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Learn how to find reference books in the library catalog.
General Language
- World’s Writing Systems Ref. P211 .W714 1996
ESL
- 501 English Verbs Ref. PE1273 .B49 1998
- Beginner’s ESL Dictionary Ref. PL4187 .E5 C65 2003
- American Heritage Thesaurus for Learners of English Ref. PE1591 .L36 2002
- Dictionary of American English Pronunciation Ref. PE2815 .S55 1994
- Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions Ref. PE1460 .S5158
English
- American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms Ref. PE2839 .A47 1997
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language Ref. PE1072 .C68 2003
- Dictionary of American Regional English Ref. PE2843 .D52 1985
- Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Ref. PE2846 .S64 2000
- Dictionary of Modern American Usage Ref. PE2827 .G37 1998
- Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins Ref. PE 1689 .H47 2004
- How We Talk: American Regional English Today Ref. PE2808.8 .M48 2000
- Oxford English Dictionary Ref. PE1625 .N53 1933
Arabic
- Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic Ref. PJ6640 .S43 1994
- Oxford Duden Pictorial English Dictionary with English-Arabic Index Ref. PJ6640 .O85 2003
Cambodian
- Cambodian-English English-Cambodian Dictionary Ref. PL4326 .K45 1990
Chinese
- Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary Ref. PL1455 .I56 1999
- Oxford Duden Pictorial Chinese Dictionary Ref. PL1423 .O94 1998b
French
- 501 French Verbs Ref. PC2271 .K378 2003
- Dictionnaire du Français Contemporain Ref. PC2625 .D46 1971
- Oxford French Dictionary Ref. PC2640 .J26 1997
- Langenscheidt’s Standard French Dictionary Ref. PC2640 .U73 1988
- Penguin French Dictionary Ref. PC2891 .T56 1985
- Oxford Duden Pictorial French Dictionary Ref. PC2680 .O93 1983
German
- 501 German Verbs Ref. PF3271 .S855 1998
- Oxford Duden Pictorial German Dictionary Ref. PF3629 .O9 1994
- New Cassell’s German Dictionary Ref. PF3640 .B45 1965
Italian
- 501 Italian Verbs Ref. PC1271 .C65 2001
- 2001 Italian and English Idioms Ref. PC1460 .A17 1996
- Concise Cambridge Italian Dictionary Ref. PC1640 .R44 1975b
- Oxford Duden Pictorial Italian Dictionary Ref. PC1640 .O88 1995
Japanese
- Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary Ref. PL679 .Y67 1999
- Oxford Duden Pictorial Japanese Dictionary Ref. PL676 .O9 1997
Korean
- Langenscheidt’s Pocket Korean Dictionary Ref. PL937 .E5 L425 2001
Portuguese
- 501 Portuguese Verbs Ref. PC5145 .A15 1995
- Oxford Duden Pictorial Portuguese Dictionary Ref. PC5328 .O9 1992
Russian
- English-Russian Russian-English Dictionary Ref. PG2640 .K34 1994
Spanish
- 501 Spanish Verbs Ref. PC4271 .K38 2003
- Oxford Duden Pictorial Spanish Dictionary Ref. PC4629 .O94 1988
- Cassell’s Spanish Dictionary Ref. PC4640 .C35 1960
- Penguin Spanish Dictionary Ref. PC4640 .J86 1990
- Oxford New Spanish Dictionary Ref. PC4640 .L425 1999
Swahili
- Swahili-English English-Swahili Dictionary Ref. PL8703 .A84 2000
Vietnamese
- NTC’s Vietnamese-English Dictionary Ref. PL4376 .N345 1995
- Essential English-Vietnamese Dictionary Ref. PL4376 .N34 2001
To find books on a given subject, search GIL, the online library catalog.
Perform a Keyword Search when you want to match your term with the same term in a certain field of the database, such as Author, Title, Subject, or Series. You can also attempt to match your term as a Keyword (Title/Subject), which will cause the GIL search engine to look in the Title and Subject fields of the record, or you can try to match your term anywhere in the record by selecting Keyword Anywhere.
Use the Exact Search option if you know the exact term you want to match, such as title, author name, or subject. Also, if you know the beginning part of the term, such as the first word of a title or the first few letters of an author's name, you can use the Exact Search option to find the full form of your term. If you are have trouble finding the material you need using a certain subject term, you can also use Exact Search to find what is called a valid Library of Congress Subject Heading, as well as subheadings for that subject term. For instance, if you attempt to find literary criticism using "Literary Criticism" as a subject term, you will find the the valid Library of Congress Subject Heading for "Literary Criticism" is simply "Criticism".
The main subject headings are "Language and languages", the names of specific languages, and the name of specific literatures. These headings can then be qualified with more specific terms, such as type of material, specific countries, and time period.
