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Key Databases for Background Research
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection of digital reference titles. Content includes a wide range of general reference titles together with a large collection of subject-specific books.
- In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Authoritative reference content merged with periodicals and multimedia. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Key Reference Works
The reference books and online resources listed below can be very helpful in getting started with a research project. These works provide an overview of unfamiliar topics, introduce key words and concepts associated with your topic, and often direct you toward more in-depth research. Books with a REF call number can be found in the Reference section on the first floor of the library.
Collins German DictionaryBilingual German/English dictionary.
Encyclopedia of German LiteratureCall Number: REF 830.90003 E56Two volume set, in English, containing entries on writers, works, themes, eras, nations and even filmmakers working in the German language.- Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen GegenwartsliteraturCall Number: REF 830.3 A755kA 10 volume set containing biographical information, a critical essay and a bibliography on contemporary German authors. In German.
- Duden: Das große Wörterbuch der deutschen SpracheCall Number: REF 433 D229Major dictionary of the German language, in six volumes.
- Modern German Literature: A library of literary criticism.Call Number: REF 830.9 D666mTwo volume set containing over 200 entries on German-language writers since 1900, with excerpts from critical essays on each writer's works.
- A Glossary of German Literary Terms.Call Number: REF 830.3 G563Alphabetical listing of German literary terms explained in English.
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