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Finding Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
Search the library's collection:
Search Beyond Fairfield:
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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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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.
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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.
Comprehensive monolingual dictionaries:
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Diccionario de la Lengua EspañolaCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC4625 .A3 2014Publication Date: 2015 -
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Le Grand Robert de la Langue FrancaiseCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PC2625 .R552 2001Publication Date: 2001 -
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DII Dizionario -- Inglese Italiano / Italiano IngleseCall Number: Reference Stacks Main Level PC1640 .D55 2001Publication Date: 2001
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Pocket Oxford Italian dictionary: Italian-English by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0191739561Publication Date: 2010 -
Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary: English-Italian by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0191739553Publication 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 Resources
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World Literature in Spanish: An EncyclopediaCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PQ6006 .W67 2011Publication Date: 2011 -
The New Oxford Companion to Literature in FrenchCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ41 .H3 1995ISBN: 9780198661252Publication Date: 1995 -
The Oxford Companion to Italian LiteratureCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PQ4006 .O84 2002ISBN: 9780198183327Publication Date: 2003 -
The Oxford Companion to German LiteratureCall 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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Chicago:
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Ref. LB2369.G53 2016 |
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Ref. Z 253.U69 2017
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