Guides: Information for International Students: International Resources and Research

Foreign Language Collections

Alliance College Polish Collection
The collection contains a number of noteworthy items and sub- collections, such as complete runs on microfilm of the weeklies "Tygodnik ilustrowany" (Warsaw, 1859-1939) and "Zycie" (Warsaw, 1887-1890) as well as the monthly "Zycie" (Cracow, 1897-1900)
East Asian Library Collections
The East Asian Library has over 310,000 volumes of Chinese, 135,000 volumes of Japanese, 16,900 volumes of Korean books, plus over 50,000 bound volumes of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean periodicals and magazines. In addition, it holds about 12,700 reels of microfilms, over 2,100 CD-ROMs, about 1,300 Video/audio tapes, 1,700 DVDs, and over 20 major area studies online databases in East Asian languages.
Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection
One of the finest Latin American collections in the United States, with extensive library resources and computerized information services. In addition to serving the University community the Eduardo Lozano Latin American Collection serves as a local, regional, national and international resource center and clearinghouse for information on Latin America and it is the sole Latin American resource in Western Pennsylvania.

International Resources and Research Guides

International resources are an important part of the library collections. The libraries at Pitt collect books, journals, movie DVDs and other formats in a variety of languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. Below are links to foreign language resource and research guides.

African Studies and African Country Resources @ Pitt
This guide provides selected high-quality resources on the global, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the continent of Africa and its countries.
Chinese Studies Resources and Services @ Pitt
This guide introduces major Chinese print and electronic resources accessible to Pitt-affiliated users.
Japanese Studies Databases
This guide is designed to illustrate databases and other free online resources for graduate students and researchers in Japanese Studies.
Korean Studies Resources and Services @ Pitt
This guide introduces major print and electronic resources on Korean Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Tips on effectively searching for Korean materials on PittCat are also given.
European Union Online Resources
Guides created by Phillip Wilkin on European Union and Western European studies.
Latin American Resources @ Pitt
This guide is designed to highlight important resources for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean as well as to identify major national and international resources.
Middle East Studies and Research @ Pitt
This guide is designed to provide selected high-quality resources for those interested in the Middle East and North Africa. It features individual country pages as well as sources searchable by topic or country.
Russian and East European Studies Resources @ Pitt
This guide provides information & annotated links to some of the best resources for doing research on Russia (or the former Soviet Union) and Eastern European Studies.

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