Francophonie Studies

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• Francophonie
• Culture of Francophone countries 
• French language
• Literature of Francophone countries 

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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)  
Multi-disciplinary database including culture studies, philology, translations, regional studies, history and more.
 
Cambridge Core  
Multi-disciplinary database including philology, history, linguistics, literature and more. List of subscribed journals.
 
Ebook Central (Academic Complete) 
Multi-disciplinary database. The widest range of subject areas including anthropology, literary studies, history and more.
 
eBooks on ScienceDirect  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, translations, history, politics and more.
 
EBSCO eBook Academic collection  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, history, politics and more.
 
EBSCO eBook Open Access Collection
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural and language studies, history and more.
 
JSTOR  
Multi-disciplinary database including ethnology, folklore, history, cultural studies, education and more.
Subscribed collections Arts & Sciences I-IV. Lists of subscribed journals.
 
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, ethnology, regional studies, history and more.
 
OpenEdition Journals 
Journals of the humanities and social sciences in French.
 
Oxford Journals Collection  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, ethnology, history and more. List of subscribed journals.
 
 SAGE Journals Online  
Multi-disciplinary database including culture studies, philology, ethnology, history and more. List of subscribed journals.
 
ScienceDirect  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, translations, ethnology, history and more.
 
Springer Journals  
Multi-disciplinary database including cultural studies, philology, translations, ethnology and more. List of subscribed journals.
 
Taylor & Francis  
Multi-disciplinary database including philology, history, cultural studies and more. Access to articles since 1997. List of subscribed journals.
 
 Wiley Online Library  
Multi-disciplinary database including philology, history, cultural studies and more. List of subscribed Full Collection.
 

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Books on the languages, literature, culture, history and other fields of Francophonie countries are collected in the open collection of the Vaclovas Biržiška Library. Older books on this topic are kept in repositories. 
Information about the items available in the library is provided in the VMU virtual library. Most books can be requested. 
 
Information about e-books is available in the VMU virtual library.

More books – in licensed databases. 
 

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Directory of Open access Books DOAB          
Over 99,000 academic peer-reviewed books. It also houses books from Vytautas Magnus University.

Google books 
E-book search engine. 










 

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Courrier International
A weekly news magazine that offers translations of articles from newspapers and magazines around the world. It covers a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, society, and the environment. Courrier International is a great way to stay informed on global news and get a variety of perspectives.

International Journal of Francophone Studies 
A peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary journal that enables extensive opportunities for the study of 'France outside France. The journal complements the area of scholarly interest in the French-speaking regions of the world, bringing a location of linguistic, cultural, historical and social dynamics within a single arena.

Le français dans le monde (Revue de la Fédération internationale des professeurs de français)
The magazine for teachers of French as a foreign language.
Available online and at Vaclovas Biržiška Library.

Le nouvel Obs
One of the most popular news magazines in France, covering news headlines, politics and cultural topics such as the world of literature.
 

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Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ
DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language.

OpenEdition Journals 
The journals platform for the humanities and social sciences. 
 
Le Figaro 
Le Figaro is the popular newspaper in France that covers national and international news, politics, business, culture, and sports. With a circulation of around 300,000, it is one of the most widely read newspapers in the country.

Le Monde
Le Monde is one of the most respected and widely read newspapers in France. It covers national and international news, politics, business, culture, and sports. Le Monde is known for its in-depth reporting and analysis and has won numerous awards for journalism.

Le Soir (Belgique)
The French-language daily newspaper published in Belgium, founded in 1887.

Le Temps (Suisse)
Swiss daily newspaper in French covering news, politics, culture and other areas.

Libération
The daily newspaper that covers national and international news, politics, culture, and society. It has a reputation for being progressive and outspoken and is known for its investigative reporting and in-depth analysis.
 

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Le dictionnaire historique de la Suisse
The trilingual (French, German and Italian) dictionary contains articles on relevant topics, terms and definitions, and multimedia.
 
Encyclopédie de la Francophonie   
Cultural diversity and other areas of activity in Francophone countries.                          
 
Encyclopédie Larousse
135,000 definitions, 90,000 articles, 92,000 synonyms, bilingual dictionaries.
 
Francophonie
The digital encyclopedia for teaching and documentary research that reveals the cultural diversity and other areas of activity of the Francophonie countries.
 
The Canadian Encyclopaedia
More than 19,500 bilingual articles, 30,000 multimedia items including images, maps, games, audio and video.
 

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Dissertations and theses in the VMU science management system (CRIS ETD)

Dissertations and theses in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa ETD)
 

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EBSCO Open Dissertations
This platform allows researchers around the world to more easily access electronic versions of dissertations. The database contains more than 1.5 million dissertations from various fields of science.

Thèses.fr   
Lists all the French doctoral theses defended in France since 1985 as well as topics prepared in French Higher Education institutions along with people involved in French doctoral research. 

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations NDLTD
The international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations. Support electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.

 

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BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
One of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources. BASE provides more than 150 million documents from more than 7,000 sources.
 
CORE (COnnecting REpositories) 
Provides a comprehensive bibliographic database of the world’s scholarly literature, collecting and indexing research from repositories and journals. It is also the world’s largest collection of full text open access research papers.
 
Google Scholar
Search engine providing search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other websites.
 
Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa)
Search gate is an integrated search system allowing search in Lithuanian academic libraries and other databases.
 
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)
The quality-assured, global Directory of Open Access Repositories. Peer-reviewed articles, conference proceedings, books, course material, audio-visual recordings, research data, unpublished works, publications, reports, doctoral or master 's theses, etc.
 

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France 24
The international French news channel providing news and information in French and other languages. It covers the most important news, politics, business and culture from around the world, with a special focus on France and Europe.

Gallica 
A great deal of French texts older than 1900 can be read and partly searched online.

Île en île
Hundreds of French-speaking authors from the islands and their diaspora with in-depth files: photos, biographies, bibliographies, interviews and extracts from texts, often read.
 
Persée
The portal for the dissemination of scholarly publications, mainly in the field of human and social sciences but also of earth and environmental sciences. Its positioning is unique because it makes heritage collections available online (the oldest document distributed dates to 1840) and it provides exploitation tools like those present on current publishing portals (article level indexing, document outlines, bibliographic reference exports, detachable format, cross-referencing, etc.).
 
Ressources Internet Francophones (CUNY)
Information about Francophone studies conducted in individual regions, Francophone associations, websites, press, magazines, conferences, library catalogs, literary texts, etc.
 
French Institute in Lithuania
The Institute carries out activities in the fields of linguistic, cultural, university cooperation and offers a wide range of French language courses. The Institute has a media library offering more than 20,000 publications in French, a cinema hall and an exhibition hall.

International Council of Francophone Studies CIEF
The non-profit association whose aim is to encourage interdisciplinary studies, research, and publications concerning all countries and regions of French expression. Anchored in North America where it was born, the CIÉF is designed for those who belong to French-speaking communities as well as those who are interested in the Francophone world.

The Centre of Francophone Countries at Vytautas Magnus University
One of the most important goals of the centre is to foster and spread the French language in Lithuania, the cultural values of Francophone countries, and support the cultural, political, and economic representation of Francophone countries in Lithuania. The centre maintains a dialogue with the French-speaking world and preserves the Francophone traditions of Lithuania, especially pre-war Kaunas, and seeks to strengthen the teaching of the French language and promote its wider use in the public space of our country.

The University Agency of the Francophonie AUF
The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie is the world's leading university network, uniting more than 1,000 universities and research centers from nearly 120 countries.