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Reference Desk Reference Collection and Ready ReferenceBehind the reference desk is a set of low shelves which contain
the Ready Reference books. These are the books most often used by the librarians to answer
questions relating to the subject fields on their floor. If you are given a reference book
from the Ready Reference shelves, return it to the desk when you are finished. The tall bookshelves marked "REFERENCE" which stand to
the north of the reference desk contain encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies,
directories and other sorts of reference tools. Reference books, which are identified by
the location "2 North Reference" EUREKA and by "r-e-f" on the book itself above the
top line of the call number. They may not be checked out of the Library. Nearby are free
library guides and handouts kept in rotating wooden kiosks. These handouts can be very
helpful as they list the most useful research tools in any given subject, providing you
with call numbers and locations. Index Area and Research StationsPeriodical articles are indexed in a variety of paper indexes and abstracts which are grouped by topic on the index tables adjacent to the Reference Desk. Electronic access to many of the same journals is provided through the Library Home Page using the over 100 electronic databases. Just as EUREKA is your key to finding call numbers for books,
these paper periodical indexes and electronic databases are your key to finding citations to articles in magazines
and journals, publications which are issued periodically. The citations they provide include the author of the article,
title of the article, then the title of the journal or magazine with its date, volume
number and pages. You'll need all of that information to locate the article in this
library and to include in your bibliography. Consult a Librarian for the indexes most useful for your topic. Government DocumentsGovernment Documents from the United States, California,
Sacramento City and County, from Canada, and from the United Nations are located in the
northwest corner of 2 NORTH. The United States government is the single largest publisher
in the world, publishing materials on all subjects. Items found in EUREKA with the
designation "Gov Docs" are found here. They are filed according to the
Superintendent of Documents Classification System, know as SUDOC. Atlas and Map CollectionsThe northeast corner of 2 NORTH behind the campus
computer lab, contains our sizable atlas and map collections. Atlases are reference material and do
not circulate. This collection contains world atlases, individual country atlases,
historical atlases, scientific atlases as well as special theme atlases such as the California
Water Atlas. Library Instruction
Library Instruction Lab, Room 2024 To help you learn more about the Library and how to do research
for your papers, speeches and other research projects we offer a variety of classes and
special instruction in rooms 2022, 2023 and 2024. The two labs are equipped
for hands-on sessions demonstrate searching on EUREKA and other computer systems. CSUS faculty members may
use on online
request form to schedule library lectures especially designed to meet the research needs
of particular class assignment. Individuals may also check at the second floor reference
desk to see if any small group instruction sessions are being currently offered such as
Demystifying Library Databases or
Search
Engine Strategies, or see an expanded
list of instructional presentations when you visit the CSUS Library Instructional
Services page. UCCS Computer Lab
The main campus Computer Lab is located on 2 NORTH. This lab is
staffed by student assistants from the University Computer Center and provides the
standard services available from any campus lab. These include access to EUREKA, the
Internet and World Wide Web, electronic mail via SacLink accounts, and word
processing and other campus supported programs. As
with all computer labs, access is restricted to CSUS students, faculty or staff and
you must login with a SacLink account. This lab is the most popular on campus and often
has lines of students awaiting the next available computer. Lab hours and other
information for this and other labs can be found by visiting UCCS Lab Home Page.
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