BBC
Languages |
Resources for learning French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Includes sound files and cultural notes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages |
| Foreign
Language News and Newspapers |
Directory of electronic news media in Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Japanese, Portugese, Russian and Spanish.
http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews |
| Latin
American Studies |
Gateway to information on countries in South American,
Central America and the Caribbean.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/subject/countries |
| Redalyc |
Open access journals from Spanish speaking countries.
Coverage includes art, culture, history, literature and more.
http://redalyc.uaemex.mx |
| Verbix |
Online verb conjugator.
http://verbix.com/webverbix |
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