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Selected Resources in French Literature

Bibliographie nationale francaise
French National Bibliography of books and serials, available via free access by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, describes books and serials published, printed or distributed in France through legal deposit. Website includes links to two titles: Bibliographie nationale francaise Livres and Publications en serie. These electronic bibliographies replace print versions discontinued in 2000.

Oxford-French dictionary
175,000 words and phrases, 270,000 translations. Completely updated to include the very latest vocabulary, the Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary offers authoritative coverage. Brand-new features include cultural notes on life in the French-speaking world.

Le Tresor de la Langue Francaise Informatise
TLFi. Online version of authoritative dictionary of 19th-20th century French language. Offers multiple searching levels: word entry, origin and association.

ARTFL (Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)
A full-text retrieval database of classical French writings; users can create a dictionary and frequency count of words used in a text, trace origins of words or phrases back through the 17th century, etc. The database includes literary works, political tracts, philosophical writings, and technical treatises.

French Studies Web
A comprehensive collection of links to French Studies resources on the World Wide Web, maintained by the European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Subject Guide

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Special Collections

100 Main Library

319-335-5824

Subjects:Cinema Studies, Dance, German Literature, Special Collections

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Kathy Magarrell

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100 Main Library

319.335.5093

Subjects:French Literature, Italian Literature

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