Reference works, dictionaries and encyclopaedias

Use reference tools for definitions and brief factual information. Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories and yearbooks are useful for definitions of terms and for brief factual information. For example, Grand Larousse Universel

A wide range of French dictionaries are held in the Matheson Library. Dictionaries of the French language are shelved at call number 443 (and extensions thereof). A good example is Le Robert & Collins Super Senior or choose from this sample search of the catalogue: french AND language AND dictionaries

Dictionaries and encyclopedias of French literature are shelved at 840.03, for example, Guide to French literature.

Biographical sources

Who's who in France, annual. Works of individual biography can also be found in the library collections, search name keywords in the library catalogue.

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