FLAC WEB RESOURCES IN FRENCH

Students approved for the Foreign Language Across the Curriculum option may write a shorter 5-7 page term paper in French, using some of the following resources. Topic approval and schedule are as for the regular term paper. Assistance will be available from Romance Languages if needed.

Electronic Press

Les Echos: www.lesechos.fr

Daily newspaper on the French economy. Can search appropriate articles by key words, dates, or organization. Short articles. Link to "meilleurs sites."

Notable Links:

Radio France Internationale: http://www.rfi.fr/

Daily electronic news from Radio France Internationale.

La Libération: www.liberation.fr/

Daily economic news. Includes a section on the economy in France and elsewhere.

Le Monde: www.lemonde.fr/

Daily newspaper. Limited free access. Subscriptions available.

L'Humanité: http://www.humanite.presse.fr

The Communist Party's daily newspaper. Excellent resource with access to archives.

MagNet: http://www.pratique.fr

Daily on-line French news. Links to archives by theme and country. Good resource.

Le Monde diplomatique: www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/index.html

Monthly newspaper. Highly recommended. Access to archives by subject, date, or country. Free registration to receive summaries of dossiers.

Le Progrès: www.leprogres.fr/

Daily electronic news from Lyon. Includes a section on the economy.

Agence France-Presse: www.afp.com/francais/

News by country. Good links to the AFP (francophone press). Limited free access.

Le Nouvel Observateur: www.nouvelobs.com/

Weekly news magazine. Excellent resource containing a section on the economy. Access to archives. Free, but must subscribe to gain access.

Le Francophone International: users.skynet.be/sky35213/lfi.html

Daily news out of Belgium. Covers world news. Includes a section on economy and finance.

Paris Match: www.parismatch.com/

Weekly photo magazine. Hit or miss. Limited free access.

Sites of General Interest

Page France: www.pagefrance.com

Excellent site. Inexhaustible links to everything French, including the French press and international news. Many links to sites dealing with economic issues.

Europe et France: www.info-europe.fr/

Network of information on France and the EU. Links to current events, background on the EU and its operation and functions. Rich site.

Euro, économie, fiscalité: www.info-europe.fr/europe.web/sea.dir/sea06.dir/sea06_.htm

The heading says it all. Impact of the financial stability of other nations on the EU, the Euro, and strategic manoeuvring.

Ministère des Affaires étrangères: www.france.diplomatie.fr

Government site. Links to French history, geography, economy, sociology, current events....and the list goes on.

La Politique économique: www.france.diplomatie.fr/france/eco/poleco.html

Historical account of France's economy and the EU's impact on it, as well as changes made to meet the new demands.

Site du Ministère de l'Economie et de Finances: www.finances.gouv.fr/euro/

Incredibly rich site. Info re: the Euro, the French and the Euro, and on and on. A search for "monnaie unique" produced 700 sites.

INSEE: www.insee.fr/

Site of the Institit National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques which processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical data on the French economy and society. Summaries of articles published since 1/94. Access to tables.

La Francophonie: www.cam.org

Links to sites on francophone culture, magazines, radio, TV, newspapers, business, current events, and homepages of specific francophone countries.

Business and Economy in Europe: www.cam.org/~favrelp/pages/finance.htm#economie

Site maintained by the French Minister of Economy and Finances. Great resource offering innumerable links to sites relating to the economy.

Le Passage à l'Euro: www.finances.gouv.fr/euro/

Links to everything you ever wanted to know about the Euro, including the French point of view. Inexhaustible!

La Banque de France: http://www.banque-france.fr

Links to sites outlining background on move toward the Eurodollar, the relationship of the Banque de France to the Eurodollar, and participating countries. Link to L'Actualité de l'Union Économique et Monétaire.

Société Financière de Communications: www.soficom.fr/

The French Stock Exchange. Answers to frequently asked questions re: the Euro.

