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Year's Work in Modern Language Studies. London: Modern Humanities Research Association. Published annually.
Bobst REF1 PB1.Y45
Yearly publication offering long essays summarizing the year's scholarship in each modern language. There is a substantial section on French literature. An excellent way to keep current on publishing in your area.
MLA International Bibliography. New York: MLA. Published anually.
Indexes journal articles (except book reviews), books, collections and festschriften, conference papers, etc. on literature, language, linguistics, folklore and film. Updated quarterly (can lag up to two years).
International Medieval Bibliography. Leeds: University of Leeds Press, 1967- present. 2 no/year.
Print Bibliography: Bobst REF1 Z6203.I63 (Latest volume only; previous volumes offsite)
Covers European Middle Ages (ca. 450-1500), includes over 4,000 periodicals and 5,000 miscellaneous volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections and Festschriften.). Does not cover monographs or short reviews. The print IMB contains some information that will not appear on disk (e.g. annotations).
Letteratura Italiana: Aggiornamento Bibliografico [LIAB]. Trieste: Alcione, 1991- .
Bobst REF1 PQ4001.L46
Yearly index to over 150 Italian periodicals.
Bibliografia generale della lingua e della letteratura italiana [BiGLI]. Roma: Salerno, 1991- .
Bobst REF1 PC1071.B519 (1991- )
Yearly index to over 1500 international journals.
Italian books and periodicals. Ufficio della proprietà, artistica e scientifica. Roma: Istituto Poligrafo e Zecca dello Stato, 1958-.
Bobst REF1 Z2345.I89 22- (1979-)
The English edition of the monthly Libri e Riviste d'Italia. Lengthy book reviews and the equivalent of Current Contents for periodicals in all fields, with occasional annotations.
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French Language and Literature, Italian Language and Literature
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