Resources for the Study of French

CBC Library Catalog

List of videos with French as the spoken language:
(Note: Some videos are available for a 7-day check out, they are near the reference desk. Others maybe on reserve and maybe in library viewing only. Request at Circulation.)

List of videos in French and in English with French subtitles.

List of Books, CDs, and DVDs On Reserve for French at the Library.

Articles - search the World News Network for articles in French from publishers including Le Monde and the Canada Newswire.

Reference

Oxford Reference Online

• The Oxford Business French Dictionary (English-French)
• The Oxford Business French Dictionary (French-English)
• The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (English-French)
• The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary (French-English)

Ebrary - search 'french language' - includes:

• Beginning French for the Utterly Confused
• French Verbs Made Simple(r)
• Student Grammar of French

Blog
http://frenchcbc.blogspot.com/: a blog by Isabelle Corneaux, who taught French at CBC till 2011

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Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Seminar, Columbia Basin College, 28 Oct. 2011. 10:30 AM - Noon.

• Video part 1 (~20 mins.)
• Video Part 2 (Remainder)

Articles

Masci, David. "Human Trafficking and Slavery." CQ Researcher 26 Mar. 2004.

EBSCOhost Search: human trafficking AND united states - 300+ full text articles

ProQuest Washington Newsstand Search: human trafficking - 100+ full text articles from Washington State newspapers

Books

Ebrary Search: human trafficking; includes titles such as:

• Newman, Edward. Trafficking in Humans : Social, Cultural and Political Dimensions. United Nations UP, 2008.
  
  
• Bales, Kevin. Understanding Global Slavery : A Reader. University of California Press, 2005.

Web

United States. Senate. Judiciary Committee. “The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act: Renewing the Commitment to Victims of Human Trafficking.” 14 Sep 2011. 10:00 AM. NOTE: Includes webcast of testimoney.

Google Search: human trafficking site:wa.gov (limited to past year) - Washington State government sites

State Higher Education Funding

Washington State.

Office of Financial Management.
• Washington State Budget Process. Aug. 2011.
  
  
• Office of the Governor. Budget Reduction Alternatives. Oct. 2011.
  
  
• fiscal.wa.gov - Washington State Fiscal Information. A collaboration with the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP) Committee with the "intent that state revenue and expenditure data be made as open, transparent, and publicly accessible as is feasible."


Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP)


• Washington State Operating Budget: Briefing Book. Jan. 2011.
  
  
• A Citizen’s Guide to the Washington State Budget. 2011.

State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
• Operating Budget.
  
  
• Capital Budget.
  
  
• Legislative Session.

National Council of State Governors:

• The Critical Link Between Higher Education and Economic Development. NCSL Legislative Summit: Aug. 10, 2011. Video requires Microsoft Silverlight, a free web-browser plug-in.
  
  
• Higher Education Legislation in 2011. State by State compilation of significant legislative initiatives related to higher education.