Collections

Information about:

• Books and printed journals
• Electronic journals
• Theses
• Videos and DVDs
• Microforms
• Special Collections

Books and printed journals

The majority of the Linguistics collections can be found on the second floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, at classmark range P, while serials on the subject are located on the second floor at Serial P. Books and serials on psychology may be found at classmarks BF and Serial BF respectively, on the first floor.

• Use the library's online catalogue to find a particular item.

• Note that some of our holdings published before 1978 have not yet been added to the online catalogue. If you cannot find a pre - 1978 publication on the online catalogue, please use our Card Catalogue Online, which has replaced our paper-based card catalogue.

• Owing to their size, some books (linguistic atlases in particular) in the collections referred to above are prefixed "Oversize", "Folio" or "Pamphlet". These are kept in separate locations on the relevant floor.

• A small number of books and journal articles are kept in the Short Loan Collection on the ground floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library. Books in this collection have an item status of "SLC", while the location for journal articles in the collection is "Issue desk".

• Please note that the most up to date issues of journals are located in the Current Serials Collection on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

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Electronic journals

Search our electronic journals database for access to full text of online journals.

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Theses

This collection consists of postgraduate dissertations and theses written by former University of Bristol students. They have a classmark prefix of "Thesis". Please ask a member of library staff if you would like to consult a thesis, as it is probably under lock and key.

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Videos and DVDs

These are located on the second floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, and have a classmark prefix of "Video" or "DVD". Some are for reference only: viewing facilities are available in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

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Microforms

The Arts and Social Sciences Library holds microfiche and microfilm collections covering a range of subjects. These are located on the first and second floors, depending on the subject matter they cover. Microform reader-printers are located on the first floor; microform readers are located on the second floor.

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Special Collections

Rare and valuable library collections can be found in our Special Collections Department in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

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See our Library collections and eResources pages for details of our more general resources & collections, including electronic journals, electronic books and databases.

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