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What do I do now?. Strategies for providing access to library materials in languages you don’t know Sara Levinson. First steps. Search OCLC Determine the language Check publisher’s website. Online dictionaries. Where to look on work. Title page Cover blurb Introduction or preface
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What do I do now? Strategies for providing access to library materials in languages you don’t know Sara Levinson
First steps • Search OCLC • Determine the language • Check publisher’s website
Where to look on work • Title page • Cover blurb • Introduction or preface • Conclusion • Chapter headings
Who may be able to help • Bibliographer or acquisitions librarian • Professor or student who requested book • Language expert • SALALM colleagues
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
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