French Research
- Databases and Indexes: Find articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers
- Reference Books: A good place to find background information at the Library
- Finding Books and Other Print Sources: Search the catalog and find journals
- Online Sources: Find web sites chosen by St. Kate's Librarians
Databases for French |
About off-campus accessMLA International Bibliography
Indexes articles on literature, language, linguistics and folklore from 1963 to present.
JSTOR
Scholarly full-text articles on a wide range of subject areas.
EBSCO Academic Search Premier
Index to articles on a number of multidisciplinary topics.
LexisNexis Academic
Access to news, business, and legal information. Newspapers from around the world are available.
Reference Books
Dictionaries and Language
French-English Dictionaries
The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French) (French-English)
(via Oxford Reference Online - About off-campus access)
The Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French) (French-English)
(via Oxford Reference Online - About off-campus access)
Grand dictionnaire français-anglais, anglais-français
Ref. PC2640.G68 1993
French Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dictionnaire des oeuvres litteraires de langue française
Ref. PQ41.B42 1994
Dictionnaire general de la langue française
Ref. PC2625 H28
(2 volumes)
Encyclopedie du bon français dans l'usage contemporain
Ref. PC2460.D88
(3 volumes)Insiders' French: beyond the dictionary
Ref. PC2680.L38 1999
Le Petit Larousse Illustre*
Ref. AG25. P43 2005
(dictionary and encyclopedia)
Culture and Literature
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture
Ref. DC33.7 E53 2002
The regions of France: a reference guide to history and culture
Ref. DC33.7.N63 1996
Finding Books on CLICnet
Search CLICnet
CLICnet is the online catalog for the ACTC schools. You can search CLICnet by keyword by entering your search terms in the box. You can connect terms using AND, OR, and NOT. Find out more about searching and using CLICnet through our guide.
Materials in CLICnet are assigned specific subjects based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (Subject). To do a subject search, select Subject and try subject searches such as:
If you are having trouble finding the exact subject heading, ask a Reference Librarian for assistance.
Suggested Subject Searches: French Literature French poetry Academie Francaise France History
Browse
You may want to browse the shelves for French language and literature books just to see the range of books owned by the St. Kate's libraries.
- French language books can be found in the call numbers PC2001 through PC3761.
- French literature books can be found in the call numbers PQ1 through PQ3999.
- General language books can be found in the call numbers PC1 through PC400.
- Books on the history of France can be found in the call numbers DC1 through DC947.
Works written in French
If you want to find books written in French, select Modify search at the top of the results page or choose the Advanced Search option.
Example: Search Subject: France History Select Modify this search from the top of the page Under Language select French (This limited your previous list to those works under the topic France-History, written in French
Online Resources
General
ARTFL
Nearly 2000 full-text titles on French literature, philosophy, art, and sciences including dictionaries and encyclopedias.
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/ARTFL/
St. Catherine University French Department
St. Catherine University Language Center and Language Lab
Language
Alliance Française
A non-profit organization for the dissemination of French language and culture.
http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/alliance.html
American Association of Teachers of French
http://frenchteachers.org
ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary Form
A simple French-English dictionary with 75,000 terms.
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html
Learning Languages.net
A collection of websites intended for kids learning languages including French. A good place to practice for beginners of any language.
http://learninglanguages.net/
Literature
Collected French Verse
Choose "Collected French Verse." www.bibliomania.com/0/2/frameset.html
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Includes current events, exhibitions, recent publications, and much more. web.culture.fr/
ARTFL Nearly 2000 full-text titles on French literature, philosophy, art, and sciences including dictionaries and encyclopedias. www.lib.uchicago.edu/efts/ARTFL/
News
L'Express
http://www.lexpress.fr/Express/
Le Figaro
http://www.lefigaro.fr/
Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/
Paris Match
http://www.parismatch.com/site/
Search Engines in French
Typing French Accents
Typing Accents for French Class
From the University of Illinois French Department
http://www.french.uiuc.edu/Courses/100Level/TypingAccents.htm
Typing French Accents
For Windows or Macintosh
http://french.about.com/library/bl_faq_accents.htm