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Modern Languages Resources

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Featured Reference Books:

Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History. 3 volumes. 2004.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. 2003.

A Dictionary of Linguistics & Phonetics. 2003.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. 2002.

Multicultural Projects Index: Things to Make and Do to Celebrate Festivals ,Cultures and Holidays Around the World. 2002.

Spanish and Portuguese Literatures and Their Times: The Iberian Peninsula. 2002.

The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature. 2 volumes. 2002

Encyclopedia of German Literature. 2 volumes. 2000.

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education. 1999.

Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. 1998.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture.1998.

The Oxford Russian Dictionary. 2000.
(This is one of many dictionaries covering over 50 modern and ancient languages).

Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions. 2000

The Cambridge French-English Thesaurus. 1998

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Essential Resources:

Modern Languages Dept at UW-L

Modern Languages Periodicals

Citation Guides

Scholarly v. Popular Journals

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost):

Citations from more than 4,400 journals & series, and 1,000 book publishers. Subjects: literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, historical aspects of printing and publishing, rhetoric, composition, and the teaching of language and literature. Coverage: 1926 to present. Updated: monthly.

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Project Muse:

Includes the full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the fields of: literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others. Coverage: 1993 to present. Updated: monthly.

Additional Resources:

British & Irish Women's Letters and Diaries: 1500 - 1900 (Alexander Street Press):

Spanning more than 300 years, this collection will bring the personal experiences of more than 1,000 women to researchers, students, and general readers. Represented are all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and not so famous. More than 500 biographies enhance the use of the database. Coverage: 1500 to 1900.

CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online:

Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of journal articles, working papers, and conference papers in topics such as: international affairs, economics, environment, and politics. Also includes case studies, course packs, and a schedule of events with calls for papers. Coverage: 1991 to present. Updated: weekly.
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ClasePeriódica (FirstSearch):

is two specialty resources in one: Clase indexes articles from Latin American journals focusing on humanities and social sciences, while Periódica indexes articles from science and technology journals. As one database, ClasePeriódica includes over 300,000 citations from 2,600 scholarly journals that are edited in 24 different Latin American and Caribbean countries. Resources are from periodicals that are published in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English languages. Coverage: Clase - 1975 to present; Periódica - 1978 to present. Updated: every three months.

ComAbstracts (CIOS):

Citations and abstracts of journal articles published in over 50 primary professional journals in the communications field. Coverage: 1980 to present. Updated: monthly.

Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest):

Full-text articles from 240 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Subject areas: general reference, history and politics, humanities and social sciences. Coverage: 1990 to present. Updated: weekly.

Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period (Alexander Street Press):

This release includes some 60 volumes from 47 poets. The critical and biographical essays for some poets will be added in a future release, as will selected criticism from printed works. In addition selected essays, criticism and Web resources will be added from time to time. Coverage: 1770s to 1918.

Multidisciplinary Library Databases:

These full-text resources also include information related to this subject area:

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of scholarly and popular periodicals.

MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.

LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly, trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.

CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.

Public Websites:

The following web resources were selected by librarians:

Modern Languages Web sites A directory listing of related sites.

Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature

H-Net Humanities and social sciences online.

UW Madison E-Books & E-Resources

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