Selecting the best or most appropriate finding aid for identifying sources depends almost entirely on the context of your research project. There is no single database or web search interface that will work for every research context; instead, you'll need to match your specific research needs to a variety of options. 

These journals contain articles related to history and culture in 17th and 18th century France.

In most cases, you'll be better served by searching the subject databases to the right. However, if you have a topic that is very multidisciplinary, searching these electronic journal collections might be useful.

Depending on the database, there are a few strategies to find resources written in French:

You can:

• conduct your search in English and then, once you have a list of results, click on the Search Options and then from the Language list, select French. 
• search using French search terms.
• locate the Thesaurus or Subject Terms and appropriate French terms.

Be aware of databases that auto correct French words to similar English words.

If your article is not available at Collins Library, you've got another option for getting it. Use Tipasa, our interlibrary loan service.

Tipasa is linked to your library account so you'll need to log in to use it.

Once you are logged in, either go directly to Tipasa and manually enter the information, or, if you're using a database, look for a shortcut link to automatically fill out the form:

Allow at least a week for the article to come. If your article is delivered in electronic format, you'll receive an email with a link to follow as soon as it's arrived.