The Holland and Terrell Libraries contain many resources for students and faculty interested in French Language and Literature. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website or would like to request a book or journal on any subject related to French Language and Literature, please contact Gabriella Reznowski. For questions about the French Language and Literature program, please see the French Language and Literature Section of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Library Resources

• Library Catalog

  GRIFFIN Library Catalog: The library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other 'virtual' publications are included in the catalog.

• Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

  • Arts and Humanities Search: WSU-Pullman only and Extended Degree Program - 1980 - present, indexes articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, and reviews from arts and humanities journals. Especially apt for topics that are interdisciplinary.
  • Iter (Medieval and Renaissance) : WSU-Pullman only and Extended Degree Program Indexes books and articles pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
  • MLA Bibliography : Online 1926 - present, indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies in Literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Print 1921-1999 Hol Ref HV7006 .M64.
  • Project Muse: Includes full-text articles from dozens of journals in the humanities.
  • Proquest Direct : Indexes magazine, newspaper, and some journal articles, often with full text.

• Reference Books

  The Holland and Terrell Libraries' reference section is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk. Located here are dictionaries of the French language, and handbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias of French literature.
  • Oxford Companion to French Literature PQ41 .H3 1984
  • Guide to French Literature PQ41 .L49 vols 1 and 2
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography PN451 .D52x :
    multiple volumes with cummulative indexes, it includes articles focusing on various authors, works, genres, periods and styles.
  • Oxford-Jachette French Dictionary PC2640 .O94x 2001

  Electronic Journals

  WSU Lists its electronic journal holdings in two locations. First, electronic journals can be found by searching by title in the library's catalog.  References to electronic journals in the Griffin catalog have hypertext links to the electronic journal themselves or the database that contains that electronic journal.  The second place to look to check to see if the library has a subscription to an electronic journal is on the WSU Electronic Journals list. If you cannot find a journal that you have reason to believe should be available at WSU, or you would like to have electronic access too, please contact Gabriella Reznowski.

  Internet Links

  • WESS French Studies Web: Created by the Association of College and Research Libraries, this site provides a gateway to hundreds of relevant resources on the World Wide Web.