Librarians for Italian Studies

Danielle Boulay
Research & Instruction, x3107

Steve Smith
Collections, x2103

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Italian Studies Department

• Academic Search Complete
• Historical Abstracts
• JSTOR
• LexisNexis Academic News
• MLA Bibliography
• more...

• ANSA - a press cooperative with summaries of regional daily news
• Italinemo: Reviste di italianistica nel mondo - indexes 81 Italian studies journals (2000-present)
• Il Mondo - search the Archives (free registration)
• La Repubblica & La Stampa - two of Italy's best-known dailies

• ItalyLink.com
• WESS: Italian Studies Web
• Yahoo News & Media

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Cambridge Italian-English, English-Italian Dictionary Clapp Ref PC1640 .R4
• Dictionary of Italian Literature - Clapp Ref PQ4006 .D45
• Dictionary of Modern Italian History - Clapp Ref DG545 .D53 1985
• Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture - Clapp Ref DG450 .E53 2000
• Language Links - choose Italian under Romance heading in lefthand box
• New Century Italian Renaissance Encyclopedia - Clapp Ref DG5378.A1 N48
• more...

• Try various subject headings for finding books on this topic in the library catalog:
  • italian language
  • authors, italian
  • history italy
• Try keyword searches with phrases like:
  • italian literary criticism
  • women italian renaissance
  • italian political parties
• for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

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