In the Library collection, most language dictionaries are shelved in these Library of Congress call numbers:
| Chinese dictionaries | PL1420 |
| Chinese-English dictionaries | PL1455 |
| English dictionaries | PE1625-1628 |
| English-Chinese dictionaries | PL1488 |
| French dictionaries | PC2640 |
| German dictionaries | PF3640 |
| Italian dictionaries | PC1640 |
| Japanese dictionaries | PL675-681 |
| Spanish dictionaries | PC4640 |
In the Library Catalog, do subject searches on the following subject headings:
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