Finding books

For books at OU: use Kresge Library's Online Catalog.

For books at other MI libraries: use
(This statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries allows you to request books from other libraries).

For books at other libraries: use WorldCat to locate items held by libraries outside of MI, then use to request them.

Finding articles

MLA Bibliography

A subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), an organization dedicated to the study and teaching of language and literature.

JSTOR

A database of hundreds of journals in a variety of subject areas, including literature. Coverage of most journals extends back to the journal's first issue (sometimes in the 1800s) up to, but not including the last few years.

Project Muse

A collection of over 100 full-text journals in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage extends back to the last few years.

Humanities Abstracts

Selective collection of high-impact humanities journals, some of which are full-text.

Historical Abstracts

The main source for the history of countries outside North America. Useful for social and historical events or people related to literary works.

To find the text of articles that are not directly available online in the database you are using, be sure to click the link to determine if the article is available in another database or in print in the library.

Web Resources

Goethe Institute web pages on Literature and the Fall of the Wall

Yale University Library German Literature Research Guide

Contact Information

Dominique Daniel
244 Kresge Library
email: daniel@oakland.edu
phone: (248) 370-2478

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Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of German Literature

The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel

The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture

Women writers in German-speaking countries : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook (1998). PT 167 .W6 A1 W65 1998 

Pathfinder

Kresge Library has a pathfinder on German Literature that lists numerous reference sources, at the library and beyond. Some useful websites are listed too.

Citation and Writing Resources

RefWorks

An online citation management tool to help you organize and format your citations.

OU Student Writing Resources

Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, writing MLA and other formats, citations, avoiding plagiarism & more.

General Library Information

Interlibrary Loans via ILLiad

Create an account, log on and request books and other materials held at other libraries. Electronic delivery is available for articles

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