George W. Wallace Library: French Resources: BAnQ

French Language DATABASES at the BAnQ

Newspapers and Magazines

PressReader Find French newspapers and magazines from around the world. Click the Languages button below the Featured covers.

Computer Science

ENI Ebooks and videos on computer science topics. For all levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced users.
Techniques de l'ingénieur Detailed information written by engineering professionals. Restricted remote access evening and weekends only.

General Encyclopedia

Universalis éducation Includes a dictionary and atlas, in addition to the encyclopedia. Lots of supplemental videos, music clips, interview, photos, table, etc. Formerly called Encyclopaedia Universalis.

History

LaVoute.tv Quebec audiovisual archives. Discover unpublished film and sound content, preserved in nearly thirty authorized archival centres in Quebec. LaVoute.tv broadcasts as many amateur films and soundtracks testifying to the mores of an era as that of community television broadcasts. The archives date from the 1920s to the 2000s and cover various subjects: rural life, urbanism, religion, arts, sports and leisure, health, politics, etc. -- Taken from BAnQ website
Numérique Premium Ebooks about history and humanities.
More History of Canada and Quebec Databases

Humanities

CAIRN Social science articles and books. Plus entries from the reference collection Que sais-je?
Erudit (Full Version) Scholarly research in humanities and social sciences.
Eureka Magazine and newspaper articles from Canada and abroad. Radio and television show transcripts. Get the current news from 130 countries in 15 languages. Some titles include: L’Actualité, Les Affaires, Courrier international, Le Devoir, Le Droit, L’Express, Le Figaro, Libération, Le Monde, La Presse, Protégez-vous, Le Soleil and many regional newspapers.
Project Muse Ebooks in humanities and social sciences. Some French.
Repère

Language and Literature

Bibliothèque du Nouveau Monde Key texts from Quebec literature from its beginnings to the end of the 20th century...recognized for their quality and rigor. Includes novels and short stories, essays and chronicles, poetry as well as travelogues. -- taken from BAnQ website.

Nursing

Corps humain virtuel Bilingual Interactive anatomical Atlas makes it possible to visualize each of the systems and devices of the human body, as well as all the organs that can be studied alone or in superimposed layers, at different angles of view. Encyclopaedic content facilitates understanding of how our body works through concise texts, patterns and realistic illustrations.
CPS : Compendium des produits et spécialités pharmaceutiques en ligne Bilingual database describing all kinds of medications, vaccines and natural remedies in Canada. Includes a directory of related professional services, a product identification tool and glossary.

Science

eduMedia Animations on science accompanied by complementary texts make it possible to understand many scientific concepts. The capsules are divided into two levels of education – primary and secondary – but they are as interesting for adults as they are for young people. Life and Earth sciences, environment, physics, astronomy, technology, chemistry and mathematics. Download permitted. Targeting a younger audience. Good for French second language students.
Sciences en ligne Interactive dictionary and scientific news Sciences en ligne provides access to an encyclopaedic dictionary specifically related to science and technology: mathematics, computer science, subject matter sciences, and earth and Universe sciences, life sciences and science history. This digital platform also includes a scientific news feed featuring a selection of articles covering a variety of fields. References to the dictionary definitions facilitate understanding by explaining the specialized vocabulary.

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