Research Guides: Modern Languages: Home

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Welcome! My name is Laurinda Weisse, and I am the librarian for the Modern Languages program at UNK. This guide provides some recommended sources for Modern Languages research.

Please contact me with any research questions using the contact links, or use the "Ask a Librarian" feature.

Key Databases

JSTOR
A digital archive containing the full-text and full-page views of hundreds of journals. JSTOR's Arts & Sciences Archive Collections (1-10) and Life Sciences Archive Collection are available at UNK.
Individuals not affiliated with UNK may access content through a paid, personal JPASS account. Limited, free access is also available by registering for JSTOR's Register and Read program.
Linguistics Collection
Includes Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts; provides citations and abstracts of the international literature in linguistics and language sciences.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text
Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s. The database contains millions of citations as well as full text for over 1,000 journals.
Oxford Dictionaries
Features English translations and grammar resources for four languages: Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.
Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Perspectives on life in North, Central, and South America and the West Indies, from the late fifteenth century to the first decades of the twentieth century.

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