Guides: Language Schools Library Orientation: Home

Welcome!

This guide provides an overview for the use of the library's digital systems and foreign language resources for people associated with the Language Schools. The resources you are most likely to use are listed in the navigation menu at left.

Use your Middlebury credentials (username and password) when prompted. MIDCAT, LibrarySearch, NexisUni, Press Reader and Kanopy all allow you to search for materials in foreign languages.

Library Announcements

Essential Information for Summer Term 2021
Check this page often (it is right on the library homepage). This is where we post library hours and the latest ways to access library resources. It is updated continually to reflect changes.
12 Ways to Get What You Need from the Library
Ways to get in touch, Kanopy for streaming video; E-books and audiobooks; library FAQs: and more!

Library Orientation and Training Sessions

Library Orientation and Training Sessions for the Language Schools, 2021
We offer Library Orientation and Zotero Introduction Sessions in order to supply you with expert advice on navigating the research resources available to you. These sessions are especially useful for new students, staff, and faculty, but are open to anyone affiliated with the Language Schools, including students in the Doctorate of Modern Languages (DML).
The Basics
A slideshow tour of the most commonly used 'go' shortcuts for the Middlebury Libraries.

Guides for Specific Languages

Below, find a specialized resource guides for the language you are studying.

Not Sure Where to Start?

LibrarySearch
Middlebury library's search engine. It searches everything we own or have access to, including books, articles, films, and reference materials. It's multidisciplinary, so you'll find articles about the United States AND other countries. (go/LibSearch/)

JSTOR All Collections
Full-text archive of about 4000 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. “JSTOR All Collections” includes all JSTOR collections to which Middlebury subscribes. Shortcuts: go/jstor (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/jstor (off campus).