Kibbee Library: World Language Resources at the KBCC Library: Databases & Online Resources

Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals covering all academic areas of study. Recommended starting point for research in periodical literature in most fields of study.
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. "Open access" journals are those that do not charge subscription or other fees.
Essay & General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
An index to essays found in anthologies and collections published since 1985.
Ethnic Newswatch This link opens in a new window
Full text of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing access to often overlooked perspectives. Coverage goes back to 1990.
Essay & General Literature Retrospective (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database that cites essays, articles, and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada from 1900 to 1984.
Humanities Source This link opens in a new window
Full text articles related to literary, scholarly and creative thought
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Index of a broad range of humanities and social subjects dating back to 1907.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes letters, oral histories, government documents images and 3-D models. Features the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin and the MoMa newsletter among others.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic citations to journal articles, books, and dissertations from 1963 to the present. Covers language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism and the dramatic arts.

Online

ATILF - CNRSUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGODIVISION OF THE HUMANITIESUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY The ARTFL Project
Founded in 1982 as a result of a collaboration between the French government and the University of Chicago, the ARTFL Project is a consortium-based service that provides its members with access to North America's largest collection of digitized French resources.
Duolingo
Duolingo is an American educational technology company which produces apps for language learning and provides language certification. On its main app, users can practice vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and listening skills using spaced repetition.
Forvo
Forvo.com is a website that allows access to, and playback of, pronunciation sound clips in many different languages in an attempt to facilitate the learning of languages.
IL GRANDE PORTALE DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA
The large portal of the Italian language, created by the Ministries of the Interior, Education, University and Research and Rai Educational, is the new tool to help foreigners learn Italian.
Open Culture
Open Culture scours the web for the best educational media. We find the free courses and audio books you need, the language lessons & educational videos you want, and plenty of enlightenment in between.