Quick Links
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Find Journals & MagazinesFind out if the library has specific journals, magazines, or newspapers, either electronically or in print.
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Merriam-Webster UnabridgedThe largest and most comprehensive dictionary of the English language as it is currently used today.
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Ask a LibrarianConnect to a reference librarian for help 24/7.
Humanities Librarian
Leanna Goodwater
Contact:
University Library
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
lgoodwater@scu.edu
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
lgoodwater@scu.edu
1-408-554-5434
Subjects: Art & Art History, Classics, English, Ethics, French, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theatre & Dance
Finding Primary Text Sources
To find original texts, such as works of fiction, non-fiction, and news sources, start with some of these online resources.
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Gallica This link opens in a new windowThis digital library of French and Francophone culture is maintained by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. It contains electronic texts, images, maps, animation, and sound files representing the history, literature, science, philosophy, law, economics, political science, and more of France and the French-speaking world. Almost all "classic" works of French literature are included.
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OSCAR (SCU Library Catalog)The University Library's collection contains many books that are primary sources reflecting the events and views of people in the Francophone world, both in recent times and in the more distant past.
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LINK+The LINK+ catalog enables you to find and request books and other materials from libraries across California, to be delivered to you here at Santa Clara University. It will make available to you primary source publications that are not in the collection of Santa Clara University's library.
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WorldCatThis database shows which libraries throughout the world own millions of books and other materials in 400 different languages. Most of these materials in libraries in the United States may be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
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HathiTrustDrawn from the collections of several major research libraries, this web site contains complete scanned copies of millions of books in their collections. Those that are out of copyright (i.e., published before 1927) are freely available to be read online.
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Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit organization that provides permanent access online to publications from around the world and from all time periods. Works in the public domain (i.e., published before 1927) are readily available to all, while works still under copyright may be "checked out" and read by one person at a time, similar to one person at a time borrowing a printed copy from a library.
Finding Images
Images reflecting people and events in France and the French-speaking world can be found in the following databases.
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Gallica This link opens in a new windowThis digital library of French and Francophone culture, maintained by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, contains a rich selection of images illustrating many aspects of life, history, and culture in France and the French-speaking world.
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ARTstor This link opens in a new windowThis database contains more than 2.5 million high-quality digital images for educational and research use. In addition to reproductions of a wide range of works of art and architecture from all times and places throughout the world, the collection also contains photographs and other images useful for study in many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
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Associated Press Images Collection This link opens in a new windowThis database contains over half a million photographs and other images from the Associated Press, one of the world's major news agencies. In addition to state, regional, and national photos from North America, the database provides a large number of international photos, some dating back as far as 1844.
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Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new windowIn addition to telling where to find journal articles and other materials related to film and television research, this database also includes over 36,300 images from the MPTV Image Archive. It is an excellent source for finding images illustrating how people and events have been represented in motion pictures and television programs.
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Gale OneFile: News This link opens in a new windowThis database provides full-text access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. In addition to the text of articles, it also includes thousands of images that were originally published with the news stories. The years of coverage vary by title, with some newspapers going back to the early 1980s.