Languages and Culture Studies at Stockton
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What's New in the Library: E-Books for French Language & Culture Studies
French Language Films
Films on Demand
Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform to which the Library subscribes that enables the Stockton community to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime and anywhere.
Tip: For French-language films, go to the Advanced Search and choose "French" under Languages.
Elle, 2017.
Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game--a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.
À la vie: To life, 2016.
Inspired by a true story. Helene, Lili and Rose met in Auschwitz, where the three twenty-year-old Jewish girls were deported. Thanks to German-speaking Dutch Lili, who was working in the camp kitchen, the two French girls survived.
La chienne, 2016 special edition.
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, known as Lulu on the street, and makes her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dédé, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dédé's needs of money.
Digitized Resources & Collections
- Archives CanadaA joint initiative of Canadian Council of Archives (CCA), the Provincial and Territorial Archival Networks, and Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Contains digital exhibits and digitized collections of more than 800 repositories.
- Banque d'images (Bibliothèque nationale de France)Online database of images.
- Digital Archive of Latin American and Caribbean Ephemera (Princeton)Growing repository containing a previously unavailable subset of Princeton’s Latin American Ephemera Collection as well as newly acquired materials being digitized and added on an ongoing basis.
- Digital Library of the CaribbeanCooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean.
- Eurodocs (BYU)Links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
In addition you will find video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases, and other documentation.
The sources cover a broad range of historical happenings (political, economic, social and cultural). - Herskovits Library of African Studies (Northwestern)The Herskovits Library's collection includes photographs, maps, posters, videos, books in African languages, archival materials and manuscripts, as well as art objects, ephemeral materials and other artifacts, many of which are digitally accessible.
- Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian (LACLI)A Google Sheet listing online free e-resources focusing on Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian topics and content. Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
- Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite: Exploring the French RevolutionIncludes hundreds of source documents relating to the Enlightenment and French Revolution.
Dictionaries & Reference Books
- Collins French Dictionary Plus This edition has been revised and updated to offer extensive and relevant coverage of today's English and French, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation.
- Business French Dictionary Provides a specialist business vocabulary for translators, business people, secretaries, and students. Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of business: insurance, stock exchange, accounting, finance, and computing.
- Oxford Business French Dictionary: English-French Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this French-English dictionary. ... 289,131 words.
- Oxford Business French Dictionary: French-English Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this French-English dictionary. ... 216,236 words.
- Oxford Reference: Premium This link opens in a new window Oxford Reference offers full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press as well as selected titles from the Oxford Companion series.
Organizations & Associations
News & Information
- European NewspapersList by referral service onlinenewspapers.com of papers published in Europe.