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Russian & East European Studies

Finding Dictionaries

1. Click on Advanced Search in HoyaSearch

Image showing the search box on the library's homepage, highlighting the Advanced Search link.

2. For bilingual dictionaries, the easiest way to search is to set the "subject" to the language name -- English. For example "Polish language -- English" will bring up Polish/English dictionaries. Armenian Language -- English will bring up Armenian language dictionaries.

Advanced Search. Subject selected from first dropdown, "Armenian language -- English" in search box.

3. To search for both English language and original language dictionaries, you will want to select "GU Only" under "Search for" and use the words "dictionar* OR grammar" AND the language you are interested in to search. "Dictionar*" should get you books that use the words dictionary and dictionaries. The word "grammar" is often used for older materials or as a subject heading in some languages.

GU Only selected, (Dictionar* OR Grammar) and Armenian as keywords in example

3. For languages with smaller numbers of speakers, you may want to search "GU + Consortium + Articles" and change the Content Type to "Books."

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