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French Studies: Find Books

Guide to research in language, linguistics and literatures in the field of French Studies.

Omni All-in-One Search

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 French Studies

PC 2001 to PC 3761 - French language

PQ 1 to PQ 3999 - French literature, including francophone Africa

PS 9000 to PS 9999 - French-Canadian literature

Location of print materials

Circulating print materials in French language studies (call numbers beginning with PC) and in francophone literatures (call numbers beginning with PQ or PS) are found in the "stacks" on the 5th floor of the Scott Library (4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, Canada) and on the top floor of the Frost Library/Glendon College (2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada), York University Libraries.

Non-circulating print materials in French language (PC...) and francophone literatures (PQ... or PS...) are found in the reference section on the 2nd floor of the Scott Library and on the main floor of the Frost Library/Glendon College.

Interpreting call numbers

Common subject headings in French Studies

French language
French language - grammar
French language - Haiti
Creole dialects
 
 
French literature - history and criticism
French-Canadian literature - Quebec province
Authors French-Canadian
African literature (French) - history and criticism

French fiction

Short stories, French

French women authors

Molière

Duras, Marguerite

France - civilization

Need Help?

Visit a research assistance desk at one of the libraries.

Call 416-736-5150 (press 3).