Library vocabulary

[June Farris]

Dear Ms. Nikolaenko,

As a librarian, I would say "circulating collection" and call it your lending library (as opposed to your main library holdings, which I am assuming, must be used on-site.  I am also assuming that the books are for loan, not material for the taking, never to be returned.  I checked with a colleague of mine who has spent a great deal of time in German libraries, is a librarian herself and is fluent in German (Dr. Marianna Tax Choldin) and she says:

" This really does require further information.  There's no simple way to answer it.  The words mean "You can [I would have used duerfen, or may) take this home."  I'm pretty sure they mean that these books circulate, and can be taken home to read, but wouldn't swear to it!  She needs to ask whomever is in charge in the foreign language reading room whether these books are discards, and readers may take them home to keep, or whether they can be borrowed, as opposed to "room use only."  Sorry!"

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
June Farris




-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Lena
Sent: Mon 1/21/2008 9:48 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Library vocabulary
 
Dear Seelangers!

In the foreign literature reading room of our local library
they have a special section from which the books can be taken home for
reading. In German they call it "Das konnen Sie mitnehmen".
Now they are facing the problem how they should put it down in
English.

Could you help please with this phrase?
What do they usually call it in English if there's any set phrase?


Thank you!

Sincerely, 

Nikolaenko Elena

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-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list on behalf of Lena
Sent: Mon 1/21/2008 9:48 AM
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [SEELANGS] Library vocabulary
 
Dear Seelangers!

In the foreign literature reading room of our local library
they have a special section from which the books can be taken home for
reading. In German they call it "Das konnen Sie mitnehmen".
Now they are facing the problem how they should put it down in
English.

Could you help please with this phrase?
What do they usually call it in English if there's any set phrase?


Thank you!

Sincerely, 

Nikolaenko Elena

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