LibGuides: Modern Languages: Databases

Open Educational Resources

Project Gutenberg - French
Project Gutenberg's list of French books in the public domain that are available freely online.
Project Gutenberg - German
Project Gutenberg's list of German books in the public domain that are available freely online.
Project Gutenberg - Spanish
Project Gutenberg's list of Spanish books in the public domain that are available freely online.
Taylor & Francis Group Open Access eBooks
Open access eBooks in modern languages and linguistics

edX - Language Courses
Take free online language courses in English, Spanish, Mandarin and more. Learn from top institutions around the world.
Open Learn - Language Courses
Produced by The Open University, a world leader in open and distance learning, all OpenLearn courses are free to study.

OER Commons
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.
COERLL
The Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) is one of 16 National Foreign Language Resource Centers (LRC's) funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
MERLOT
MERLOT welcomes all language educators and students of World Languages to access the many OER available in the ever-expanding World Languages Collection.

Spanish in Three Minutes
Spanish in Three Minutes is a 25 part series. In Spanish-speaking countries, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking Spanish.
The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Pronunciation
The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Pronunciation is a 10 part series. Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Spanish pronunciation!
Video Culture Class—Spanish Holidays
Learn more about Spanish culture! Ever wondered what the most important Spanish holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you!

French in Three Minutes
French in Three Minutes is a 25 part series on speaking French.
The Ultimate Guide to French Pronunciation
The Ultimate Guide to French Pronunciation is a 10 part series. Whether you're new to French or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you.
Video Culture Class—French Holidays
Learn more about French culture! Ever wondered what the most important French holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you!

Italian in Three Minutes
Italian in Three Minutes is a 25 part series on speaking Italian.
The Ultimate Guide to Italian Pronunciation
The Ultimate Guide to Italian Pronunciation is a nine part series. Pronunciation is the key to clear communication in any language and in this video series, you'll learn to perfect your Italian pronunciation!
Video Culture Class—Italian Holidays
Learn more about Italian culture! Ever wondered what the most important Italian holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you!

German in Three Minutes
German in Three Minutes is a 25 part series. In Germany, manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking German. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask about possessions in German.
The Ultimate Guide to German Pronunciation
The Ultimate Guide to German Pronunciation is a 10 part series. Whether you're new to German or have been studying for a while and want to polish your pronunciation, this series is for you.
Video Culture Class—German Holidays
Learn more about German culture! Ever wondered what the most important German holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you!

Academic Search Complete
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A collection of reference e-books covering a wide range of topics.

Gale Literary Index
Combines and cross references more than 130,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and more than 140,000 titles into one source. It provides quick and easy access to 40 of Gale Group's literary series. These series contain complete biographies on authors and critical essays on their writings.
Literary Reference Source
A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames including plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles of literary criticism, full text of literary journals, author biographies, book reviews, and author interviews.
MLA International Bibliography
An index to books and articles published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics. Coverage includes literature from all over the world. Other topics include literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts (film, radio, television, theater), and history of printing and publishing.

Fuente Academica
Provides scholarly journal articles in Spanish covering many academic areas including business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, history, and philosophy.

The Hispanic Outlook on Education by Hispanic Outlook Publishing
The Hispanic Outlook on Education (HO) is a national monthly magazine that provides education news, innovations, networking, resources and the latest trends impacting students from kindergarten through graduate school all while maintaining a unique Hispanic perspective.