English and American studies
New database
National Theatre Collection 3
This third National Theatre collection offers 20 performances, from Greek tragedy, a medieval morality play, and Shakespeare, to plays about Generation Z. Watch the video!
MLA International Bibliography with full text Bibliography for modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics including many full texts
JSTOR Full text of the complete back files of important scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences (current issues not available)
Discover e-journals in your subject area with BrowZine. The best starting point is here: English and American studies journals
Linguistics Language Behavior Abstracts LLBA International literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences
Oxford English Dictionary Online The definitive record of the English language
Bibliography of Linguistic Literature Database BLLDB Bibliographical information for general as well as English, German and Romance linguistics
Oxford English Dictionary
English and American studies
Consultation hours for literature research
Our subject librarian for English and American studies would be pleased to assist you in making full use of the resources of the University Library Bern:
- Assistance in researching your topic
- Using specialized databases
- Help with search strategies
- Support for working with literature management programs
Please make an appointment by e-mail. The consultation can also be made via Teams or Zoom.
For further services of our subject librarians please visit the portal for humanities and theology of the University Library of Bern (in German).
Library Profile
Our collection in English languages and literatures can be requested through our online catalog swisscovery Universität und PH Bern. Open access holdings can be found in the following libraries:
English Studies Library
- Specialized literature on literature and linguistics
- Research focus: medieval English literature, modern English literature, North American literature, literary theory, modern English linguistics, language and communication
Basisbibliothek Unitobler BTO
- Study literature, mostly in English
- Secondary literature on William Shakespeare
- Fiction in German translation
Münstergasse Library
- Reference works in the reading room