Library Guides: WRT 005: Composition and Literature II for Multilingual Learners: Finding Books and Background Information

International Students: Language Resources

International Students Library Guide
This guide from Kent State University Libraries offers tips on language resources for research.

Access Science This link opens in a new window
Online encyclopedia and dictionary for the sciences. Includes biographies, images and animations, and videos.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
An excellent source for background information and getting started on a topic, CQ Researcher encompasses original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. It offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of political and social issues.
Covers a wide range of topics including: health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, the U.S. economy, crime, and civil liberties.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference includes dictionaries, including authoritative dictionaries for many languages, encyclopedias, and companions, featuring more in-depth but still brief entries, e.g. Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization.
SAGE Knowledge Books and Reference This link opens in a new window
Online books, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles across the social and hard sciences.

WorldCat (FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
WorldCat is a comprehensive library catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide.
Integrated features include a link to ASA, Lehigh's Library Catalog, an interlibrary loan request form, Library of Congress Subject Headings, library holdings and powerful search options for language, place of publication, material type, etc. Includes records representing 400 languages.

Use the following tools when Lehigh's libraries don't own the books you need.

PALCI
A consortium of academic libraries in Pennsylvania and nearby states allows you to conduct a search by title, subject or author and then directly submit a borrowing request. Noteworthy for its very fast delivery time. Limited to books.
ILLIAD
If a book you need is not available from PALCI, the ILLIAD service can borrow from libraries anywhere in the country. First time users will need to fill out a form to register for the free service. Illiad is also the service you will use to obtain copies of articles from journals and periodicals.