Research Guides
Germanics: Home
Library resources for the study of German language and literature.
Starting Points - in English
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MLA International BibliographyMost comprehensive source for scholarship in literature, language, linguistics & folklore
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Oxford Companion to German LiteratureBrief entries on a wide range of topics in German literature
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Encyclopedia of German LiteratureEntries on writers, individual works, and topics
Starting Points - auf Deutsch
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Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur (KLG)Online bio-bibliographical dictionary with critical essays on contemporary (since 1945) German authors; indexes both primary and secondary literature.
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Bibliographie der Deutschen Sprach- und LiteraturwissenschaftGerman literature and linguistics sources, 1985 to present. Includes articles, books and book chapters, dissertations and reviews.
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Datenbank-Paket DudenGerman language dictionaries, style guides, spelling, and grammar, as well as specialized dictionaries for law, medicine, and economics.
Starting Points: Books
- By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: goethe science nature
- By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "grillparzers welttheater"
- By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "wiggins ellwood"
Germanics Librarian
Related Links & Guides
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German Studies WebAn awesome variety of scholarly resources maintained by the European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. (Mostly free resources, but there may be some things that the UW does not have subscriptions for -- request from ILL.)
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LiteraturportIncludes biographical dictionary of contemporary German authors, audio samples, current literary events and more.
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Lyrikline"Listen to the poet." Poems in text, in audio, in German (and other languages and in translation).
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Germanistik im NetzA single search starting point for Germanics from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Searches catalogs for print books and journals as well as digital resources, online databases, and websites. (UW will not have access to everything listed -- request from ILL.)