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This guide covers a set of high-quality sources of information for German language & literature that can be a good starting point for your research.
Dictionaries
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Van Dale DictionariesBilingual dictionaries from and into Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish, and the 'Dikke Van Dale' (Dutch dictionary).
Online dictionaries of Van Dale can also be accessed via smartphone or tablet, by means of the Van Dale App! Once the app has been downloaded, you can open the app and click on the Surfspot link on the bottom of the log in screen to log in with your UG account.
Encyclopedia of language & linguistics
First Choice: Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft
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Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und LiteraturwissenschaftBibliography of German linguistics and literary studies, with references to books, journal articles and reviews. Period: 1985-present
Language & Literature Databases
General databases with a.o. literature on German language & literature
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Linguistic Bibliography OnlineBibliography for linguistics focusing on the lesser known and extinct languages
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)Bibliography containing references and abstracts on language and linguistics
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MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association)Literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Online bibliography on language and literature.
MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s and contains over 1.8 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR’s language and literature collection as well as links to full text. -
KLG: Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen GegenwartsliteraturBi(bli)ographical information on modern German authors
History Databases
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Jahresberichte für deutsche GeschichteBibliography of German history (publications from 1949 to 2015)
Books
Newspapers
E-books
The University offers around 500.000 e-books. You can find them via SmartCat.
More information on e-books.
Selection of freely available e-books:
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MyFreeBooks.deFach- und Sachbüchern, Belletristik aus allen Genres.
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Open LibraryRund eine Million, zum Teil auch in deutscher Sprache.
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Zulu EbooksBelletristik, Kinder und Jungendliteratur, Fach und Lernliteratur, Sachliteratur