To find out if a specific book is in the Library you just need to check the Enterprise catalogue (search box below). Enter the author's surname and one or two words from the title:
For example: bissar foundations french will find the location of the book Foundations French 1, edited by Dounia Bissar, Helen Phillips & Cécile Tschirhart.
You can also search Enterprise for a topic, to find related books.
Finding printed books and e-books
Search the Enterprise catalogue to find specific books or books on a topic.
Finding online book chapters
To find online book chapters on a topic search the Summon discovery service:
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420 |
General books about the English language |
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423 |
Dictionaries (most in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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425 |
English grammars |
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428.24 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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428.6 |
Easy readers |
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791.437 |
English language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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820 |
English literature |
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430 |
General books about the German language |
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433.2 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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435 |
German grammars |
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438.24 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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438.6 |
Easy readers |
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791.437 |
German language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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830 |
German literature |
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440 |
General books about the French language |
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443.2 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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445 |
French grammars |
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448.24 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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448.6 |
Easy readers |
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791.437 |
French language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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840 |
French literature |
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450 |
General books about the Italian language |
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453.2 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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455 |
Italian grammars |
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458.24 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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458.6 |
Easy readers |
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791.437 |
Italian language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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850 |
Italian literature |
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460 |
General books about the Spanish language |
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463.2 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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465 |
Spanish grammars |
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468.24 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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468.6 |
Easy readers |
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791.437 |
Spanish language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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860 |
Spanish literature |
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469.32 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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469.824 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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791.437 |
Portuguese language films on DVD |
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491.732 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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491.75 |
Russian grammars |
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491.7824 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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791.437 |
Russian language films on DVD |
4th Floor |
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891.7 |
Russian literature |
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489.3 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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Modern Greek grammars |
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Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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Easy readers |
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791.437 |
Greek language films on DVD |
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470 |
General books about Latin |
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473.2 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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475 |
Latin grammars |
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478.242 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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478.6 |
Easy readers |
4th Floor |
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870 |
Latin literature |
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492.732 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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492.75 |
Arabic grammars |
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492.78242 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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791.437 |
Arabic language films on DVD |
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495.132 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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495.1824 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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791.437 |
Chinese language films on DVD |
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495.632 |
Dictionaries (including in the 3rd Floor Dictionaries section) |
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495.65 |
Japanese grammars |
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495.6824 |
Textbooks for learners, including multimedia |
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791.437
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Japanese language films on DVD |
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For more information see our webpages:
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Ascoltami! : 22 situazioni comunicative by 
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