Reference Collection
    
  • Reference sources are not usually read from cover to cover.
  • They are meant to be consulted quickly.
  • Most reference sources provide useful indexes and/or tables of contents to look up specific information.
    
   

 

Specialized Encyclopedias and Dictionaries provide:

  • brief summaries of topics or concepts
  • provide an outline of a field of study
  • useful starting points when researching a new topic
  • references for further reading

 

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Reference Collection- 2nd Floor
General Collection- 3rd Floor A-N, 4th Floor P-Z

Encyclopedia Americana Ref AE 5.E333 2004
Encyclopedia of Associations Ref AS 22 .E5
Volunteer USA Ref HN 90.V64 C37 1991