History and Culture
Dictionnaire des Litteratures de Langue Francaise
Location: Ref PQ 41 B4 1984
French Culture, 1900-1975
Location: Ref DC 33.7 F726 1995
French Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book
Location: Ref PQ 149 F73 1991
Guide to French Literature
Location: Ref PQ 226 L48 1992
A New History of French Literature
Location: Ref PQ 119 N48 1989
The Oxford Companion to French Literature
Location: Ref PQ 41 H
Companion to the French Revolution.
Location: Ref DC 147 .P38 1988
Encyclopedia of contemporary French culture.
Location: Ref DC 33.7 .E53 1998
Historical dictionary of France from the 1815 restoration to the Second Empire.
Location: Ref DC 256 .H57 1986
Historical dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815.
Location: Ref DC 201 .H673 1985
Historical dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852-1870
Location: Ref DC 276 .H57 1985
Historical dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870-1940.
Location: Ref DC 337 .H57 1986
Historical dictionary of the French Revolution 1789-1799.
Location: Ref DC 147 .H57 1985
Historical dictionary of World War II France: the Occupation, Vichy, and the Resistance, 1938-1946
Location: Ref DC 397 .H58 1998
Medieval France: an encyclopedia.
Location: Ref DC 33.2 .M44 1995
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Articles - French
Core Resources:
MLA International Bibliography
Covers the scholarly research in the study of literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes references to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association.
1926-
Bibliographie der Franzosischen Literaturwissenschaft
Location: Ref PQ 305 B48
1956-present
Historical Abstracts
Covers the periodical literature, dissertations and book reviews on the world's history, excluding the U.S. and Canada, from 1450 to the twentieth century. Produced by ABC-Clio.
1954-
Additional Resources:
For more, consult the library's French databases page.
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the 
button to request items through interlibrary loan.
Bibliotheque Nationale de France
National library catalog of France, providing access to multiple resources including the online catalog, Catalog BN OPALE-PLUS.
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Web Sites
ABU: La Bibliotheque Universelle
In French. Includes 288 texts by over a hundred authors available in the public domain.
Athena
In French. Full-text of works by French and Francophone authors.
Gallica (Bibliotheque Nationale de France)
In French. Digital Library project of the French national library providing full-text access to texts, images and audio files from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
Poesie Francaise
In French. More than 6000 French poems from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century.
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Citing Sources
Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences.
The following resources can be especially helpful:
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.
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Get Help
For further assistance, contact:
Kristin Strohmeyer
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4481
kstrohme@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: August 24, 2007)
