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Find Articles: French Language and Literature

(R) = Restricted to authorized MTA University users
(FT) = Includes or links to Full Text articles
 
MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography (R)
Description: Index to scholarly research in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, folklore and film. Includes citations from more than 4,400 periodicals and 1,000 book publishers as well as series, proceedings, theses.
Years indexed: 1925 - Current + JSTOR journals back to 1881 (electronic version, updated nine times per year)

1921 - 1980 (print version)
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1925 - present: On-campus | Off-campus

1921-1980: Z 7006 M68 REF
Bibliographie d'histoire littéraire française
Description: Original ed. Otto Klapp; cites books, articles, theses, reviews, and other publications on French-language literature of all time periods. Coverage: Middle Ages to present.
Years indexed: 1956 - present. Updated annually; non-cumulative -- each volume covers one year's worth of publications.
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Z 2171 K55 REF
Critical Bibliography of French Literature
Description: Coverage: Middle Ages to present.
Years indexed: Varies by volume.
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Z 2171 C3 REF
French XX Bibliography: Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885 (Part Three: CINEMA)
Description: Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French-language Literature Since 1885. Indexes books, journals, major bibliographies and library catalogues.
Years indexed: 1969 - present. Updated annually; non-cumulative -- each volume covers one year's worth of publications.
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Z 2173 F7 REF
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences Collections I - VI) (FT) (R)
Description: Full-text searchable archive of journals in the Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences. Current volumes not available for all titles (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years). Includes, among other journals: The French Review, Modern Language Review, World Literature Today and Yale French Studies.
Coverage: Varies by title; complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO)
Description: Oxford Language Dictionaries Online provides access to Oxford's bilingual language dictionaries including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, with additional study materials.
Coverage: Updated annually.
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Project Muse (FT) (R)
Description: Full-text access to the Project Muse Standard Collection of peer-reviewed journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Also serves as an index to addtional Humanities and Social Sciences journals not included in the Standard Collection. Includes journals such as L'Esprit Créateur, French Forum. French Studies and Nouvelles Etudes Francophones.
Years indexed: 1963 - present (varies by title, emphasis on recent years).
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On-campus | Off-campus | List of journals
Repère: index analytique d'articles de périodiques de langue française (FT) (R)
Description: A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews from almost 600 French-language journals from Canada, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
Years indexed: 1966 to present
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1966 to 1998: AI 7 P65 REF
1980 - present: On-campus | Off-campus
Cairn (FT) (R)
Description: Collection of French-language periodicals in the social sciences and humanities disciplines. The primary subject areas covered by the collection are history, psychology, economics, political science and sociology.
Years indexed: 2001 - current
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Canadian Periodicals (ProQuest) (FT) (R)
Description: Periodicals covering Canada and Canadian issues in general reference arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and current affairs.
Years indexed: 1980s to present. Varies by title.
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CBCA Reference and Current Events (ProQuest) (FT) (R)
Description: A database of academic, trade, and news publications, covering Canadian business, arts and humanities, news, and politics.
Years indexed: Varies by title
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ÉRUDIT Scholarly Journals Collection (FT) (R)
Description: Érudit is a multi-institutional publishing consortium comprised of the Univ. de Montréal, Univ. Laval and Univ. du Québec à Montréal. This collection includes 59 subscription journals and 9 open access journals. Most titles are published in French; there are also a few bilingual and English titles.
Years indexed: Coverage begins as early as 1960; later for most titles.
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LexisNexis Academic (FT) (R)
Description: French language news sources including Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération, Lire, etc., can be searched together. Select the NEWS tab, then change the SOURCE to "Toute la Presse - Français".
Years indexed: Varies by Title
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TERMIUM and TERMIUM Plus (R)
Description:

The Electronic Trilingual Dictionary and Linguistic Database of the Government of Canada Translation Bureau. Coverage: French, English and Spanish terms, with definitions and documentation.

Years indexed: TERMIUM: Updated irregularly
TERMIUM Plus: Updated monthly
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TERMIUM Plus: http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/

TERMIUM (2001 version on CD-ROM), Ask at the Circulation Desk.

Help: Mt.A Libraries TermiumPlus Guide (.pdf)


See also:

Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and Research Library (ProQuest).