Can't find the book or article you want? Try Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! We also have an ILL FAQ for more info!

General Background Sources:

Discipline-Specific Background Sources:

Dictionaries

Literature

In Our Catalog

Here's how to find sources in the Library catalog that aren't written in English:

1. Do your search
2. Look at the left side of the search results page
3. Under "Refine Results," there's a "Language" option
4. Click "Language" to drop down a menu
5. Select your language

That's it! Keep in mind that you might want to do your search in your target language too, because you'll get different results either way!

In a Database

Finding sources in different languages in a database really depends on how the database is laid out. Some of them allow filtering right before you search, and some of them can only be filtered after you've searched. Some basic guidelines are:

• When you start searching look for for the label "Language" and check any languages you want to filter to in the checkboxes below it
• If there isn't a Language filter in the search, there's usually one after you've searched
• In the search results, look around to see anywhere you can refine/filter your results (usually this is on the left side of the page)
• Click "Language" and select any languages you want to filter to

That's it! Keep in mind that you might want to do your search in your target language too, because you'll get different results either way!

In Google

You can search for sources in different languages in Google too! Here's how:

1. Go to google.com
2. Look for the "Settings" menu in the bottom right corner of the page
3. Click that, then "Advanced Search"

OR...

1. Go ahead and do a Google search
2. On the search results page, click "Settings" near the search box
3. Click "Advanced Search"

Then...

1. Enter some search terms into the boxes at the top of the page
2. Choose which language you want to search for in the dropdown menu below
3. Do a search in your target language (otherwise Google tends to give you English results anyway)

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The Library isn't the only resource available to you! The following departments are housed in the Library, but provide different services than the Librarians do:

• The Office of Accessibility
• The Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab
• Global Fairfield
• The ITS Help Desk
• The Math Center
• The Science Center
• The Writing Center

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