World Languages and Cultures

This guide is intended to help you:

• locate library materials in a variety of languages
• search for articles and newspaper content in a variety of languages

Books and Videos

To search foreign language books or videos, go to the Library Catalog, click on "Advanced Search"  and select a certain language. Also, books in the Library are organized according to the Library of Congress Classification Schedules. Different foreign language materials are assigned different call numbers, which consist of letters and numbers. For example, PA is used for Classical languages & Literature, and PC for Romance languages. Listed below are selected foreign languages and their corresponding call numbers.

• Africana Languages = PL8000 - 8844
• Arabic = PJ6001 - 8517
• Chinese = PL1001 - 3207
• French = PC2001 - 3761
• German = PF3001 - 5999
• Greek = PA227 - 1179
• Hebrew = PJ4501 - 5192
• Italian = PC1001 - 1977
• Japanese = PL501 - 889
• Korean = PC901 - 998
• Latin = PA2001 - 2915
• Portuguese = PC5001 - 5498
• Spanish = PC4001 - 4977
• Russian = PG2001 - 3987

Reference materials such as dictionaries are located on the first floor, and all circulating books are in the basement.

Online Dictionaries

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