French Literature

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	French Literature how to find research materials at JHU, Web resources, how to do research at other institutions, research guides, and contacts

How to Find:	Books Old books (Rare books) Journal Articles Background Information (Reference resources) Videos and DVD's Book Reviews Dissertations Grants and Fellowships

Specialized Research Guides	Finding Secondary Literature Finding Primary Literature Using Periodicals in Research Francophone Literature: finding resources Literary Theory Archival Research E-Texts in French Microform Resources for French Studies The Academic Job Search

Web Links	Gateway Web Sites for French Studies Bibliotheque Nationale de France Modern Language Association (MLA) Department of German and Romance Languages & Literature

Helpful Research Handouts	MLA International Bibliography Tips (pdf) provides tips on using this essential database, including how to use limits, how to set up alerts, and how to download to RefWorks Tips for Starting Literary Research (pdf) General tips and suggestions on how to begin research How to Find Foreign Newspapers (pdf) Hints on how to find articles in foreign newspapers in the JHU Libraries' collections, or elsewhere Resource Guide: French Theater (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. Resource Guide: Encyclopedism in the 17th and 18th Centuries (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. Resource Guide: The Scholars Bookshelf in the Middle Ages (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. How to Find Current Fiction in the Library (pdf) How to read a Library of Congress call number (pdf) Find out why PQ 212 .L231 comes before PQ 212 .L4

Web Research Guides for Classes Request a Web page for your class	La France Contemporaine (Spring 2007) Literature and the City, Paris 1848-1871 (Spring 2007)

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Sue Waterman: Contact for requests for class Web pages, purchases	Romance Languages and Literature German Literature Humanities Center Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
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Leigh Anne Palmer	Film and Media Studies English and American Literature

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