This guide is an in-depth listing of German language & literature resources available to students and faculty at the University of Minnesota.
Find Books, Film, & More
- Libraries SearchSearch the University of Minnesota Libraries to find books, scholarly journal articles, news, magazines, media, and other items in the University's collection. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
- WorldCatFind books, journals, articles, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, theses/dissertations, machine-readable data files, and any other materials available in libraries worldwide. All subject areas are covered. Request items through Interlibrary Loan using the ILLiad link on each item's record. A mobile version of this database is available. Limited to 65 simultaneous users.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowHathiTrust provides access to millions of books and other materials. Full text searching of most books is available and books in the public domain (generally older books) can be freely viewed and/or downloaded. Books still in copyright have more limited access. Users with print-reading disabilities can apply for special access to digitized works by emailing wilsref@umn.edu.
- Docuseek2Find documentaries and social issue films and view online. Includes films in foreign languages.
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online (AVON) delivers 70,000+ videos, on a range of topics including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
- Kanopy StreamingVideo streaming platform hosting a wide variety of award-winning films and documentaries.
- Digital Content LibraryConsists of around 300,000 images, videos, audio, and other formats from teaching and research collections across the University of Minnesota. This is particularly useful source for foreign language film. Some items are password protected because of copyright considerations and can be used for educational purposes only.The DCL is run by LATIS.
Other Catalogs
- Karlsruhe Virtual KatalogAllows you to search German, Austrian, Swiss, and other European library catalogs as well as book dealers simultaneously. Interface in English or German.
- Der Deutsche NationalbibliothekGermany National Library catalog
- Österreichische NationalbibliothekAustrian National Library Catalog
- HelveticatSwiss National Library catalog
- Center for Research LibrariesCRL holds over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, government publications and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching. Holdings include such diverse materials as 800,000 doctoral dissertations (including those of Albert Einstein, Dag Hammarskjold and other Nobel laureates), some of the earliest African-American newspapers and the 100,000-plus-page archive of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge security force. Emphasis is on materials produced outside the United States, and the Center has special strength in publications and archives from many developing nations.
- VD16 (Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts )National bibliography of German-language imprints in the 16th century. For some items, links to digitized copies are included
- VD17 (Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts)National bibliography for 1601 to 1700 of all German-language imprints and publications in other languages published in German-speaking countries. For some items, links to digitized copies are provided.
- VD18 (Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 18. Jahrhunderts)National bibliography for 1701 to 1800 of all German-language imprints and publications in other languages published in German-speaking countries. Links to full text are provided.
- Zeitschriften-Datenbank (ZDB)The world’s largest specialized database Contains more than 1.5 million bibliographic records of serials (journals, annuals, newspapers, e-journals) from the 16th century onwards, from all countries, in all languages, held in German and Austrian libraries.
- EuropeanaSingle access point to millions of artworks, artefacts, books, films and music from European museums, galleries, libraries and archives.
UMN Archives and Special Collections
- German-Language Publications Held in Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender StudiesResearched and written by Meyer Weinshel, PhD Candidate, Germanic Studies, UMN, published 2021. More info about the Tretter Collection.
Last Updated: Dec 2, 2024 4:53 PM
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