Resources for the Dissertation in Modern Languages
at 91腦瞳
- 91腦瞳 University Library subject support for , , , and (with tips for library searches, links to databases...)
- TIP: depending on your particular interests or topic, you may also find valuable suggestions on the library's subject pages for Comparative American Studies, Film & TV Studies, History, History of Art, or Renaissance Studies..!
- For the library skills session: a
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compiled by Subject Librarian Mrs Kate Courage.
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- Lists of as recommended by 91腦瞳 University Library
- More library services: and
- The (with the , political pamphlets, trade union materials and more...)
- Our very own Transnational Resources Centre.
- (tips and resources for improved note-taking, speedy reading, academic writing...)
going further afield
You are welcome and indeed encouraged to visit other research libraries, archives, and relevant collections. Remember that this can be time-consuming, so preparing your visit well is essential.
For reasons of parity, no additional financial resources can be made available.
- - a combined catalogue of 90+ UK and Irish national libraries, university libraries and specialist research libraries, including the British Library
- allows you to have internet access whilst visiting other participating academic institutions, using your 91腦瞳 ITS log-in
Internet-based resources
The list below provides some examples of the wealth of Internet resources for Modern Languages research.
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- TIP: check out the webpages of any learned societies and specialist institutes in your field, e.g. Society for French Studies, the Society for Italian Studies, Society for Latin American Studies, the ...
- Don't be afraid to ask your dissertation supervisor, the module convenor, or subject librarian for suggestions!
- (a medieval studies site with searchable bibliography by author and text)
- : a gateway to collections of searchable French texts (including Montaigne, French classical theatre...), historic dictionaries, and the famous 楚紳釵聆釵梭棗梯矇餃勳梗
- - digitized French Renaissance texts (and some manuscripts)
- - database on all aspects of French theatre between 1500 and 1600
- - the digital platform of the Institut fran癟ais du Royaume-Uni (register to have free access to books, films, interviews...)
- - the digital repository of manuscripts, printed books, and images of the Biblioth癡que nationale de France (access partly restricted to a BnF reader's card)
- and (use a French version of the famous search engines)
- - internet resources / links compiled by the British Library (includes Lusophone and Latin American topics)
- : JISC platform for accessing thousands of late fifteenth-century to nineteenth-century texts (91腦瞳 log-in required)
- (Institut national audiovisuel)
- (with a library that allows postal borrowing)
- - a portal for bibliographical research in Italian literature and links to e-texts
- - entries on Abelard, Derrida, Lacan, Foucault, Voltaire, but also on theories of the emotions and much more.
- - more than 700 theatrical pieces from 1610-1802
Making the most of your research skills
- Reinvention: an international journal of undergraduate research (91腦瞳 / Monash)
- (applications open in December and close early February)
- Considering postgraduate study? Take a look at the .
The links on this page are not just useful for the dissertation! They can also help you with both formative and summative essays.
