Overview
This page contains resources that will be useful for multiple disciplines within Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. The links in this box provide a quick starting point for research, translation, and language learning. Additional resources can be found in the boxes below, and in the tabs for each specific language taught at Susquehanna.
Multi-Lingual Dictionaries
- Lexilogos: Select a language, enter the word you want to search, and then choose a dictionary to search. Or you can link directly to pages for interactive on-line dictionaries or scanned copies of older dictionaries.
- Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Abbreviations, ed. Kevin Guinagh: A compilation of words, terms, and phrases from other languages which are used in English.
Encyclopedias & Reference (in English)
- Britannica Online Academic Edition: The oldest and most authoritative English-language encyclopedia. Articles are written by subject-matter experts and updated regularly.
- Credo Reference Academic Core: Search across all reference ebooks in this collection, or select a topic to browse available resources.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library: Searches across multiple reference works in the Gale Ebooks Library.
Citation Guides
- MLA Style - Quick Reference: this page is maintained by the Blough-Weis Library. It includes examples of citations and bibliographic entries for the most common types of scholarly materials.
- OWL Purdue - MLA Formatting and Style Guide: The Online Writing Lab at Purdue has been maintaining this page for 25 years, and it's the most thorough and reliable reference to citations and bibliographies available.
MLA Handbook, 8th edition (2016): For when you want the definitive source. There are copies on reserve at the circulation desk on the first floor as well as in the Reference area in the compact shelving on the lower level, call number LB 2369 .M52 2016.
Find Materials at Blough-Weis Library
This box searches the library catalog and many of the general databases to which the library subscribes. The results may include books, e-books, articles, reviews, and patents.
Library Search:
Search just for Books and E-books owned by Blough-Weis library:
Or browse the shelves: books on modern languages and literatures are located in the 'P' section.
| Language | P |
| Linguistics | P |
| English & Old English | PE |
| Germanic languages; German | PD |
| Romance languages; French | P, PQ |
| Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic | P |
| Spanish & Portuguese | P, PQ |
| Italic languages; Latin | P, PA |
| Hellenic languages; Classical Greek | P |
| Other languages | P |
Do you have a citation for a scholarly journal article, but don't know if we have a subscription? Search Journal Titles here to see if we have access on-line or in print:
International Statistics
- CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
- Statista This link opens in a new windowDetects trends in over 600 industries providing Immediate access to over one million statistics and facts. The information is available on four platforms: German, English, French and Spanish.
- UNdataSingle entry point for multiple databases created by United Nations entities. Maintained by the Development Data Section of the Development Data and Outreach Branch within the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) of the UN Secretariat.
- United Nations Statistical YearbookThe UN's annual compilation of statistics and indicators worldwide, covering communication, crime, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, international tourism, international trade, labour market, national accounts, population and migration, price and production indices and science and technology. Free download of issues from 2006-2019 available.
Research Databases
Best databases for language and literature research:
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowThe best place to start for research on literature and languages. Searches can be limited by language.
- Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowHas biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors and their works. You can search by languages including French, German, and Spanish.
- Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new windowShort entries which link to reference material, journal and newspaper articles, and video and audio resources.
- EBSCO Databases (Languages)This link searches multiple databases, selected based on their relevance to language- and literature-related research topics. It includes the MLA International Bibliography as well as databases focused on history, humanities, social science, and general literature. It will return much broader and less-focused results than a search in the MLA database alone. To remove, add, or change databases, select "Choose Databases" above the search boxes.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR includes scans of journals from multiple disciplines, with an emphasis on the humanities. Coverage usually does not include the most recent 1-5 years.
Additional databases which may be of use:
- ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new windowThe largest of the library's multi-disciplinary databases, this resources searches across ProQuest Central, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, Academic Complete, and Academic Video Online.
- Cambridge Journals Online This link opens in a new window
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online Journals This link opens in a new windowColumbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
- Gale Academic OneFile Select This link opens in a new windowGale Academic OneFile Select provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines. The database meets research needs in subject areas including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
- Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new windowShort entries which link to reference material, journal and newspaper articles, and video and audio resources.
- IngentaConnect (formerly CarlUncover) This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles from 21000+ scholarly and general-interest periodicals; covers the sciences, current interest, social sciences, and the humanities
- Oxford Journals This link opens in a new window
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowUse the search box at the top of the page or browse by subject area.
- Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature This link opens in a new windowAn index of over 300 selected periodicals (mostly scholarly) which are acquired regularly from 29 African countries.
- SAGE Knowledge This link opens in a new windowOver 5000 eBook and eReference titles purchased in perpetuity. Collection includes:
- SAGE Knowledge Complete 2018 Backlist Collection comprised of 5,139 titles
- SAGE Knowledge Complete Books and Reference 2019 Frontlist Collection comprised of 247 titles
- SAGE Knowledge Complete Books and Reference 2020 Frontlist Collection comprised of 200-250 titles - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on political science topics.
Related Subject Guides
International News Sources
- Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new windowGale OneFile: News provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.
