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Finding Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
All languages
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Literary Reference Center Plus (incorporates MLA International Bibliography)Provides access to articles, essays, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and background information in literary studies.
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Project MuseFull-text scholarly content from journals and books, covering the humanities and social sciences.
French
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ARTFLA primary source collection of digitized French resources from the 12th to the 20th Centuries.
Spanish
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HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)A searchable bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by prominent scholars. Covers the humanities and social sciences, and includes materials in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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Informe AcademicoDatabase of Latin American publications, mainly in Spanish, with both scholarly and popular content. Includes articles from journals and newspapers, primarily in full-text, with coverage of the social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
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WorldCatA global and comprehensive catalog of library holdings. Search WorldCat for materials that are not available at Fairfield.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Britannica AcademicProvides 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.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA 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.
Comprehensive monolingual dictionaries:
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Diccionario de la Lengua Española
Call Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC4625 .A3 2014Publication Date: 2015 -
Le Grand Robert de la Langue Francaise
Call Number: Stacks Upper Level PC2625 .R552 2001Publication Date: 2001 -
DII Dizionario -- Inglese Italiano / Italiano Inglese
Call Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC1640 .D55 2001Publication Date: 2001 -
Oxford-Duden German Dictionary
Call Number: Stacks Upper Level PF3640 .O94 1995Publication Date: 1995
Literature Resources
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World Literature in Spanish: An Encyclopedia
Call Number: Stacks Upper Level PQ6006 .W67 2011Publication Date: 2011 -
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French
Call Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PQ41 .H3 1995ISBN: 9780198661252Publication Date: 1995 -
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature
Call Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ4006 .O84 2002ISBN: 9780198183327Publication Date: 2003 -
The Oxford Companion to German Literature
Call Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PT41 .G3 1997ISBN: 9780198158967Publication Date: 1997
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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Ref. LB2369.G53 2016 |
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Ref. Z 253.U69 2017
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Citation Management Tool
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