Research Guides: French Research Guide: Find Articles and Databases

Introduction

This guide serves as an introduction to the French resources provided by the Kathryn A. Martin Library. However, this guide is by no means a complete list of resources. To see all the available digital resources in World Languages and Cultures, visit the A-Z databases list:

World Languages & Cultures Subject Page

If you have questions, contact your librarian!

Databases for French

These databases and journals contain articles relevant to the study of the French language, as well as French politics and culture. In addition, they contain articles related to a wide range of humanities and social science disciplines.

List of French journals in print and electronic format
The journals linked here are either in French or contain articles concerning France.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Our subscribed content includes the Sustainability, Life Sciences, Arts & Sciences I-VII, XII, XV, and Ireland collections and more than 70,000 DRM-free ebooks from academic publishers.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Citations date back to 1925.
Women's Studies International (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic citations for 800 essential sources including journals, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, reports, theses, dissertations and grey literature published from 1972 to the present.
Westlaw | News This link opens in a new window
Read newspapers, magazines, blogs, transcripts, and wires from the United States or around the world. Select the area in the world you want to focus on or browse by topic.

Find Articles

If the article is not available in full-text within the database click the icon (available in many of the database) to help you retrieve the full-text article. Another window will open to UMD Library Catalog.

After clicking the UMD Find It icon, if the article is not available online or in the library, UMD Library Catalog will say "Check availability":

If you are not already logged into your library account, click Sign in to request
Click Interlibrary Loan and log in using your UMD credentials.
Choose "date needed by" and your department.
Submit your request.

If you need assistance contact a librarian.

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