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Italian Literature

how to find research materials at JHU, Web resources, how to do research at other institutions, research guides, and contacts


How to Find:

Specialized Research Guides

The Italian Language and Dictionaries
Finding Secondary Literature
Finding Primary Literature
Using Periodicals in Research
Literary Theory
Archival Research
E-Texts in Italian
Microform Resources for Italian Studies
The Academic Job Search


Web Links

Gateway Web Sites for Italian Studies
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Department of German and Romance Languages & Literature


Helpful Research Handouts

Manuscript Books at the Sheridan Libraries
Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online.

MLA International Bibliography Tips (pdf)
provides tips on using this essential database, including how to use limits, how to set up alerts, and how to download to RefWorks

Tips for Starting Literary Research (pdf)
General tips and suggestions on how to begin research  

How to Find Foreign Newspapers (pdf)
Hints on how to find articles in foreign newspapers in the JHU Libraries' collections, or elsewhere

Resource Guides: Describe resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online.


How to Find Current Fiction in the Library (pdf)

How to read a Library of Congress call number (pdf)
Find out why PQ 212 .L231 comes before PQ 212 .L4


Web Research Guides for Classes

Request a Web page for your class

Ariosto's Orlando furioso - Fall 2008
Magic and Marvel of the Renaissance - Fall 2008

Survey of Italian literature - Spring 2008
The Name of the Rose - Spring 2008


Librarians 

Sue Waterman:
Contact for requests for class Web pages, purchases

Romance Languages and Literature
German Literature
Humanities Center
Jewish Studies
Writing Seminars

Earle Havens

Curator of Rare Books (in Special Collections)

Don Juedes

Classics
Philosophy
History of Art
Film and Media Studies
Near Eastern Studies
English and American Literature

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