Q. Where are the foreign language / literature books in the stacks?

Literature and language books are located on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of Walker Library. 

Refer to our Call Numbers page for a full breakdown of the subjects. The guide below should help you find foreign language/literature.

Both Language and Literature Books in the Library of Congress System are located on the 2nd floor:

• PA Greek & Latin
• PB Modern European languages, Celtic languages, & literature
• PC Romance languages
• PD Old Germanic & Scandinavian languages
• PF Dutch, Flemish, German languages
• PG Slavic languages & literature
• PH Finnish
• PJ Oriental, Semitic
• PK Indo-Iranian
• PL East Asian, African, & Oceanic languages & literature
• PM Indigenous American, Artificial languages
• PQ Romance literature
• PT Germanic literature

Language books in the Dewey Decimal System are located on the 3rd floor:

• 430 German language
• 440 French Language
• 450 Italian language
• 460 Spanish language
• 469 Portuguese language
• 470 Latin language
• 480 Greek language
• 490 Other languages
• 491 Russian language
• 492 Hebrew language
• 492.7 Arabic language
• 495.1 Chinese language
• 495.6 Japanese language

Literature books in the Dewey Decimal System are located on the 4th floor:

• 830 German literature
• 840 French literature
• 850 Italian literature
• 860-868 Spanish literature
• 869 Portuguese literature
• 870 Latin literature
• 880 Greek literature
• 890 Literature of other languages
• 891 Russian literature
• 892 Hebrew literature
• 892.7 Arabic literature
• 895.1 Chinese literature
• 895.6 Japanese literature

Related info:

• Foreign Languages & Literatures Guide
• Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
• Library Catalog (Advanced Search)

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