Conducting Library Research

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The Reference Room in most libraries contains an amazing array of resources. It's a good place to start a project, familiarize yourself with a topic or fill in and fine-tune your research. Details, definitions, dates, statistics and all sorts of other facts can be found in the reference room. The following are among the basics in any library:

• Dictionaries
• Encyclopedias
• Atlases and Gazetteers
• Statistical Sources
• Government Documents
• Handbooks and Companions
• Biographical Sources
• Periodical Indexes
• Bibliographies
• Pamphlets and Annual Reports
• Microfilm and Microfiche