Language Schools Library Guide

This guide provides an overview of the library's foreign language resources for people associated with the Language Schools. 

Many of the resources in this guide are available via a subscription. Use your Middlebury credentials (the username and password you use for your Middlebury email account) when prompted. 

Library Orientation Sessions

• Library orientation sessions are held online via Zoom at the beginning of the summer. They introduce students, faculty and staff to library materials in foreign languages within and beyond our library collections. 
• Find dates, times, and links to registration forms at Library Orientation and Training Sessions for the Language Schools.

Library Orientation Video Recordings (NEW!)

• Library orientation video recordings cover the same content as live orientation sessions, but you can pause and rewatch them. We've divided our hour-long session into four segments:  1) Library basics and library spaces, 2) Using LibrarySearch, 3) Interlibrary Loan and the research guides, and 4) Newspapers, magazines, and video. Each segment is bookmarked for quick access to the content you need.
• Find library orientation video recordings at Library Orientation for the Language Schools 2022.

Self-Guided Library Tours

• Self-guided tour brochures are available at the Research Desk whenever the Davis Family Library is open (find hours here). They highlight library spaces including language browsing collections, group study rooms, and places where you can get help.
• Visit the Research Desk on a weekday afternoon to meet a librarian! Find hours and contact information at Ask Us.

Zotero Citation Management Software Training

• Zotero citation management software training sessions are held in person (with an online-only  option) at the beginning of the summer term. They teach students, faculty and staff how to use Zotero to create notes and bibliographies. For a self-guided introduction to Zotero, visit Zotero for Citation Management.
• Find dates, times, and links to registration forms at Library Orientation and Training Sessions for the Language Schools.

Special Collections Open Houses and Class Visits

• Special Collections open houses and class visits can be held in person upon request. They offer an introduction to rare books and archives.
• Request a Special Collections open house or class visit by contacting specialcollections@middlebury.edu.

Browse our curated collections of resources for specific languages.

At Middlebury

• Abenaki Research Guide
• Chinese Research Guide 
• French Research Guide 
• German Research Guide  
• Hebrew Research Guide  
• Japanese Research Guide 
• Korean Research Guide  
• Russian Research Guide  
• Spanish Research Guide

At Bennington

• Research Guides for Bennington

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