Language
- Language and languages
- Language and languages Dictionaries
- Language and languages Studying and Teaching
Specific Languages
- Arabic language Morocco
- Russian language Syntax
- Swahili language Dictionaries English
Literature
- French Literature
- Italian Literature 20th century History and criticism
- Russian fiction 19th century
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Following are some examples of subject headings useful for the study of ESL:
- English language Ability testing
- English language Business English
- English language Dictionaries
- English language Dictionaries Japanese
- English language Dictionaries Italian
- English language Errors of usage
- English language Examinations Study guides
- English language History
- English language Idioms Dictionaries
- English language Textbooks for foreign speakers
- English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers
In addition to the materials located in the library, GGC provides you with access to some 26,000 full-text electronic books through netLibrary. You can access netLibrary through GALILEO, through GIL, or visit http://netlibrary.com/.
Note: You need to set up a netLibrary account before you can use netLibrary books. However, it is free and only involves filling out a simple form. See our Ebook/netLibrary guide or ask a librarian for more information. netLibrary uses Library of Congress Subject Headings as well, so try the examples given above.
The Georgia Gwinnett College Library collects series of books in many subject areas, both in print and in netLibrary.
Learn how to find books by series title in the library catalog.
Use GALILEO databases to find articles. The following databases are a good place to start your search.
If you would like to find out if a particular journal is available electronically, use GALILEO's Journals A-Z. Georgia Gwinnett College Library does not subscribe to all of the databases that UGA subscribes to. Therefore, if you are not a UGA student, you may not have access to some of the databases that are presented in the results of a search in the EJL.
JSTOR (full-text) JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues of core journal titles in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. 
Academic Search Premier (full-text) provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,800 publications, as well as full text for over 3,200 scholarly journals and general magazines. Coverage: 1984 – present. - Research Library (full-text) is a multidisciplinary database that covers more than 1,600 publications. Coverage: 1986-present (citations and abstracts); 1991-present (full text for selected publications).
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (full-text)
Full text database covering all subject areas. Coverage Dates: 1994 - . - Original Sources (full-text)
A comprehensive compilation of more than 350,000 primary source documents, complete books, and authentic images. - ERIC (linked full-text)
This database covers all aspects of education and educational research, includes both abstracts of published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with links to the full text of many articles. - Project Muse (full-text)
Project Muse provides online access to the full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. - netLibrary (full-text electronic books)
netLibrary provides access to over 15,000 electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. Titles may be checked out for on-screen viewing for four hours. NOTE: Each individual user must create a personal user name and password. - Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition (full-text)
Provides access to the full text of the 20-plus volume print edition, containing more than half a million authoritative definitions and 2.4 million quotations, illustrating the evolution of the English language.
Print Journals and Magazines Located at the GGC Library
Learn how to find print periodicals in the library catalog.
- American Journal of Philology
- Classical Philology – microfilm
- English Language Notes
- Journal of English and Germanic Philology
- Modern Language Journal
- PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
- Texas Studies in Literature and Language
For more information, see Find Articles.
Use caution when selecting web sites to use for research purposes. Search engines such as Google can provide access to web sites relevant to your research, but it is necessary to investigate the authoritativeness of your search results.
Pay attention to certain details:
- Who created the site?
- Are their credentials made available?
- When was the site last updated?
- What is the purpose of the site?
- Is the site trying to sell you something or convince you of something?
For a web site containing high quality, carefully reviewed articles on every imaginable subject, please have a look at SKS Web Select.
UGA Libraries Research Central is a hierarchical guide to subject matter available electronically from UGA.
Associations
- American Association for Applied Linguistics Founded in 1977, AAAL is a professional organization of scholars who are interested in and actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary field of applied linguistics. AAAL members promote principled approaches to language-related concerns, including language education, acquisition and loss, bilingualism, discourse analysis, literacy, rhetoric and stylistics, language for special purposes, psycholinguistics, second and foreign language pedagogy, language assessment, and language policy and planning.
- Association for Computational Linguistics is an international scientific and professional society for people working on problems involving natural language and computation.
- American Translators’ Association ATA, founded in 1959, is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. ATA's primary goals include fostering and supporting the professional development of translators and interpreters and promoting the translation and interpreting professions.
- In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience presents a new interpretation of African-American history, one that focuses on the self-motivated activities of peoples of African descent to remake themselves and their worlds. Of the thirteen defining migrations that formed and transformed African America, only the transatlantic slave trade and the domestic slave trades were coerced, the eleven others were voluntary movements of resourceful and creative men and women, risk-takers in an exploitative and hostile environment.
- International Association of Teachers of English as a Second Language Founded in 1967 in the U.K., IATEFL has over 3,500 members in 100 different countries throughout the world. Its mission is to link, develop and support English Language Teaching professionals throughout the world.
- Modern Language Association Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy. For over a hundred years, members have worked to strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature.
- American Dialect Society was founded over 100 years ago, and is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it.
- International Association for Language Learning Technology - Established in 1965, IALLT is a professional organization whose members provide leadership in the development, integration, evaluation and management of instructional technology for the teaching and learning of language, literature and culture.
- National Association for Bilingual Education NABE is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools.
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