Reference Department

Services

The Reference Department is often the first place to begin research. Librarians and trained student assistants can provide individualized assistance to students, faculty, and staff; teaching skills necessary to use electronic & print library resources and developing research strategies.

The Research Tools webpage provides online access to Christopher Center's electronic resources, including our catalog, databases for finding journal articles, and selected web sites, as well as course-related and patron-specific library resource guides.

Reference Desk Hours

During normal Fall and Spring Semester hours, the Reference Desk is staffed:

During summer terms, breaks, and holidays, the reference desk is not always staffed, although there are always librarians around between 9am-5pm. If you call the reference desk and no one answers, please leave a message and we will get back to you within one weekday (Monday-Friday). For more details on library hours, see the online calendar. The reference desk phone number is 464-6890.