LibGuides: World Languages: German

German @ Upstate

Use Upstate Library's catalog advanced search feature to find materials in German Enter your search terms and then use the menu to limit the language to German.
For reference titles, search the library catalog below by using the phrase "ref and German."

Oxford Pocket German Dictionary: English-German
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780191735103
Publication Date: 2009
German Visual Dictionary for Dummies by The Experts at Dummies
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781119717140
Publication Date: 2021

Der Spiegel
A German weekly news magazine. In Germany and other German-speaking countries, the magazine is know for its investigative journalism.
Deutshe Welle Online
DW, or "German Wave", is Germany's public international broadcaster available in 30 languages.
Die Zeit Online
"The Time" is a German national weekly newspaper.
Nachrichten Leicht
A news source written specifically using simple German that is easy to understand.
Die Welt
"The World" is a German national daily newspaper. Also available through the library LexisNexis Academic database.

Sophie: A Digital Library of Works by German-Speaking Women
A full-text collection of selected works by German women writers of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries; both German and English translated texts are available.
EuroDocs - History of Germany
Sets of primary documents from countries in Europe. From Brigham Young University.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. We carry high quality ebooks: Our ebooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. We digitized and diligently proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers.
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Mostly titles in the public domain. Some copyrighted titles are included, for which permission for unlimited non-commercial worldwide use has been given.
Europeana Digital Collection
Europeana.eu is the EU digital platform for cultural heritage. More than 3,000 institutions across Europe have contributed to Europeana. These range from major international names like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the British Library and the Louvre to regional archives and local museums from every member of the European Union. Together, their assembled collections let users explore Europe's cultural and scientific heritage from prehistory to the modern day.
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Licenses vary. Verify individual items.

Duolingo - German
After taking this course, you'll be able to visit Berlin and sound authentic with all your recently learned skills! Duolingo teaches 'Hochdeutsch' or 'High German,' the most widely spoken version of German. Also available as an iOS or Android app.
Memrise - German
Get started learning the basics of German.
BBC Languages - German
A language guide from the BBC.
DW Learn German
Interactive German language programs for all German learners from Deutsche Welle.
Goethe Institut
Website for Germany's international cultural institute; excellent resource for current information on German culture.

JSTOR
Includes full text. Access to journals in the humanities, social sciences and science. You can check a box for Language & Literature, as well as select the German language in a drop-down menu. (https://tinyurl.com/yc8kn4ze)
Project MUSE
Includes full text. Articles from high quality humanities, arts and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers. It is possible to select the German language and also select Language and Linguistics as a research area. (https://tinyurl.com/ybed3seg)

Wikipedia, Die Freie Enzyklopadie
The same Wikipedia you're used to, but in German! Remember to use the same cautions as you would with the English version