The UIUC Library has two call number systems: Dewey Decimal System and Library of Congress. Works in the circulation collections of the Literatures and Languages Library and some new books in the Main Stacks are in the Library of Congress system. All other works are in the Dewey Decimal System.
Here are call number ranges for TS:
Library of Congress: P306-310 Philology. Linguistics. Translating and interpreting.
Dewey Decimal: 418 Applied linguistics
>Subject Headings for Translation Studies
Translating and Interpreting
Translations-Periodicals
Translators
Interpretation-Literary
Identity in Literature
Language and Culture
English Language-Translating
Translators-Biography
Machine Translating
Politics and Culture
Intercultural Communication
Subject Headings for Translations into English
Arabic poetry--translations into English
French literature--translations into English
Short stories, Japanese--translations into English
Proust, Marcel--translations into English
Subject Headings for Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Linquistics
Applied Linguistics
Linguistics-Terminology
Step One: UIUC Online Library Catalog
There are two ways to search the UIUC Library catalog. Both offer the same content but the method of searching and presentation of results varies.
Getting the actual book: When you locate your item you have two choices.
Print books
You can request the item and pick it up at any of the departmental libraries. Or, you can retrieve the book yourself from either the main stacks or the departmental library where the book is located. If you choose this option, make sure you jot down the location and call number of the item.
Electronic Books
Access will depend on the publisher. In some case you will be able to download full books via PDF. In others you might be able only to view the book online. In all cases the Library follow the publisher's requirements.
Step Two: I-Share
Once you have verified that the book you are looking for is either not located in the UIUC catalog or all copies are checked out, you may order it through Primo Library Catalog and selecting "All I-share Libraries." Items typically arrive within 5-10 days and you will receive an email when the item is available for pick up.
Step Three: Interlibrary Loan
If the item is not available in the UIUC catalog or through I-Share, then your next stop will be Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery. First, keep your full citation handy -- you'll need it. Second, login to the ILLiad server using your NetID and password. From the ILLiad main menu, select "Request a Book." Be sure to fill out as much of the form as possible, including the source of your citation. This will ensure that ILL can place your request in a timely manner. You'll be notified by email when your item is ready to be picked up.
WorldCat -You can search WorldCat to find books on your topic, which might not be in the UIUC nor the I-share catalog. Once you find a title of interest, you can order it through Interlibrary Loan
While there isn't a straightforward search for finding translated books in our library's online catalog, there are several strategies that can help:
Finding a Specific Book
If you're looking for the translation of a specific book, searching the Primo Library Catalog by author will retrieve all copies of the author's work, regardless of language. In WorldCat, searching for the original title and limiting the search to a specific language will retrieve translated versions. For example, searching "Frenchman's Creek" as a title with a limit to French language will return "La crique du français" and "L'aventure vient de la mer", two translations of Daphné Du Maurier's novel.
Looking for Books on a Subject
1. Using the Primo Library Catalog's Advance Search and search by "subject", using terms such as "Education-Costa Rica" or "banking-France".
2. Narrow search by language using the language feature on the right side bar.
3. Search WorldCat by title and author of the book and limiting results to English.
4. To be completely sure that the work has not been translated into English, you might check other major English language catalogs, such as Library of Congress or the British Library Catalog
Index Translationum: World Bibliography of Translation
Sponsored by UNESCO, Index Tranlationum is a database that contains cumulative bibliographical information on books translated and published in about one hundred of the UNESCO Member States since 1979 and totals more than 1.900,000 entries in all disciplines: arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and technology. Translations published between 1932 and 1979 are listed in the print volumes, located in the Reference Room, call number 010.5IN.