Sources d'Europe: www.france.diplomatie.fr/frmonde/sources/sommaire.html

Home of the Center of Information on Europe. Founded by the French government and the EC. Links to sites on the EU in France and answers to frequently asked questions.

Useful Web Vocabulary

un site

un lien- a link

en ligne- on-line

une rubrique- a heading

une requête- a search

un fureteur- a search engine

rechercher- to search

cliquer sur quelque chose

lancer la recherche- begin search

étendre la recherche- broaden search

limiter la recherche- limit search

annuler la recherche- cancel search

l'accueil- homepage

retour- back

remonter- to scroll up

télécharger- to download

enregistrer- to register

soumettre- to submit, enter

appuyer sur la touche entrée- press enter

mensuel- monthly

quotidien- daily

hebdomadaire- weekly

Resources at Davis Library

Journals

Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles

Current issues in Serials Dept. by title.

Bound volumes in stacks, HC 311 .C3.

Economie et Provision

Davis Folio. Bound volumes through 1993 only, HC271 .A25

(current volumes available at Perkins Library, Duke)

Economies et Sociétés

Bound volumes available in stacks, HB3 .E27

Issues through 1993

Notices Economiques UBS

Davis Reference, HG1505 .N6

Missing from shelves as of 4/22. Staff has been notified.

Projet

Bound volumes available in stacks, AP20 .P756

Regards sur l'actualité

Current issues in Serials Dept. by title

Bound volumes in stacks, JN2301 .R38

Revue d'Economie Politique

Subscription cancelled in 1995. Bound volumes in stacks, HB3 .R4

(current issues available at Perkins Library, Duke)

Revue économique de la banque nationale de Belgique

Current issues in Serials Dept. by title

Bound volumes in Davis Folio, HC 311 .B3121

Revue économique française

Current unbound issues in Serials Dept. by title

Bound volumes in stacks, HC10 .R385

Magazines

L'Express

Current unbound issues held at Serials Dept. desk.

Bound volumes in stacks, AP20 .E926.

Note: Library also has volumes on microfilm.

Paris Match

Current issues held at Serials Dept. desk.

Bound volumes in stacks, AP20 .P342.

Newspapers

Le Figaro

Davis Serials newspaper area. Current issues retained until microfilm arrives.

Le Journal de Genève

Davis Serials newspaper area

La Libération

Davis Serials newspaper area. Current issues retained until microfilm arrives.

Le Monde

Davis Serials newspaper area. Current issues retained until microfilm arrives.

Le Monde diplomatique

Davis Serials newspaper area. Current issues retained until microfilm arrives. Library also has some older issues in stacks.

Dictionaries

Dictionnaire de l'économie, de la finance et de la comptabilité: anglais/français et français/anglais

Paris: Economica, c 1997.

HB61 .E86 1997

Dictionnaire économique de l'anglais et du français

Paris: Economica, 1992.

Davis Folio HB61 .D473 1992

Dictionnaire économique et financier

Paris: Editions du Seuil, c 1996.

HB 61 .B46 1996

Vocabulaire pratique des sciences sociales

Paris: Editions Economie et Humanisme

H473 .B5

Available for Purchase at Bull's Head Bookstore

Le Figaro Magazine

Manière de voir

Bimonthlly magazine published by Le Monde diplomatique.

Le Monde diplomatique

Le Nouvel Observateur

Paris Match

Journals at Perkins Library, Duke University*

L'Actualité Economique

Current unbound issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in sub-basement, A188E

Annales d'Economie er de Statistique

Currents unbound issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in stacks, A613G .N589

Economie Appliquée

Current unbound issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in sub-basement, E19AP

Economie et Prévision

Current unbound issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in stacks, 33.644 .F815ACCx

Politique étrangère

Current issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in sub-basement, P769ET

Revue d'Economie Politique

Current issues in Periodicals Dept.

Bound volumes in stacks, R454E

*Current issues of these journals are not available at Davis Library.