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What do I do now?

Learn how to find and understand library materials in languages you don’t know. Discover helpful steps, online resources, and who to ask for assistance.

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What do I do now?

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  1. What do I do now? Strategies for providing access to library materials in languages you don’t know Sara Levinson

  2. First steps • Search OCLC • Determine the language • Check publisher’s website

  3. Online dictionaries

  4. Where to look on work • Title page • Cover blurb • Introduction or preface • Conclusion • Chapter headings

  5. Who may be able to help • Bibliographer or acquisitions librarian • Professor or student who requested book • Language expert • SALALM colleagues

  6. Examples of subject headings • Aymara Indians ǂx Government relations ǂz Bolivia • Aymara Indians ǂx Civil rights ǂz Bolivia • Aymara Indians ǂx Land tenure ǂz Bolivia

  7. Broader subject headings • Indians of South America ǂz Bolivia ǂx Government relations • Indians of South America ǂz Bolivia ǂx Civil rights • Indians of South America ǂz Bolivia ǂx Land tenure

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