LIBRARY
Language resources
A guide to finding information
1. Subject support for Modern Languages
Your Academic Liaison Librarian for Modern Languages is Joanna Cooksey. She provides help in the
following subject areas:
 French Studies and Japanese Studies; Applied Languages.
 MA in International Business, Culture and Languages
 Oxford Brookes International Pathway courses.
Please contact Joanna by emailing jcooksey@brookes.ac.uk if you would like help with finding the books
you need, searching for sources, using electronic resources and referencing. She’s based in the
Headington Library, JHB 310 (Level 3, Zone C), Tel: 01865 483138
Subject Help pages
For links to key-e-resources and much more:
 Modern Languages http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/lang.html
 French Studies http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/lang/french.html
 Japanese Studies http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/lang/japanese.html
 Oxford Brookes International Pathway courses
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/efl.html
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2. Sections of for specific languages
You can browse around these sections in the Library to find useful books and AV resources.
Language reference books
400
General reference books on languages
410
Linguistics
418
Applied linguistics
See also: the online database Oxford Reference Online.
English language dictionaries and resources
420
English language
423
English dictionaries.
423.1
Thesauri and dictionaries of English synonyms
425
English grammar
428
English language usage
428.24
Learning English as a foreign language, including IELTS
428.2407
Teaching English as a foreign language
428.64
Collection of readers – simplified versions of English novels
See also: the online databases The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and Oxford Reference Online.
WWW.BROOKES.AC.UK/LIBRARY
French language dictionaries and resources
440
French language
443
French dictionaries (including French, French /English dictionaries, and French
dictionaries of specialist terminology)
445
French grammar
448
Learning French; French language usage
448.2421
French study texts
See also: the online databases Oxford language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Online.
Tell Me More virtual language centre and other language resources available on Moodle.
Japanese language dictionaries and resources
495.6
Japanese language
495.6321
Japanese dictionaries
495.65
Japanese grammar
495.68
Learning Japanese; Japanese language usage
495.682421 Tell Me More virtual language centre kit available to borrow from the Library.
495.686
Collection of graded readers including the Brookes series Let's Read Japanese.
See also: language resources available via the Japanese VLC on Moodle.
German language dictionaries and resources
430
German language
433
German dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual)
435
German grammar
438
Learning German language usage
See also: Other language resources available on Moodle.
Italian language dictionaries and resources
450
Italian language
453
Italian dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual)
455
Italian grammar
458
Learning Italian; Italian language usage
See also: the online databases Oxford language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Online. Other
language resources available on Moodle.
Spanish language dictionaries and resources
460
Spanish language
463
Spanish dictionaries (monolingual and bilingual)
465
Spanish grammar
468
Learning Spanish; Spanish language usage
See also: the online databases Oxford language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Online. Other
language resources available on Moodle.
Chinese language resources
495.1
Chinese language (Mandarin)
495.1321
Chinese dictionaries
495.182421 Chinese grammar
See also: the online databases Oxford language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Online. Other
language resources available on Moodle.
Many other languages are also covered in the collection on Level 2 of Headington Library.
Dictionaries include general foreign language dictionaries, both bilingual and monolingual, and various
specialised foreign language dictionaries covering a variety of subjects.
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3. Searching the Library’s collections
The Library Web site is at http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/
Use the Search box to start searching for resources available within the Library and online.
Reading Lists
Reading lists for each of your modules are usually available online and include links to the relevant
resources. You can view a specific list within the appropriate Moodle course, or use the ‘Reading lists’
search on the Library home page to look up the module number.
Finding Books
 Choose ‘Books and e-books’ to search our Library Catalogue for material held in any of our 3
libraries. The Catalogue will tell you if a book is available and give you the shelfmark which
indicates where it’s held.
You can use the Reserve option to request items which are on loan or held at another Brookes
library.
Key books on reading lists may have been put into Short Loan – the Catalogue will also tell you
this. You can also log into ‘My Loans and Reservations’ to keep track of your current loans and
renew your books.
 E-books are also listed on the Library Catalogue. You will need to log in with your Brookes
student number and portal password when prompted. Our e-books are on various different
platforms so options for viewing and downloading will vary.
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4. E-resources
We have a number of online dictionary collections available via the Library Web site at
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/
They can be accessed from anywhere – you’lll just be prompted to log in with your Brookes student
number and password.
 The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
 Oxford Reference Online - collection of Oxford University Press reference books, including English
and foreign language dictionaries. From the database home page you can search the entire
collection, or browse for a specific dictionary.
 Oxford language dictionaries Collection of fully searchable bilingual dictionaries covering French,
Spanish, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. The database also includes a wide range of language
learning resources and study materials
Other language-learning resources are available via Moodle on Brookes Virtual. These include Tell Me
More virtual language learning centre.
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