Guide to German Language Sources on the Internet
Welcome to the German Webliography for the German Children's Literature Collection of the LSU Libraries, housed in EDUCATION RESOURCES.
Here, we have tried to point you to as many German resources on the Internet as possible; and not merely those directly related to Children's Literature, but also those links of a broader nature to cover the areas of German Culture/Language/Literature and even current events. We hope this page will act as a springboard to the wonderful world of German on the Internet, in all its various manifestations. Below, we have broken down the links into broad categories to make your search a bit more efficient. Enjoy your immersion.
Contents/Categories
Literature/Children's Literature | History | News | Dictionaries/Grammar | Organizations | Book Stores/Publishers | General Sources | Area FestivalsLiterature/Children's Literature
German Electronic Text Resources - University of Virginia Electronic Text Resources - partial access to the German electronic texts at the University of Virginia (some texts are authorized for viewing by non-U. of Virginia faculty/students, others are licensed only for University use); also includes links to other sources of German literature on the Internet.
Deutsche Geschichten aus dem 19. Jahrhundert (19th-Century German Stories) - features Struwwelpeter, Max und Moritz (Wilhelm Busch), short works by Wilhelm Busch, and a selection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
Der Struwwelpeter - facsimlie of original book with complete collection of stories and the original illustrations. Four versions offered: German, text with dictionary, English, dual-language.
Kleist - Archiv Sembdner der Stadt Heilbronn
Mannheimer Texte online Alte Drucke aus der Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
History
H-German Homepage - site designed for professional historians of Germany. Member of the group of humanities networks sponsored by the History Departments at Michigan State University and the University of Illinois-Chicago. Excellent site for historians.
News
Dictionaries/Grammar
Rechtschreibreform - Informationen zur Neuregelung der deutschen Rechtschreibung
German - English On-line Dictionary
Englisch - Deutsches Wörterbuch
Organizations
Goethe-Institute, Zentralverwaltung, München - main office, Münich
Book Stores/Publishers
MAIL:ORDER:KAISER:MÜNCHEN- online bookstore with huge collection; excellent selection in books, videos, and CD-Roms. They do take orders from the U.S. and ship overseas; accept MC or Visa.
Schoenhof's Foreign Books - online presence for Cambridge, MA store near Harvard. Can order online.
World of Reading - source for foreign language materials for many different languages. Contains a catalog of German language books (stories for ages 2-18) as well as audio cassettes, videos, and DVDs. (Nice selection of videos ranging from children's German films to original German films.
General Sources
German Resources - extensive list of German resources on the Web in a vast array of subject areas, from philosophy to science, math, literature, and more; provided by the Universität Karlsruhe
Internet Resources for Germanists
Lixl-Purcell's German Studies Trails on the Internet - highly recommended source of German links

