German Language and Literature 

For a complete listing of indexes, see Guide to Secondary Literature.

While online databases are wonderful for finding more recent articles, most older material, and much of the specialized material from European journals, will be only indexed in print indexes.

Quellenlexikon zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte.
34-volume set that lists writers alphabetically; with references to secondary literature. Some are quite extensive. An essential tool.
General Reference :            PT 85 .Z99 S353

Germanistik. internationales Referatenorgan mit bibliographischen Hinweisen.
Quarterly index of books, articles and dissertations, organized by chronological time period. Books usually have a short review. Annual name and subject indexes.
D level:               Z 2235 .A2 G4  1990-present
Libraries Service Center:      Z 2235 .A2 G4  1975-1989
Libraries Service Center:      PK 3 .G47      1960-1974

Deutsches Literatur Lexikon (DLL). W. Kosch.
22-volumes, with a 6-volume supplement. Similar to the Quellenlexikon (above). Includes, in addition to writers, Germanisten, philosophers, theologians. Articles include short biography, primary literature, and secondary literature. Also information on archives and literary institutions. Very complete, up to its publication date, and includes many older citations that don't show up elsewhere.
D Level:              Z 2231 .K663 1968

The year's work in modern language studies.
Very useful introduction to recent secondary literature.
General Reference: Current edition PB 1 .Y45
D Level 1975-2002: Blue Labels PB 1 .Y45
Libraries Service Center 1929-1974: PD 1 .Y39

Search these together, or individually. The MLA and the BDSL are the best databases for German.

Search these together, or individually.

• Using Periodicals in Research
• MLA International Bibliography: Tips
• Indexes to Early Western European Periodicals
• Finding Book Reviews