Swedish: Find Books

Discover books and other resources in the University Libraries using UW Libraries Search. This tool allows you find materials from UW and other Summit Libraries in the Pacific Northwest. Search with keywords or author, title, and subject headings to find materials on any topic in English, Swedish, or hundreds of other languages.

UW Libraries Search default mode is to search for the keywords entered in the search box in any field of the catalog record: author, title, subject, and other text. This is a very broad way to search that can result in hundreds of thousands of results when you execute a search, many of which will not be on the desired topic. Click below for some example keyword searches:

• Sami
• Swedish children's books
• Astrid Lindgren
• Stockholm

Advanced search allows you a number of options to refine your search, reducing the overwhelming number of results when using keyword search alone. You can search using uniform author, title, and subject headings to get more focused results. See these example heading searches:

• Author/creator: Lindgren, Astrid
• Subject: Lindgren, Astrid
• Subject: Sami (European people)
• Subject: Stockholm (Sweden)
• Subject: Swedish language materials -- Juvenile
• Subject: Juvenile literature -- Sweden
• Subject: Fairy tales -- Sweden

To find author, subject, and other headings for a subject, you can start with a keyword search with your best guess. When you find relevant results, click on the items and look at the Item Details in the catalog record. You will see clickable links with headings you can use to refine your search terms.

Use the filters in the left-hand column to refine and sort results.

• Search Only: UW Libraries + Summit
  Eliminate articles and other clutter from your search in order to focus on books and ebooks.
• Language
  Specify English, Swedish, or other languages.
• Availability
  Specify materials not checked out, available electronically, etc.
• Resource Type
  Specify Print Books, eBooks, or other material types.

To get the book you can either request the book for pickup within the catalog interface, or use the item information to locate it on the shelf and retrieve it yourself.

• Request: Items can be requested for pick up at a UW Libraries hold shelf using the "Request UW Item" button in UW Libraries Search. After clicking the button, choose your preferred pickup location and click "Submit". Items will be held for 7 days.
• Find it on the shelf: In the catalog record, note the book's AVAILABILITY, LOCATION, and CALL NUMBER. Most Swedish materials are in Suzzallo-Allen, but English translations also appear in Odegaard.