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Dictionaries

The subject heading is:
[Name of language]—Dictionaries
Examples:    English language--Dictionaries; Spanish language--Dictionaries 

Bilingual Dictionaries

For dictionaries that translate definitions from one language to another, the subject is:
[Name of the first language]—Dictionaries—[Name of second language]
Example:    French Language--Dictionaries--Spanish language

Thesauri

The subject heading for thesauri is:
[Name of first language]—Synonyms and Antonyms
Examples:    English language--Synonyms and antonyms; French language--Synonyms and antonyms

Locations for Dictionaries and Thesauri

Using the above subject headings will give you call numbers for items both in the reference room and in the stacks.  Even though some dictionaries are in the stacks, they are on “Stack Reserve” and do not circulate.

Online Dictionaries

Credo Reference: Dictionaries -- English language and bilingual dictionaries, English language thesauri. 

Frequently Used Dictionaries

Anglo-Saxon Dictionary	Ref. PE 279 B52 1972
Middle English Dictionary	Ref. PE 679 M54
Johnson's Dictionary	Ref. PE 1620 J6 1785 (2 vol.)
Oxford English  Dictionary (OED)	Ref. Dictionary Case 1

General Call Numbers for English and Foreign Language Dictionaries and Thesauri

Arabic	PJ 6640	Irish	PB 1291
Chinese	PL 1455	Italian	PC 1640
Czech	PG 464	Japanese	PL 679
Danish	PD 2640	Korean	PL 937
Dutch	PF 640	Latin	PA 2365
English	PE 1625	Polish	PG 6640
Slang (English)	PE 3721	Portuguese	PC 5333
American Slang	PE 2841	Russian	PG 264
French	PC 2640	Scottish	PE 2106
German	PF 3640	Spanish	PC 4640
Greek	PA 445	Swedish	PD 137
Hebrew	PJ 4833	Thesauri (English	PE 1591
Hindi and Urdu	PK 1986	Turkish	PL 137
Hungarian	PH 2640	Vietnamese	PL 437
		Yiddish	PJ 5117