Tips for finding children's multilingual books in the online catalogue:
- Select SUBJECT KEYWORD from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] juvenile language
- (ex: Chinese juvenile language, Spanish juvenile language, etc.)
- Good search for languages with smaller collections (Nepali, Tigrinya, Swahili, Lithuanian, etc.)
- Select SUBJECT KEYWORD from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] juvenile bilingual
- (ex: Nepali juvenile bilingual, Hindi juvenile bilingual, etc.)
- Finds books with bilingual text in the specified language plus English
- Good search for languages with smaller collections (Nepali, Tigrinya, Swahili, Lithuanian, etc.)
- Select SUBJECT KEYWORD from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] juvenile fiction
- (ex: Chinese juvenile fiction, French juvenile fiction, etc.)
- Good search for languages with larger collections (French, Chinese, Arabic)
Tips for finding adult multilingual books in the online catalogue:
- Select SUBJECT BROWSE from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] fiction
- then click on [language] fiction from the list of subject headings
- (ex: Hindi fiction)
- This search has an extra step but is more precise (fewer English language books)
- Select SUBJECT KEYWORD from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] fiction
- (ex: Chinese fiction)
- Simplest search but may include some English-language titles
Tips for searching multilingual DVDs in the online catalogue:
- Select SUBJECT BROWSE from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] drama
- then click on [language] drama from the list of subject headings
- (ex: Korean drama, Arabic drama)
- This search has an extra step but is more precise (fewer English language films)
- Select SUBJECT KEYWORD from the drop-down menu
- In the text box type: [language] drama
- (ex: Japanese drama, Swedish drama)
- Simplest search but may include some English-language titles
Notes:
- These search results may sometimes also include books set in a particular country but written in English.
- Languages with their own page in this guide include direct links to catalogue searches for books and DVDs in that language. Click on the navigation links on the left-hand side of this guide.
