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Research > Database - Alphabetical >Database by Subject > E-Journal > Research Guides >Remote Access
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- Academic Search Complete - via EbscoHost (HU Subscription) Index provides coverage on a broad range of topics, many fulltext articles.
- Arts and Humanities Index - via FirstSearch - (HU Subscription) search for Arts and Humanities articles.
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online (HU Subscription)
- ERIC - via EBSCOhost
- (HU Subscription) ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center
contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional
information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and
education-related journals. Especially useful for teachers of foreign
languages.
- Historical Abstracts - via EBSCOhost - Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present
- JStor: Arts & Sciences Collection
- MLA International Bibliography - via InfoTrac/Gale - (HU Subscription) - cover literary criticism of world literature
- OMNI File Fulltext Mega Edition - (HU Subscription) - via WilsonWeb - a multi-subject database
- PAIS - via FirstSearch
- (HU Subscription) - chronicling global public policy and social
issues
- Project Muse - (HU Subscription) online scholarly journals, including Modern Language Quarterly and others dealing with foreign languages.
Associations & Organizations - General
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - "dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. "
- Center for Applied Linguistics - a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems."
- Institute for International Education - strives to "broaden the outlook of future leaders through academic and professional exchange strengthens their ability to think and act on a cooperative basis. Academic and professional exchange is also a critical means for transferring knowledge and skills across borders and preparing a new generation of global citizens."
- Linguistic Society of America - strives "to advance the scientific study of language."
- Modern Language Association - "promotes
the study and teaching of language and literature."
- Western European Studies Section - A committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) that focuses on Western Europe and provides links to excellent resources.
- Alliance Francaise USA
- American Association of Teachers of French
- American Chamber of Commerce in France
- French Embassy
- American Association of Teachers of German
- American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
- German Embassy , Washington, D.C.
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
- American Chamber of Commerce in Spain
- Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
- Spanish Embassy, Washington, DC
- All the World's Maps - links to country and city maps around the world
- Countries & Regions - US Dept. of State - provides information on individual countries: hot topics, press briefings, organizations, etc.
- BBC News Country Profiles - "provides an "instant guide" to news, history, politics, event timelines, and economic background of world countries. Presents country overviews, basic facts, Web links, and details on leaders and media. Includes news stories and audio and video clips from the BBC archives."
- The BIG Project - provides links to international newspapers in English, from the United Kingdom
- CIA World Factbook - provides basic information on almost every country in the workd--communications, defense, economy, etc.
- Council on Foreign Relations - provides links to the materials of this nonpartisan research center, dedicated to strengthening America's role and understanding of the world by better comprehending global trends...
- Ethnologue - a site where you can "find many resources to help you with your research of the world's languages."
- Europa: Gateway to the European Union
- International Business Culture, Customs, and Etiquette - provides valuable tips on business etiquette, customs and protocol for doing business worldwide."
- Library of Congress Country Studies - provides links to the e-versions of these individual country studies. Click on Browse and then on a specific country.
- Resources for Foreign Language Teacher - collection of links to teaching resources
- Academic Info--Arabic Language - arabic language studies
- Arabic Resources on the Internet - from Rice University
- Academic Info--French Language - french language resources
- ABU Bibliotheque Universelle -contains 295 texts, 94 authors, and allows searching across an entire work. These are public domain texts.
- French Studies - scholarly links provided by WESS.
- Internet Public Library's Links to France - from Internet Public Library
- Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links - links to on all aspects of French language and culture.
- Academic Info -German History
- German Studies - scholarly links provided by WESS.
- Internet Public Library's Links to Germany - from Internet Public Library
- Academic Info - Spanish Language
- Biblioteca Virtual de Cervantes
- Castellano.org
- Iberian Studies Web - scholarly links provided by WESS.
- Internet Public Library's links to Spain
Updated PB for AW 09/04/09