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Italian Studies: Find Books

Omni Searching Books/E-Books

Omni, available via the library home page, is the new search tool shared by 18 Ontario university libraries. With a single search you can find a variety of resources held at York University Libraries and the other Omni partner libraries.

To find books or e-books follow these steps:

Step 1: Apply the Relevant Search Scope

Omni can be used to search for books or e-books in three different domains, equivalent to search scopes:

  1. York Libraries
  2. York Libraries + Omni Libraries (default search mode)
  3. Course reserves

In general we advise that you choose the first option. If you cannot find what you need this way, choosing the second option will find more books and e-books, which may be available using inter-library loan options linked from system records.

Step 2: Conduct your search

Results are automatically sorted by relevance including:

  • Frequency of matching search words
  • A value score (query words in author, title, subject, plus date)
  • Proximity of search words to one another 

 If you sort by the newest date, you lose the relevance ranking.

Step 3: Avail of the Search Filters and limit to Books & E-Books under Resource Type

These search filters appear once results load along the left-side of the screen

Use our Omni Guide to learn more about effective search strategies in Omni. Key terms to know are Search Scope, Facet, Boolean, Truncation, Wildcards, and Limits.

Call number spans for Italian Studies

PC 1001 to PC 1977 - Italian language

PQ 4001 to PQ 5999 - Italian literature

Location of print materials in Scott Library

Circulating print materials in Italian language (call numbers beginning with PC) and Italian literature (call numbers beginning with PQ) are found in the "stacks" on the 5th floor of the Scott Library, York University Libraries, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, Canada. 

Non-circulating print materials in Italian language (PC...) and Italian literature (PQ...) are found in the reference section on the 2nd floor of the Scott Library, York University Libraries.

Interpreting call numbers

Common subject headings in Italian Studies

Italian language
Italian language - grammar

Italian literature - history and criticism

Italian fiction

Short stories, Italian

Italian women authors

Dante

Morante Elsa

Italians

Italian-Canadians

Italy
Italy - civilization
Italy - emigration and immigration

Need Help?

Visit a research assistance desk at one of the libraries.

Call 416-736-5150 (press 3).