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German Language and Literature Guide

A Woodruff Library Research Guide for the study of German Literature and Language.

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To search holdings, please use Library Search.

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Interlibrary Loan

Using Interlibrary Loan (ILL), you can:

  • borrow books and more from other libraries
  • get copies of articles that Emory doesn't own.

You will be notified when your materials arrive (most materials are obtained within 2 weeks).

WorldCat

A catalog for libraries worldwide, WorldCat  contains citations for books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, computer files, newspapers, slides, and videotapes.

Materials from WorldCat may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Books: Search Strategies AND Boolean Operators

From the search box in Library Search:

  • Type in your keywords
  • When you get some results, use "Refine My Results" on the left to narrow your search by author, item type, date and more

* Too many search results? 

  • Add additional terms to your search
  • Limit your search by item type, exact phrase, and/or author/title/subject using Library Search's drop-down menus
  • Use the "limit your search" tool in the left navigation bar to narrow your search down

* Too few results?

  • Remove some terms from your search
  • Add synonyms using OR [in upper case] with parentheses - for example (women OR woman OR female)

* Off-topic results?

Consult the discoverE help page for further tips.

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