Most of the books in the Champlain Library catalogue are in English. However, you may be able to find some French books by selecting the “Keyword” or “Library catalog” option, and using French search terms.
Note that all books, no matter their language, are assigned English subject headings, so do not use French terms to do a “Subject" search.
You can also search our French collection by going to the Advanced Search page of the Library Catalogue and setting the Language Limit at the bottom of the page to “Language: Français (French)”.
Canada Commons is a large collection of e-books (electronic books) that are available 24/7.
This database includes over 4000 books in French, including government documents, documents from non-governmental organizations, and books from publishers such as Presses de l'Université de Montréal.
In order to find only books in French, look for the Publication Type option for Books.
In the Language box, choose French. For better results, be sure to use French terms when you do your search.
Ebook Central is another large collection of ebooks and only ebooks. There are over 3000 French language titles in this database. Here are a couple of ways to access the French titles.
In the Language box, choose French. For better results, be sure to use French terms when you do your search.
