The Library offers full-text online access to the Le Monde historical archive (1944–2000). This invaluable resource allows researchers and students to delve into the 20th-century content of this globally respected French newspaper, renowned for its independent analysis, balanced coverage, and high journalistic standards. Offering critical insights and opinions, Le Monde is essential for studying French society, culture, and politics, serving as a valuable additional voice for researchers examining this volatile period of recent history across Europe and beyond.
With enhanced online access, users can explore significant events, key figures, and trends through detailed searches across articles, photos, ads, obituaries, cartoons, and more. The ProQuest platform also enables cross-searching with other major global newspapers like The New York Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Times of India, and The Jerusalem Post. This feature enriches comparative research, allowing users to explore how different publications addressed the same issues, deepening their understanding of historical events and their impact on diverse cultures and societies.
MLA International Bibliography
Produced by the Modern Language Association The MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography.
RetroNews, the press site of the National Library of France, provides free and open access to more than 2,000 press titles published between 1631 and 1952. In addition to the resources present on Gallica, RetroNews is both a digital space for consultation of archives, a research tool and a magazine for everyone allowing you to discover history through press archives (Provided by Publisher).
The following are important databases for this subject area, however if you don't see what you're looking for, please go to the Database Directory for French Studies to browse a wider selection.
Follow the links below to browse databases for specific types of resources.
You can use our Database Directory to browse a broader range of databases that are relevant to French Studies as well as other subjects. The directory also allows you to identify databases that provide access to specific types of resources (e.g. Full Text Articles, Streaming Video, Patents, Theses and Dissertations, and much more).
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Browse research publications from French Studies (please note: whilst many of the publications listed are available to access/Open Access, some records are for forthcoming titles awaiting publication).
