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Reference Books
- Sources used to identify pieces of information rather than to read all the way through, i.e., dictionaries, encyclopedias and indexes.
- Materials created specifically to help people find information or do research. Reference collections contain many sources of information, such as atlases, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes that contain facts, statistics, biographical or other sources that aid in answering reference questions.
- Books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and handbooks.
- A book meant to be used for specific pieces of information, rather than to be read as a whole.
- The noncirculating collection, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and periodical indexes, etc.
- Books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, almanacs, and handbooks that are kept in a special section of the library and cannot be checked out.
- Books that provide quick access to information or are used to find information in other sources; usually cannot be borrowed
- Books designed to be consulted for specific facts, rather than to be read through.
- Library materials that must be used in the library.
- Fact books that cannot be checked out. They include general and specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, bibliographies, handbooks, directories, etc.
The list of books
- Twentieth-Century Writers 1950-1990 by Tom Verde
- Your Magickal Name: Using Astrology, Numerology, Myth and Meaning to Choose the Perfect One by Phyllis Vega, Debra Vega
- Fireworks, Picnics and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols by James Cross Giblin
- Understanding Dreams by The Diagram Group
- Nuclear Science (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- Weather (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- Reptile and Amphibian Study (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know by The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
- First Aid (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Ellen Notbohm, Veronica Zysk
- How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein
- Art (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- Climbing (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction by Deane Mansfield-Kelley, Lois A. Marchino
- Bird Study (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- Citizenship in the Community (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- How Do Flies Walk Upside Down? Questions and Answers About Insects by Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger
- The First Interview: Revised for DSM-IV by James Morrison
- Electricity (Merit Badge Series) by Boy Scouts of America
- MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd Edition) by The Modern Language Association of America
- The Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism by Joseph Childers (editor), Gary Hentzi (editor)
- Do Elephants Jump? (Imponderables Series #10) by David Feldman
- C Pocket Reference by Peter Prinz, Ulla Kirch-Prinz
- Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory (4th edition) by J. A. Cuddon, C. E. Preston
- Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference by Lee Holmes
- The Elements of Style (3rd edition) by E. B. White, William Strunk Jr.
- Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette (Fourth Edition) by Peggy Post
- An Easy Guide to Speak Better English by K. Gomathi Reddy
- Knowledge Power: The Ultimate Quiz Book 1 by Seasons Publishing
- Knowledge Power: The Ultimate Quiz Book 3 by Seasons Publishing