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Central Reference Department

Waldo Library, First Floor
Phone: 269-387-5178
Fax: 269-387-5836
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Reference Collections

Includes printed reference materials on the 1st floor as well as online, full text sources.

Reference includes general materials such as:

• Encyclopedias
• Dictionaries
• Biographical information
• Company information
• Literary criticism
• Statistics

Indexes to articles in both print and online reference sources:

• (External) Credo Reference
• (External) Gale Virtual Reference Library
• (External) Reference Universe

Subject areas:

• Business
• Humanities
• Law
• Social Sciences

Large law sets including:

• United States Reports
• Northwestern Reporter
• United States Statutes at Large
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Michigan Reports
• Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated

Reference Desk Collection

Located behind the Reference Desk

• Often used reference books that answer factual questions
• College guides
• Business resources
• Style manuals (APA, MLA, Chicago)
• (External) Statistical Abstract of the United States
• (External) Occupational Outlook Handbook

CD-ROM Collections

A few databases are only available on CD-ROM:

• Simmons Study of Media and Markets (also known as Choices III)
• Women Artists on Disc

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