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Use this research guide as a starting point for finding books, articles, and Internet sites in foreign languages, countries and cultures

The Web sites below provide links to translation dictionaries, literature and country profiles. If you want full-text articles, search one of SCC's article indexes: Academic Search Elite, Discovering Collection - Geography and Cultures, LexisNexis or World and I.

General

World Factbook (CIA)

     In-depth country profiles, flags, and maps for all countries.

French

French-English Dictionary

La Bibliothèque Nationale de France

     The Web site of the National Library of France provides a gateway to a wide-ranging content, including

     bibliographies, catalogs, online exhibition, full text information and digitized images.
Le Monde

     A popular French magazine.

German

German-English Dictionary (LEO)

German Studies Web - Literature Resources

     Selected and annotated resources for German study.

Spanish

Spanish-English Dictionary

Spanish Literature

     Links to texts of Spanish literature including plays, poetry, and literary magazines

     from the Electronic Texts Collection.

Language Links – Spanish Resources

     Culture, history, music, radio, television and news relating to Latin America,

     Spain, and Hispanics in the US.