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Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Access to print and online copies of the newest edition of the CMoS.
Print copies of the MLA style guide.
Deutscher biographischer Index
An index to biographical information available in a large number of important reference sources for the German-speaking countries. Also an index to Deutsches Biographisches Archiv (DBA) microfiche collection (not at UWaterloo).
Dictionary of Literary Biography.
The following volumes cover German Literature:
Friedrichs, Elisabeth. Literarische Lokalgrössen 1700-1900.
Lists names and pseudonyms, provides birth and death dates, and furnishes references to sources. Especially valuable for information on minor authors.
Kindler Klassiker Deutsche Literatur: Aus fünf Jahrhunderten
Reference work that provides biographical sketches of German authors as well as an overview of their important works.
Kürschners deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender. Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.
Provides biographical information on living German scholars including dates, addresses, publications, etc.
Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender.
Library has: 1925, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1984. Latest edition kept in Reference. Earlier editions kept in stacks. A "Who's who" on living German literary figures for the period covered. Includes addresses, biographical notes, prizes, primary and secondary bibliographies, etc. Related titles are: Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender, Nekrolog, 1901-1935, Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender, Nekrolog, 1936-1970, and Kürschners deutscher Literatur-Kalender: Nekrolog, 1971-1998.
Metzler Autoren Lexikon: Deutschsprachige Dichter und Schriftsteller vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart.
Comprehensive biographical dictionary covering important persons.
Information on Austrian history, art, culture, and biographies of famous Austrians.
Biographische Nachschlagewerke (Wikisource)
KLG (Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur)
Information on biographies, work, and influence of German-speaking authors, songwriters and film directors since 1945.
The Literary Encyclopedia (In progress)
Covers world literatures in English. Covers authors, philosophers, works, and topics/events.
Access to biographical information in the German speaking world.
Online-Lexikon Literaturwissenschaft
Provides information on terms, authors, and works.
Eppelsheimer, Hanns Wilhelm. Handbuch der Weltliteratur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.
Coverage includes literature from classical antiquity to Eastern Europe.
Frenzel, Herbert Alfred. Daten deutscher Dichtung: Chronologischer Abriss der deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
A chronological survey divided into broad periods that are prefaced by brief discussions of literary characteristics. Provides the names and biographical sketches of the most important authors and concludes with a chronological list of major works and their relation to the specific author's entire volume of writings. Author index is included.
Meid, Werner Volker. Metzler Literatur Chronik: Werke deutschsprachiger Autoren.
Arranged by year of publication. Covers fewer authors but more fully.
BFI Companion to German Cinema.
An A-Z guide to German films, directors, actors.
Cinegraph: Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film.
*Library has: 1984 to present.
Reimer, Robert Charles. Historical Dictionary of German Cinema.
Variety International Film Guide.
Library has: 1990, 1992-1998, 2000-2006. Continues: International Film Guide. (Library has: 1964-1989.) Provides a brief overview of the film industry alphabetically by country.
CineGraph (German)
Open access. Provides dates, facts, and background information in German.
CineGraph (English)
Open access. Provides dates, facts, and background information in English.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture (Sandford)
Covers European German speaking countries.
Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Theater.
Handbuch der deutschsprachigen Exilliteratur: von Heinrich Heine bis Herta Müller.
Modern Germany: An Encyclopedia of History, People, and Culture, 1871-1990.
Provides an interdisciplinary approach.
Germany and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia.
You will be prompted for authentication in the Library.
Covers world literatures in English. Entries include authors, philosophers, works, and topics/events. (In progress)
Online-Lexikon zur Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa
Covers traditional concepts in history and points to current research. The articles are written by scholars from Germany and abroad.
Part-encyclopedia and part-bibliography, OBO lists and links to essential resources in each discipline. The current OBOsubscription includes the following large collections of interest to German Studies:
Medieval Studies
Philosophy
Renaissance and Reformation
Collection of world histories and histories of literature, music & theatre, philosophy & political thought, and religion.
Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon: das 20. Jahrhundert: biographisches-bibliographisches Handbuch. (Kosch)
Konzett, Matthias. Encyclopedia of German Literature.
Presents a critical look at German literature and culture from Anglo-American perspective.
The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature.
Represents feminist scholarship in the field. Covers influential women in the history of German literature and culture.
Kindlers Neues Literatur Lexikon.
With an emphasis on the world's contemporary literary works, this multi-volume publication arranges works by title. Titles are usually given in the original language, but translations are also listed. Most entries include a brief history of the work, list the editions, provide plot resumes, etc.
Kosch, Wilhelm. Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Handbuch.
The most complete and thorough source of information on German authors. Includes minor and obscure names. Offers outline biographies and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. Includes non-literary names and titles of anonymous works.
Lexikon deutsch-jüdischer Autoren. (In progress)
Documents Jewish contributions to the German culture. Includes non-literary authors.
Lexikon der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945. (Kunisch)
A standard reference tool for German-language authors' life & works.
Literaturlexikon: Autoren und Werke deutscher Sprache. (Killy)
Volumes 1 to 12 focus on authors and their works A to Z; volumes 13 and 14 deal with literary terms, epochs, genres, etc. Good bibliographies.
Metzler Lexikon DDR-Literatur: Autoren, Institutionen, Debatten.
Neues Handbuch der deutschen Gegenwartsliteratur seit 1945.
Provides an alphabetically arranged better-known author listing with bio-bibliographical information. Includes portraits.
The Oxford Companion to German Literature. (Garland)
An alphabetical listing of authors, titles, concepts, characters, etc. Spans the time period from ca. 800 to 1990s, and represents every period of the literature of each German speaking country.
Wilpert, Gero von. Lexikon der Weltliteratur.
Treats German literature in the context of world literature. Volume 1 has title: Biographisch- bibliographisches Handwörterbuch nach Autoren und anonymen Werken, volume 2 has title: Hauptwerke der Weltliteratur in Charakteristiken und Kurzinterpretationen.
Women Writers in German-Speaking Countries: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
Covers 54 women writers from the 10th century through the present, from German-speaking countries. Essays were written by leading scholars.
Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: An Annotated Bio-bibliographical Guide.
Topics
Frenzel, Elisabeth. Stoffe der Weltliteratur: Ein Lexikon dichtungsgeschichtlicher Längsschnitte.
Deals with literary characters and themes.
Lexikon literaturtheoretischer Werke.
Includes scholarly articles on literary theory. Not restricted to German language sources.
The Oxford Companion to German Literature. (Garland)
An alphabetical listing of authors, titles, concepts, characters, etc. Spans the time period from ca. 800 to 1990s, and represents every period of the literature of each German speaking country.
A dictionary of terms and concepts providing a comprehensive and systematic inventory of the language of German literary criticism.
Der Romanführer. (In progress)
Library has: 1952 to present. A major research tool covering the 14th to 20th centuries. While international in scope, it provides a good coverage of German literary plots.
Wilpert, Gero von. Sachwörterbuch der Literatur.
Lists genres, structural elements, styles, periods, and terms. Includes etymological notes and usage.
Bibliografie deutschsprachige Migrationsliteratur mit Kurzporträts
Deutsche Literatur, Autoren und literarische Epochen - Xlibris
Includes bio-bibliographic information about authors, introduction to their works, and short descriptions of contents. Also covers literary epochs from Baroco to the present.
KLG (Kritisches Lexikon zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur)
Lists writers (fiction / children's books) from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The special feature is that all authors have written their own entry and keep it up to date.
The Cambridge History of German Literature.
Also available online. Describes German literary history up to the unification of Germany in 1990. Covers main authors and movements, and includes modern Swiss and Austrian literatures.
Grange, William. The A to Z of Postwar German Literature.
Formerly: Historical Dictionary of Postwar German Literature (2009). Coverage extends from 1945 to the present.
Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Literature to 1945.
A Glossary of German Literary Terms.
Provides English-language definitions for German terms.
Provides terms and concepts in seven languages, including German, via index. Helpful for students of German literature.
Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1700-1910.
A list of German language books and foreign language works published in the German language areas. Included are trade and non-trade publications, monographic and serial publications, newspapers, maps, charts, and dissertations. A large number of Latin and French titles from the early eighteenth century are included. Accompanied by: Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1700-1910. Nachträge (Z2221.G399x 1979 Suppl. Porter Nat. Bib).
Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV), 1700-1910. Nachträge.
Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV) 1911-1965.
A comprehensive bibliography of primary and secondary materials published from 1911-1965 for the German language publishing area. Listing is by author, title, and keyword including commercial publications, college and university papers, theses, etc.
DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
From Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Includes books, journals, maps and atlases, dissertations and Habilitationsschrifts in print or electronic format, which appeared in Germany since 1913, in addition to translations from German and foreign language Germanica (since 1941).
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD 16)
Covers German imprints for the 16th century.
Verzeichnisses der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts (VD 17)
Covers German imprints for the 17th century.
Blinn, Hansjürgen. Informationshandbuch deutsche Literaturwissenschaft.
A very comprehensive research tool. Covers the most important research titles for German and other literatures, theatre, the media, and culture. Also lists particulars about libraries, archives, databases, etc.
Gantert, Klaus. Erfolgreich recherchieren: Germanistik.
An overview of the most important information sources.
Gantert, Klaus. Erfolgreich recherchieren: Linguistik.
An overview of the most important information sources.
Grund, Uwe. Wie benutze ich eine Bibliothek?: Basiswissen-Strategien-Hilfsmittel.
A start-up guide to library research. Includes search strategies, also in respect to electronic databases. Geared toward students in humanities and social sciences. Contains glossary of library terms.
Handbuch deutschsprachiger Literaturzeitschriften.
Covers over 450 titles.
Welsch, Erwin K. Archives and Libraries in a New Germany.
Identifies major institutions in the fields of German history, German social sciences, and German literature. Provides basic information for those planning to do research abroad. Index offers broad subject access to collections and institutions.
Immigrant Literature in Germany (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Local History: Special Collections, Waterloo Library
Provides access to local German archival collections.
Skorsetz, Ulrike. Guide to Inventories and Finding Aids of German Archives at the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C., 2nd ed., 1995
Goedeke, Karl. Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen.
A bibliographical handbook of German literature up to 1830. Provides bio-bibliographical entries, with extremely detailed bibliographical sections including many translations. Accompanied by: Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen von Karl Goedeke: Index, by Hartmut Rambaldo. Supplemented by: Goedekes Grundriss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung, which covers the period 1830-1880. Continued by Jacob, Herbert. Deutsches Schriftstellerlexikon, 1830-1880.
Hansel, Johannes. Personalbibliographie zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
Coverage extends from the Middle Ages to the time of publication.
Hirschberg, Leopold. Der Taschengoedeke. Bibliographie deutscher Erstausgaben.
An updated and abridged version of the "full" Goedeke. Lists first editions of works written in German from 1650 to the 1870s.
Jacob, Herbert. Deutsches Schriftstellerlexikon, 1830-1880. (In progress)
A continuation of Goedeke's Grundriss for coverage of nineteenth century German literature. In order to avoid overlap with the second edition (Neue Folge) of Goedeke, it includes only writers who were first published between 1830 and 1880. For major writers, the entries include short biographies and very extensive bibliographies (listing also unpublished and lost works).
Körner, Josef. Bibliographisches Handbuch des deutschen Schrifttums.
Particularly valuable for the 18th and 19th centuries.
Schmidt, Heiner. Quellenlexikon zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven. Selected and Annotated Bibliography of German-Canadian Literature and Criticism
Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven. Selected and Annotated Bibliography of German-Canadian Literature and Criticism