SEARCH THE LIBRARY CATALOG FOR MODERN LANGUAGE RESOURCES

CONSULS - This is where you can find books, print journals (magazines), & media (videos, DVDs, music CDs, etc) in the library's collection by using the online catalog called CONSULS. When you search CONSULS, you are actually searching the collections of Eastern (E), as well as Western CT State University (W), Central CT State University (C), Southern CT State University (S), and the CT State Library (SL). You can limit your searches to just Eastern. Or - you can request materials from the other libraries, which arrive in about 3-5 days. Ask at the reference desk for more help in searching or requesting materials.

You can search by keyword (try "french language" or "spanish language") or by subject. Subjects are pre-determined vocabulary used to search the catalog.

Sample Subject Searches

• French Language History

• French Language Grammar

• Language Acquisition

• Language and Culture

• Language and Education

• Language and Languages

• Spanish Language Vocabulary

• Spanish Language Textbooks

Browse for Books in the Stacks (Floor 3 and Reference books on Floor 2)

We organize our library collection by the Library of Congress Classification System. Most of the books relating to modern languages (French and Spanish) are in the classes:

PC 2640 - French dictionaries

PC 2001-3761 - French language in general

PQ 1-3900 - French literature

PC 4640 - Spanish dictionaries

PC 4001-4977 - Spanish language in general

PQ 6001-8929 - Spanish literature

Journal Titles for Browsing

You'll find current issues of these titles and more in our current periodical reading room (Floor 2).

• PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America

• CLA Journal (College Language Association)

• Modern Language Quarterly

• The Modern Language Review

• Foreign Language Annals

• Studies in Second Language Acquisition

• The French Review (from the American Association of Teachers of French)

• French Studies

• Études Françaises

• Hispania (from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish)

• Bulletin of Spanish Studies

• Revista de Estudios Hispánicos

How to Find Media (videos, DVDs, CDs, etc.)

Looking for a recording of a certain piece folk music, or a DVD of a foreign film? Start a keyword search for your subject in CONSULs. Choose a "Material Type" of sound recording, video, etc. for the format you're seeking. You can also limit your search to just items at ECSU from the "Location" pull-down menu in the keyword search box. You can always ask for help at the Reference Desk too.

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