German: Books

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Books in the Library have different loan periods:

• 1 Day Loan
• 3 Day Loan
• Standard (borrower category dependent)

More information on borrowing books can be found at:

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Books relating to German are mainly located on Floor 1. Some books are located in Closed Access and can be requested. E-books can also be accessed via the library catalogue.

Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works can be an invaluable starting point for your research or study. Print reference works for German are mainly located in Humanities and Social Sciences Reference on Floor 1.

Examples of useful online reference works for German include:

• Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: English-German (4th ed.)
• Pocket Oxford German Dictionary: German-English (4th ed.) 
• Oxford Dictionaries
• Oxford Reference 
• Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 
• Encyclopedia of Language and Education 
• Encyclopaedia Britannica

Heimskringla edr Noregs konunga-sögor / Snorri Sturluson. (Havniæ : Typis Augusti Friderici Steinii, 1777). Delargy Collection.

From the Highlights from our Special Collections Booklet

Some useful links on borrowing books from the Library

Our books are catalogued using the Dewey Decimal System. Our guide to this classification Scheme will help you to identify the shelf numbers for your specific subject area.