Q. Can I type in different (non-Roman) scripts in Quicksearch?

Yes, you can type and search in many different non-Roman scripts in Quicksearch! First, you'll have to change your input keyboard.

• Mac (Language & Text - Input Sources)
• PC (Keyboards and Language).

Otherwise, for languages that use the Roman alphabet (like French, Hmong, Norwegian, or Wolof) simply type away! Quicksearch is smart enough to not need accents or diacritics.

• Learn more about Searching in non-Roman scripts in Quicksearch

When searching for books in a particular language, you might need to consider both "language" and "script." Just because Quicksearch will accept different scripts doesn't mean you're going to get excellent search results in that language.

• Older records often won't have original script (non-Roman) text in them. Instead they are Romanized. Here's an example of an old record.
• Books published in the US, UK, or Western Europe often won't have original script (non-Roman). Here's an example of a record for a book published in the US.
• Not all languages are currently being cataloged in original script. Here's an example of a Nepali book.

Example Quicksearch results

• "नेपाल": 0 results in Books+ and approximately 5 results in Articles+
• "Nepal": over 8,000 results in Books+ (including over 150 items in the Nepali language), and over 154,000 results in Articles+

Some languages have many records in Quicksearch that have original script (non-Roman) text in them. Try searching in both the original script and Romanization for these languages:

• Chinese
• Japanese
• Korean
• Hebrew
• Arabic
• Russian 

Other languages only have a few records with non-Roman script: 

• Southeast Asian languages (mostly Thai)
• African languages (mostly Ethiopic and extended Latin/IPA)
• Greek

For additional support finding language material in Orbis or Quicksearch, reach out to a Subject Specialist Librarian.