The reference collection consists of handbooks and other reference materials. It includes publications organized for quick and easy use, such as encyclopedias, lexicons, bibliographies, dictionaries, directories, almanacs, yearbooks, and atlases.
Items in the reference collection are not available for borrowing outside the library but are always accessible to users for on-site study in the reading room.
While most of the collection consists of printed publications (books and serials), it may also include bibliographic records in microformats, CD-ROMs, and electronic reference sources from larger libraries or information and documentation centers.