ELECTRONIC DATABASES

These electronic databases, selected from the library's collection of databases, could be useful in studying and researching topics in French language, literature and culture.

• Academic Search Premier
         Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest scholarly, multi-discipline, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This resource indexes over 4300 periodicals and contains full text for over 3400 scholarly publications. Academic Search Premier includes full-page images as well as color embedded images. This scholarly collection provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities,education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
  
  
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
         A component of the Institute for Scientific Information's Web of Science, the Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Select Full Search or Simple Search to see the option for the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
  
  
• ARTFL
         ARTFL is a cooperative project of the Institut National de la Langue Française (INaLF) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Chicago. At present the database consists of nearly 2000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises. Subjects include literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy.
  
  
• Essay & General Literature Index (1983-)
         This familiar index cites essays and articles from anthologies and collections. It focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
  
  
• Francis
         FRANCIS covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (67%), social sciences (30%), and economics (3%). FRANCIS is strong in religion, the history of art, and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature. Updated monthly, FRANCIS covers 1984 to the present.
  
  
• MLA International Bibliography
         The MLA International Bibliography provides a classified listing and subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. This database annually indexes over 45,000 books and articles.
  
  
• Papers First
         An index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. 1993 to present.
  
  
• Proceedings First
         An index of worldwide conference proceedings, congresses, exhibitions, meetings, symposiums, and workshops. 1993 to present.