Another non-fiction part of the library.Another non-fiction part of the library.

The Reference section of a library is where

informational books are located. Reference books cannot be checked out or

leave the library. Generally people only use a section of

information from a reference book, not the entire book.

What is it?

In this library…On the shelves surrounding where you are

sitting.

In other libraries…Look for the reference desk where a librarian will

be located.

Where is it?

The call numbers of reference books have:

a first line of "R" or "REF," the Dewey number for the subject covered, then the first three letters of the author's last

name, or the first three letters of the title if the author is not identified.

How is it organized?

Encyclopedias Dictionaries Almanacs Thesauruses

In a reference section

Review of Indexes

What are they?

n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces (-d-sz)1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or

otherwise facilitate reference, especially:a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and

subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.

Indexes

Let’s look at an Encyclopedia’s Index.

Encyclopedias