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There is no perfect way to search the library catalog to find all reference grammars for a given language, but the following are a couple of strategies that should yield good results. I'm happy to help you find what you need. Feel free to email me or make an appointment!
A Subject search for [name of language] language grammar should find most of what we have for that language, but it will also pull up some results that aren't reference grammars, so you'll need to browse the results to find what you need. Here's an example (click the image to see the search in the catalog):
A keyword search for [name of language] AND "reference grammar" will usually find at least one source for many languages, but it will miss a lot of others if they don't have the phrase "reference grammar" somewhere in the title or description of the book. Here's an example (click the image to see the search in the catalog):
Change the drop-down menu next to the search box from Entire collection to Online/electronic to see only materials that you can access online.
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InterLibrary Loan (ILL) services will continue to be available for print books, ebooks, chapters, and articles. If you only need a chapter or two from a book, place a book chapter request and we'll try to get them electronically. Requesting an item through ILL will be more efficient than recalling an item from storage; however, if we are unable to locate an item through ILL, we will pursue other means.
Where do I pick up & return my ILL requests during the renovation?
Pickups: Modulars, Room 103
Returns: Modulars, Room 103, Blue Library Book Drop outside the Modulars or the Art or Music Libraries
How do I Make Requests?
For Loan requests, search the Library Catalog, WorldCat, or SuperSearch and look for one of the following links to place your ILL request. If we already own an item, but it is in off-site storage or checked out, you can still select “Request from another library (InterLibrary Loan)”.
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