• French
• Spanish
  

• WorldCat
  This allows you to search a giant combined database of library catalogs worldwide. See the web page on library catalogs for links to catalogs of specific libraries.
  
• Oxford English Dictionary
  This historical dictionary covers words from across the English-speaking world, providing etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, pronunciation, and tracing usage in a wide array of English-language sources. This web-based version contains the complete contents of the 20-volume print Second Edition and the 3 volumes of Additions. It also contains quarterly updates and revisions, as part of an ongoing effort to revise the entire publication.
  
• Literature Resource Center
  This online collection of literary resources includes biographical information on authors, bibliographies, critical excerpts, and links to selected freely-available internet resources.
  
• Non-English Language News (from Lexis-Nexis News)
  This allows you to search and view the full-text of articles from Dutch, French, Spanish, German, and Italian language news sources, in the original language. Select "Non-English Language News" from News Category pull-down menu.
  
• MLA Directory of Periodicals
  This publicaton provides information about 1500 periodical and serial publications in the humanties. Entries include contact information, rules for manuscript submission, availability, descriptions of scope, subscription prices, and more.

• Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
  This resource contains entries for authors, works, literary landmarks, literary and critical terms, mythological and folkloric figures, fictional characters, literary movements and prizes, and more.
  
• Compendium of the World's Languages
  REF. P371 .C36 2000 Alphabetically-arranged entries include an overview of each language as well as a discussion and examples of script, phonology and syntax. 2 vols.
  
• Dictionary of Languages
  REF. P371 .D35 1998 Each entry includes a history of the language, and number of speakers. Many entries also offer maps, script samples, analysis of English influence, and more.
  
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning
  REF. P51 .R66 2000 This work "provides an authoritative account of the discipline of language teaching in all its compexity," including entries on the teaching of specific languages, methods and theoretical approaches, and specific individuals, and institutions. Alphabetically-arranged entries range in length from a few lines to over 3,000 words. Thematic and keyword indexes are also provided.
  

• Academic Search Premier
  Coverage: large interdisciplinary database that includes over 4000 full-text articles from all scholarly disciplines, including humanities subjects such as archaeology, art, communications, drama, film, folklore, history, humanities, language, literature, music, philosophy, photography and religion. Some full-text articles available.
  Years covered: 1975 - present (varies by title).
  
• Modern Language Association Bibliography
  Coverage: indexes about 3000 journals and series published worldwide, monographs, working papers and proceedings, and bibliographies pertaining to criticism, drama, folklore, and modern (not ancient) languages and literature.
  Years covered: 1926-present
  
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index (in Web of Science)
  Coverage: indexes over 1100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Can be combined with other Web of Science citation indexes (Social Sciences, Sciences) for an even broader search.
  Years covered: 1975 - present.
  
• Dissertation Abstracts
  Coverage: indexes dissertations accepted for doctoral degrees by accredited North American educational insitutions and more than 200 institutions elsewhere; some coverage of Masters degrees.
  
• Language Teaching
  Periodicals P51 .L362. This publication provides summaries of selected articles for over 400 journals in language teaching and applied linguistics. (Library has 1968 -86).
  
• Year's Work in Modern Language Studies
  Periodicals PB1 .Y45. Covers research in languge and literature in five basic areas: General Linguistics, Medieval Latin, Romance Lnaguages, Germanic Languages and Slavonic Languages.
  
• LLBA: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
  INDEX P1 .A1 L4 .
  This very large index includes citations and abstracts to over 1500 publications in the field of linguistics. Entries are organized into thirty basic subject areas which are subdivided into numerous subsections. Emphasis is on applied and descriptive linguistics and psycholinguistics. Includes an author index. Years covered: 1967-1998
  

These wide-ranging and authoritative sites serve as good starting points for foreign languages research on the Internet.

• Yamada Language Guides
  Includes pointers to WWW sites, Font Archive, and links to language related mailing lists.
  
• Online Language Dictionaries
  Offers links to over 400 dictionaries in over 130 languages.
  
• Ethnologue
  This standard directory of world languages offers information on poulation, dialects, biligualism, availability of dictionaries and more for over 6700 languges included.
  
• Foreign Language Learning Center
  Provides annotated links to resources for a variety of languages.