Language Tools

- Oxford Duden German DictionaryA German-English/English-German dictionary with comprehensive coverage of the general vocabulary of contemporary German and English (both British and American English, and the German of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland).
- Oxford Reference Online: Bilingual DictionariesCombined access to 18 concise and pocket sized bilingual dictionaries. Provides translations between English and seven other languages: French, German, Irish (Gaelic), Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Modern Welsh. Includes specialized dictionaries for business related terms in French and Spanish.
- 2lingualThis website allows you to search Google in two languages of your choice at the same time. The results are presented side by side.
- ForvoWebsite where you can hear sound clips of the pronunciation of words in many different languages.
- Language GuideThis website allows you to hear the pronunciation of words in different languages by hovering your cursor over pictures of numbers, fruits, animals, parts of the body etc.
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Additional Resources

- Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft (BDSL)Online index to scholarship in German language and literature, 1985-present.
- Germanistische Fachinformationen im WWWA collection of scholarly Internet resources assembled by the Universitätsbibliothek der Freie Universität Berlin.
- World Digital LibraryThe World Digital Library (WDL) makes available significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. These cultural treasures include, but are not limited to, manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints,
Country Profiles

- UN DataStatistics produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations data system, as well as estimates and projections. Covers agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism. UM users only.
- Country Profiles (Library of Congress)These profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security.
- NationMasterNationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. Country profiles are available along with maps and graphs comparing countries' crime, economy, education, energy, environment, goegraphy, government, health, media, military, people, sports and transportation. Freely available website.
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