The Levy Library Blog

Multilingual Research Discovery Goes Live!

In an effort to support the library's goal of accessibility and inclusion, we are excited to announce that users now have the option to change the language display of Research Discovery, the library's catalog, to their preferred language of choice. 

Previously, users could only search the Research Discovery in English. We have now expanded this to include a total of 21 languages including: Arabic, Welsh, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Galician, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Chinese. We hope to add additional languages in the future. 

Preferred language display can be changed regardless of whether you are signed in or not. 

To change the language display when signed in, first navigate to Research Discovery and sign in. If you do not have a Research Discovery account you can register by completing the Research Discovery registration form. Once you are logged in: 

• Select the dropdown next to your name and scroll down to "display language"

• Choose the desired language 

• Wait approximately 3-5 seconds for the language to change. If it does not change, refresh the page. 

If you are not signed in, simply navigate to the "Menu" dropdown on the right hand side of the page, select the preferred language, wait 3-5 seconds, and browse. 

Users may notice new features as a result of this change. For example, languages that are written from right to left will be reflected as such when viewing an item in the catalog. 

Adding these functions comes as we recognize the growing diversity of our Mount Sinai community who are fluent in many languages. The library is committed to ensuring that all of our resources are accessible to every member of the Mount Sinai community. 

We also want to thank all of the staff who were involved in both suggesting this change and making it happen. 

If you have questions or feedback about the Research Discovery, please fill out the Library Feedback Form or connect with us via email at refdesk@mssm.edu.