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Core Databases and Indexes

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America History and Life Description America: History and Life (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Audiobooks Description Audiobooks (Recorded Books for Pimsleur Language Program) Funded by LiLI   Special
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Description BGMI - Biography and Genealogy Master Index Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 1 Special
eHRAF World Cultures Description eHRAF World Cultures Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Historical Abstracts Description Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective  Description Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective (WilsonWeb) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 4 On & Off Campus
Humanities International Index Description Humanities International Index (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
MLA International Bibliography Description MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Description Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection See "Bilingual Dictionaries" Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus

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Reference Books

The following are selected resources for research on German language, literature, and culture. For more books on these topics, please use the Library Catalog.

To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog, but as another avenue of searching for books.
Contemporary German Culture

Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture (Reference Collection: DD 290.26 E 53 1999): This encyclopedia contains articles on architecture, politics, music, education, film, literature, language, religion, society, and more, as they pertain to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Indexed.

Dictionaries

Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache (Reference Collection: PF 3580. K5 1989): This dictionary not only defines German words, but it also explains their origins and evolutions in the German language. This book is in German.

The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English, English-German (Reference Collection: PF 3640. O 94 1999): In addition to defining thousands of German words, this dictionary also provides notes on grammar and usage.

Literature

Encyclopedia of German Literature (Reference Collection: PT 91. E 53 2000): This two volume encyclopedia contains articles on German-language writers, their works, and important topics in the study of German literature. A comprehensive index can be found in the second volume.

Oxford Companion to German Literature (Reference Collection: PT 41.G 3 1997): This companion contains articles on German-language writers, their works, and important issues in the study of German literature.

Web Sites

German Language Resources: Maintained by Arts and Sciences staff at Harvard University, this streamlined site contains links to Web sites on German language and Literature.

German Resources: Created and maintained by staff at the Universität Karlsruhe (University of Karlsruhe), this index contains links to hundreds of sites on German language, history, culture, literature, and more. Many of the Web sites linked here are available only in German or default to German.

Internet Resources for German Language and Literature: This subject guide was created by the University of Delaware library and lists a number of Web sites about German language, literature, news, culture, and more.

WESSWEB: German Studies Web: Created by staff at Dartmouth University, this sites indexes a number of useful German and German studies Web sites.

Librarians

Reference Librarians for GermanBibliographer for German
Annie Smith
Electronic Resources Librarian
(208) 282-3100
smitanna@isu.edu
Sandra Shropshire
AUL Collections & Technical Services
(208) 282-2671
shrosand@isu.edu
Sandra Shropshire
AUL Collections & Technical Services
(208) 282-2671
shrosand@isu.edu

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Last Modified: 06/10/2008 sc