French Studies (Modern Languages)

Contents

• Basic Library Resources
• French DVDs and Videos at TCNJ
  • French-Language DVDs (by date acquired)
• TCNJ Modern Language Department Resources
• French Studies Web Sites
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Media Resources
  • Cultural Resources
  • Travel Resources
  • Writing Resources

Basic Library Resources

French DVDs and Videos at TCNJ

DVDs and videos are available at Media Services (4th floor, TCNJ Library)

Finding French-language movies at TNCJ

1. Go to TCNJ Library Catalog search screen
2. Click on the Basic search button
3. Click set more limits button (extreme right-hand side of the screen): choose French and click on Set limits button.  The search limits are now "on."
4. In Search for box, enter "foreign films"
5. In Search in box, select Keyword-Relevance
6. Click Search button

To see most recent films first, at the results screen go to Sort by: box -- choose "Date, newest first."

DVD and VHS at TCNJ Library Media Services are available for check-out by students after 7:00 pm (due next day), or for in-house viewing during open hours. 

See our Web listing of French-Language DVDs (by date acquired) for an overview of some of the titles we own.

TCNJ Library's French Studies Resources

Books & Other Library Materials

• Search the TCNJ Library Catalog to find books, recordings, videos, newspapers, magazines, and CD-ROMs in French or related to French Studies.
• You can restrict your search by language by using the blue "set more limits" button on the TCNJ Library Catalog search screen. 

Scholarly Journal Articles

• Search for French Studies topics in one of the library's article databases: Modern Language Association International Bibliography
• If you already have a citation or know the Title of a Journal, you can check to see if we have a subscription to the journal.

Newspaper Articles

• Search for newspaper articles from around the world in the Westlaw Campus database, which is primarily a legal database but also includes foreign language newspapers and magazines.
• Enter search terms then Scroll down to LANGUAGE SOURCES (right-hand column).
• Check the box by Non-English and search.
• Enter search terms then Scroll down to LANGUAGE SOURCES (right-hand column).
• Check the box by Non-English and search
• Optional: Click on the small to select the foreign language and newspaper you want.
• Begin searching keywords in French, or use English-language terms from the thesaurus.

Need help? No problem! If you need assistance formulating your library search, ask a librarian for help at the Reference Desk located on the Main Level of The College of New Jersey Library, use our Ask a Librarian e-mail form, or email the Modern Languages librarian, Heather Moulaison.

 

French Studies Web Sites

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