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Icelandic Collection
When the term "Icelandic" appears before an Olin call number, usually you can ignore it and treat it as a regular call number and go to the appropriate floor in Olin.
Except in the case of call numbers beginning with P. These "Icelandic" call numbers are on the 3rd floor of Olin, tucked into a corner to the left when you enter the stacks.
"Icelandic" in combination with "Kroch Rare and Manuscripts" means the book or manuscript is rare, cannot be checked out, but you can consult it in the Kroch Library.
Useful Tips
Use the Library Catalog's guided keyword search
type Viking? Norse Northmen Scandinavia?
set the pull down menu at "any of these"
Search box 2:
type a term or terms relating to your topic
? finds variants of a word Viking? finds Viking and Vikings
Using the Library Catalog to find Books
- Includes the holdings of 19 Cornell University libraries (over 7 million items)
- Contains records for books, DVD's/videos, sound recordings, magazines/newspapers/journals, computer files, government documents, manuscripts and archives, maps, musical scores, and more
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Search Tips for the Catalog
Sample Library of Congress subject headings (and terms):
Vikings TIP: To retrieve a browsable list of subject headings for the medieval period of a modern nation (especially early medieval) --using the basic search in the CU online catalog, choose subject heading, then type the nation, then history. This will produce a list containing such essential headings as:
Denmark History To 1241 Be aware that additional material, sometimes better material, can be found using the medieval (or ancient) name of a place as a subject or keyword, for instance--Gaul, Northumbria, Holy Roman Empire, Florence.
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If we do not have a BOOK in our holdings, or if the book you need is already checked out:
Borrow DirectClick on the link above, connect to Borrow Direct, search for the book and if it's available from another Ivy League university, we will have it shipped to Cornell. Borrowing period is one month. Books arrive in 3-4 business days. (This service is for BOOKS only).
If we don't own an item that you need (any item -- journal article, DVD, dissertation, etc.):
If Cornell Library does not have an item you need, Use ILLiad (InterLibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) to request that we borrow materials from other libraries. Loan period is usually one month. Items can arrive in as little as a few days to a couple of weeks.
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