Ritz Library: German: Start Your Research

General Encyclopedic Databases

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Credo Reference
General and specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks and other quick reference materials, including images, sound files, videos and more

Gale eBooks
Online encyclopedias, directories and handbooks covering most academic subjects.

Credo Topic Pages

Credo Reference Topic Pages summarize information related to a topic on a single page and include search results from other selected library eResources.

Suggested Keywords

German
German language
German culture and traditions
German translation
Germany
Oktoberfest
Nietzsche
Habsburg monarchy

Online Reference Books

Contrasting English and German Grammar by Sigrid Beck; Remus Gergel
Publication Date: 2014-06-23
The Structure of German by Anthony Fox
Publication Date: 2005-06-01

Reference Books in Print

The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary by Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht (Editor); J. B. Sykes (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. 433.21 O98
Publication Date: 1997-09-04

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Spiegel International - Daily News in German

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Departmental Information

The Department of English and the Humanities

German (GER) is part of the ENG Department which is located in Hudson room 408.

Department Phone: 845-431-8430

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