How do I search the library website in Arabic?
Answer
In the online library catalog, your cursor must be in the search box in order to enter an Arabic script search.
To key Arabic script into the search box, press the "ALT" + RIGHT "SHIFT" keys, and then type your search. To switch back to English, press the "ALT" + LEFT "SHIFT" keys.
You can search for AUTHORS, TITLES and KEYWORD in the AUC online catalog, using Arabic script. Note, however, that the catalog is not bilingual; searches in Arabic will ONLY display records for Arabic language items in the catalog that have Arabic script in AUTHOR, TITLE and KEYWORD fields.
To search for Arabic journal titles using Arabic script, please search in the TITLE field only, not the JOURNAL TITLE search.
If Arabic script does not display correctly, our browser probably does not have the proper view setting. Make sure the ENCODING (usually in “settings”) is set to "Unicode (UTF-8)".
