Modern Languages and Cultures
These pages will guide you to the range of Library resources that are likely of relevance to the study of modern languages.
Language Dictionaries
- Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
(Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian)- Oxford English Dictionary
Encyclopaedias, Handbooks and Subject Dictionaries
- Blackwell Reference (over 400 books)
- Credo Reference (over 500 books)
Journal Articles
Ebook Databases
- Oxford Scholarships Online (books from OUP)
- Cambridge Companions Online
The Modern Languages Essentials Guide gives details of online and key printed resources in the Bill Bryson Library for French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. For further information about resources specifically for your subject please see the list below:
Contact Details
- School of Modern Languages and Cultures Academic Liaison Librarian: Mr Mamtimyn Sunuodula (for Library resource queries)
- School of Modern Languages and Cultures Library Rep Dr Stefano Cracolici (for ordering books and journals for the Library)
- General Library Enquiries
User Guides
Students may find the attached guide of value to them.
- Modern Languages and Cultures Essentials 2012-13 (last modified: 3 October 2012)

New books
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New items in the library for French
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New items in the library for German
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New items in the library for Italian
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