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July 18, 2006

Freely Accessible Online Dictionaries

If you haven't yet, take a look at Das Woerterbuch-Netz (http://germazope.uni-trier.de/Projects/WBB/woerterbuecher), produced by the Digital Text and Data Center at the University of Trier. It provides full-text searching for a number of a German-language and German dialect dictionaries, including the Deutsches Wörterbuch and Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch von Matthias Lexer.

Heliand Fragment Discovered at the University of Leipzig

A researcher has discovered a 9th century fragment of the Old Saxon Heliand in the special collections at the University of Leipzig Libraries. For a complete press release and images of the fragment see http://www.ub.uni-leipzig.de/service/aktuell/heliand1.htm.

News from Project Muse

The 2006 issues of following titles have recently been added to Project Muse. To access the online content licensed by the University Libraries, visit the E-Journals page (http://tc.liblink.umn.edu/sfx_local/azlist/default) on the Libraries homepage (http://www.lib.umn.edu/):

Paragraph

Founded in 1983, Paragraph is a leading journal in modern critical theory. It publishes essays and review articles in English which explore critical theory in general and its application to literature, other arts and society.

Regular special issues by guest editors highlight important themes and key figures in modern critical theory.

E-ISSN: 1750-0176
Print ISSN: 0264-8334

For more information on the journal:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/paragraph/

From the Edinburgh University Press:

Translation and Literature

Now in its fourteenth year of publication, Translation and Literature is a journal for all those concerned with translation, in all its forms, as a literary phenomenon. Ranging over three millennia, from Homer to Mayakovsky, St Jerome to Samuel Beckett, its articles and reviews offer the best in current thinking and scholarship. Contributors come from many disciplines: English Literature Modern Languages Literary Theory Classical Studies Biblical Scholarship Their common concerns are with the study of translation, and translations, as a fundamental part of the Western literary tradition.

E-ISSN: 1750-0214
Print ISSN: 0968-1361

For more information on the journal:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/translation_and_literature/

From the University of Calgary Press:

Canadian Journal of Philosophy

The purpose of the Canadian Journal of Philosophy is the publication in Canada of philosophical work of the highest international standards, in English or French, in any area of philosophy. In addition to its regular quarterly issues, the Journal publishes an annual supplementary volume of original papers on a selected theme of contemporary philosophical interest. The Journal is incorporated in Alberta and operated by its Board of Editors.
E-ISSN: 1911-0820
Print ISSN: 0045-5091

For more information on the journal:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/canadian_journal_of_philosophy/

Laura Dale (feel free to contact me with any questions)

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