News

BBC News in 32 Languages
News and audio in 32 languages.

British Expat
News, humor and information in foreign languages and from around the world

Kidon Media Link
Links to 19,643 newspapers and other news sources from almost every country in the world.

Multilingual Books
Foreign internet radio and online news radio

Books, DVDs, Language Tapes

Thorncat's Visual Search
This is the easiest way to find resources about your language of interest in the Thorndike Library. Just select a language. Use "Sort" at the top of the page to organize the resources. 

Thorncat
Search Thorndike Library's online catalog using key words or browse the library shelves for language books. The Library of Congress call numbers for languages include P–PZ . Below are selected call numbers for browsing:

• PC Romance Languages (French, Spanish, Italian)
• PD Germanic & Scandinavian Languages
• PF West Germanic Languages
• PG Slavic Languages
• PJ Oriental Languages & Literature
• PK Indo-Iranian Languages & Literature
• PLEastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Languages & Literature

Maine Info Net Download Library
A selection of foreign language learning Audiobooks available to download

MaineCat
Search Maine libraries

WorldCat
Search 10,000 libraries worldwide

Items not available in the Thorndike Library may be available via Interlibrary Loan.

References

Reference books are located in the library's Reading Room. Language books can be found between call numbers REF P 29–REF PC 5333. Featured reference titles include:

• The Atlas of Languages REF P 107 .A87 2003
• The World's Writing Systems REF P 211 .W714 1996
• Facts About the World's Languages REF P 371 .F33 2000
• Encyclopedia Universal en Espanol Online*
  
• English-Spanish Library and Information Studies Dictionary*
  

Databases and Indexes

The following subscription-based databases may be of interest.
Contemporary Authors*
Search for authors by nationality

Literature Resource Center*
Use the Advanced Search and limit your search by language (French, German, Spanish) for reviews, primary literature, etc.

Twayne's Author Series*
Use the In Depth Search to search for authors by nationality

LexisNexis Academic
Search or view newspapers in foreign languages.

General Language WebSites

Foreign Languages
Free federal resources about languages

Language Resources from the University of Northern Iowa
Links to a variety of different language resources

LexioPhiles's Top 100 Language Blogs

MLA Language Map
A map of languages in the United States

National Foreign Language Resource Centers
United States government sponsored Language Resources Centers.

The Language Chronicle
Guiding your journey through the world of languages.

Translation Resources
From babelfish.com

World Languages Map
from UNESCO

Yahoo! Directory for Languages

 Language Lessons

Audio Language Lessons
Free cultural and educational media on the web from Open Culture

Interactive Language Lessons
Audio and video courses for beginners and intermediates in 36 languages.

 

 *Funding provided by the Maine State Library and the University of Maine System.