German Language Research Guide: Reference Resources
Print Reference Sources for German Language, History, and Culture
The following items are located on the main floor of the library and cannot be checked out, though you are able to photocopy portions and take notes.
Language Dictionaries:
Cassell's German-English, English-German Dictionary = Deutsch-Englisches, Englisch-Deutsches Worterbuch - REF PF3640 B453 1978
Collins German-English, English-German Dictionary: Unabridged - REF PF3640 C68 1993
Compact Oxford German Dictionary - REF PF 3640 C687 2013
The Oxford-Duden Pictorial German-English Dictionary - REF PF3629 O9 1994
Historical and Cultural Encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia of German Literature - REF PT91 E53 2000
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990 - REF DD14 M64 1998
Electronic Reference Sources for German Language, History, and Culture
Use the following sources for background information on German History, Culture, and Language. You may need your full Carroll CC email address and password to get into these off-campus.
- Countries and Their Cultures Background information on specific countries. Search for individual countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein).
- Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources From the Library of Congress.
- World Factbook From the CIA. Background information on a number of countries.
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Extensive information on individual countries.