Books & Audio-Visual
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Britannica Online | Britanica | info |
| yes | Credo Reference / Xreferplus - Bilinguals | Credo | info |
Magazine & Journal Articles
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Academic Search Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| no | Arts & Humanities Search | FirstSearch | info |
Web Sites
- About: French Language, About: German Language, About: Italian Language About: Spanish Language
- Each of these pages at About.com provides free online lessons, guides to grammar, and an extensive list of links covering various aspects of the respective language and cultures.
- BBC Language Site
- Free online courses from the British Broadcasting Corporation for beginners in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and other languages.
- Learn Spanish
- Presents a free online tutorial covering pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and verb drills. Most of the features are free, although some require that you first sign up for a free membership. Check out their Useful Links for Fun Links, Newspapers, Radio Stations, Online Help, and more.
Topical Search Engines
- Foreign Language Learning Center
- From the University of North Texas, this site provides a select list of links for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. The links for all the languages except Latin are listed under Culture, General Practice (language exercises, lessons, etc.), Government, History, Media, and Reference.
- iLoveLanguages
- Provides over 2400 language-related links covering over 200 languages. Includes online lessons, dictionaries, translation services, software, schools, etc. Searchable by keyword.
- Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
- Now a 10,000-link site covering the language and cultures of the French-speaking world.
- yourDictionary.com
- "…the most comprehensive and authoritative language portal on the web with more than 2500 dictionaries and grammars in over 300 languages…." (site)