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203.254.4000 ext. 2188 (call)
203.295.7542 (text)
Research Appointment
Library Tutorials
Ask a Librarian
Research Librarians
Contact:
Walk-In Hours
research@fairfield.edu
203.254.4000 ext. 2188 (call)
203.295.7542 (text)
Research Appointment
Library Tutorials
research@fairfield.edu
203.254.4000 ext. 2188 (call)
203.295.7542 (text)
Research Appointment
Library Tutorials
How To...
Find Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
Find Streaming Videos
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowProvides video material from a wide range of disciplines.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowContains streaming videos in a variety of academic disciplines. Includes the Archival Films & Newsreels Collections. Public performance rights for students, faculty and staff is included if no admission is charged.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new windowA streaming video platform that provides access to documentaries, classics, and indie films. For information on public performance rights, visit Kanopy Support.
Find Books, eBooks, and Movies
- Click here to search for books and media!This link will lead to an advanced search, so you can use as many or as few key terms as you want. For help with advanced searching, see our tutorial.
Find Background Information
Background sources, such as encyclopedias and dictionaries, can be helpful if you're not very familiar with your topic. They contain basic knowledge about a topic and can provide key terms for further searching.
General Background Sources:
- Credo Reference Academic Core This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
- Oxford Reference Online: Premium This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. A useful background information source for starting your research. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Discipline-Specific Background Sources:
Dictionaries
Diccionario de la Lengua EspañolaCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC4625 .A3 2014Publication Date: 2015
Le Grand Robert de la Langue FrancaiseCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PC2625 .R552 2001Publication Date: 2001- DII Dizionario -- Inglese Italiano / Italiano IngleseCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC1640 .D55 2001Publication Date: 2001
Pocket Oxford Italian dictionary: Italian-English by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0191739561Publication Date: 2010
Oxford-Duden German DictionaryCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PF3640 .O94 1995Publication Date: 1995
Usage Dictionary English-German / German-English - Gebrauchswörterbuch Englisch-Deutsch / Deutsch-Englisch by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9783110296860Publication Date: 2013
Literature
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in FrenchCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ41 .H3 1995ISBN: 9780198661252Publication Date: 1995
The Oxford Companion to German LiteratureCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PT41 .G3 1997ISBN: 9780198158967Publication Date: 1997
The Oxford Companion to Italian LiteratureCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ4006 .O84 2002ISBN: 9780198183327Publication Date: 2003
World Literature in Spanish: An EncyclopediaCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PQ6006 .W67 2011Publication Date: 2011
Search in Other Languages
In Our Catalog
Here's how to find sources in the Library catalog that aren't written in English:
- Do your search
- Look at the left side of the search results page
- Under "Refine Results," there's a "Language" option
- Click "Language" to drop down a menu
- Select your language
That's it! Keep in mind that you might want to do your search in your target language too, because you'll get different results either way!
In a Database
Finding sources in different languages in a database really depends on how the database is laid out. Some of them allow filtering right before you search, and some of them can only be filtered after you've searched. Some basic guidelines are:
- When you start searching look for for the label "Language" and check any languages you want to filter to in the checkboxes below it
- If there isn't a Language filter in the search, there's usually one after you've searched
- In the search results, look around to see anywhere you can refine/filter your results (usually this is on the left side of the page)
- Click "Language" and select any languages you want to filter to
That's it! Keep in mind that you might want to do your search in your target language too, because you'll get different results either way!
In Google
You can search for sources in different languages in Google too! Here's how:
- Go to google.com
- Look for the "Settings" menu in the bottom right corner of the page
- Click that, then "Advanced Search"
OR...
- Go ahead and do a Google search
- On the search results page, click "Settings" near the search box
- Click "Advanced Search"
Then...
- Enter some search terms into the boxes at the top of the page
- Choose which language you want to search for in the dropdown menu below
- Do a search in your target language (otherwise Google tends to give you English results anyway)
Cite Your Sources
Questions about Citations? Save time, ask a Librarian!
AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level R119 .A533 2020ISBN: 9780190246556Click the title above to view the manual. For help with this style, check out our AMA Citation Guide.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Click the title above to view the manual. For help with this style, check out our APA Citation Guide.
MLA Handbook, 9th ed.Call Number: Reference Main Level LB2369 .G53 2021ISBN: 9781603293518Click the title above to view the handbook. For help with this style, check out our MLA Citation Guide.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.Call Number: Online and Reference Main Level Z253 .U69 2017ISBN: 9780226287058Click the title above to view the manual. Our Citation Guides can help with Chicago Notes-Bibliography style or Chicago Author-Date style.
IEEE Editorial Style Manual for Authors by Call Number: OnlineClick the title above to view the manual. For help with this style, check out our IEEE Citation Guide.
Working on a big project and need help managing your citations? Try Zotero!
Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a standalone application that uses browser connectors to save full text, organize sources, and create citations. Click the logo to see more info!
Find Other Resources in the Academic Commons
The Library isn't the only resource available to you! See the website below to find out what services are housed within the Library but are separate University departments:
- Fairfield University Academic CommonsSee information about the other departments in the Library building: Academic Retention and Support, Accessibility, Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, Global Fairfield, ITS Help Desk, Math Center, and Writing Center.
Course Guides in this Subject
Modern Languages and Literatures Course Guides
Course Guides are created in collaboration between your professor and a Librarian and will contain research guidance more specific to your course than this general subject guide will.
Below is a list of this semester's Course Guides for this subject:
Below is a list of this semester's Course Guides for this subject:
