Online Databases
This list comprises databases subscribed to by OSU that can be used to find articles and information pertaining to French Language and Literature. It is not meant to be an inclusive list, but rather is to be used as a starting point for your research.
Academic Search Premier
Full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including
social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and
linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated
on a daily basis.
ARTFL
The Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language, from the
University of Chicago
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Indexes 1,100 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. 1980 – Present.
Essay and General Literature Index
Index of essays on topics in fiction and non-fiction, published in the United States. Emphasis
is on the humanities and social sciences. Provides access to nearly 20,000 English-language
essays in over 1,600 collections and anthologies. Subjects covered include history, economics,
political science, psychology, religion and folklore, film, music, drama, and literature.
1983 – Present.
Foreign Language Videos
Online video archive from OhioLink. Uses QuickTime viewer. Results can be limited by language.
FRANCIS
Covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (63%),
social sciences (33%), and economics (4%). FRANCIS is strong in religion, the history of art,
and literature, with particular emphasis on current trends in European and world literature.
1984 – Present.
Hand Press Book File
Includes records for European printing of the hand-press period (c. 1455-1830), including records
from the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris)
Humanities Abstracts
Articles from nearly 468 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and
classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications,
language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts,
philosophy, and religion and theology. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known
scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. 1984 –
Present.
ITER: Bibliography of Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Iter includes bibliographies of articles and reviews drawn from 500-plus journal titles,
covering the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Future plans include the addition of
monographs (currently under construction), as well as providing access to conference
proceedings, dissertations, online resources, and works of art and music.
Linguistics Abstracts
Abstracts from nearly 300 different periodicals, from 1985 to the present.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Covers 1973 to the present; updated monthly.
MLA International Bibliography
Index to journals, books, dictionaries, dissertations, and conference papers on literature,
languages, folklore and linguistics. Includes critical writings on literature and human
languages, including both natural languages and invented languages, e.g., sign language and
Esperanto. 1986 – Present.
PAIS
International scope, covering economics, politics and social issues.
Periodicals Contents Index (PCI Web)
International scope, covering humanities and social sciences.
Please send any questions and comments to Miriam Conteh-Morgan