ARTFL (Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)
A collaboration between the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and the University of Chicago containing nearly 2000 digitized texts, from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing.  ARTFL also includes a Provençal database and a database of French women writers. Click here for ARTFL tutorial.

Reference Materials in Print

Grand Usuel Larousse (Encyclopedia)

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French

Dictionnaire des littératures de la langue française

New History of French Literature

Free Internet Sites

French Studies Web: 
A site maintained by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, providing links to web sites for France and francophone countries.

ClicNet: (Swarthmore College)
A centralized location of virtual references in French for students, instructors of French as a foreign or second language, and for anyone interested in French-speaking cultures, arts, and literatures. 

Moteurs de recherche francophone: (Lehman College, CUNY)
A collection of Internet search engines and resources in French 

Zazieweb.com: 
An interactive community of "e-lecteurs": communicative and active readers who wish to exchange ideas, discuss, and sometimes argue with other readers.

Web Links: French History (Georgetown University)
Maintained by a French professor, with links to archives, history, museums, multimedia, and professional resources. 

Gallica (Bibliothèque Nationale de France): 
A growing collection of digitized texts and images in the BNF, including topical dossiers on particular exhibitions and a catalogue of all holdings, with full texts of several dictionaries and collected works, such as Les voyages imaginaries and over 500 journals. Text files available in PDF.

Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links (University of Tennessee-Martin)
Maintained by a professor, with links to nearly every aspect of Francophonic literature and culture.

Le Quartier français (Global Village): 
Include schools, libraries, museums, an office of tourism, a kiosk, and its very own café.

The French Connection: (Australian National University) 
A collection of Internet links to places and items of interest with a French theme designed for students of French and for francophiles in general.

CoCorico: 
A directory of French sites on the web, including not only scholarly resources but also French advertisements.

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