City Park Reference Services

Prepared by Jude Morrissey 

Study desks and books in the Reference Room (Bldg. 10, Rm. 132/3)

 If you haven't been by yet this semester, come visit the reference side of the City Park library! There aren't cookies, but there are lots of great reasons to drop in. So, what can reference services do for you?

Well, if you're working on a paper or presentation, we have excellent resources. We have several thousand books you can use, and they are organized by subject to make it easier to find the information you need. Whether you are writing a paper on nursing as a career or French cuisine, we have you covered.We also have lots of electronic databases, which you can use on and off campus, including Credo Reference, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and Oxford Reference Online - all wonderful resources for beginning your research.

Probably the greatest resource we can offer is our librarians! Any time you have a question or need help accessing information, the reference librarians are ready to give you a hand. We have online guides for several subjects - including the research process, so you aren't trying to find information the day before an assignment is due or accidentally plagiarizing someone's work.  You can come in to see us, call us on the phone, email or even chat with us online. You may even have classes with us - teachers can (and often do) ask us to lead sessions discussing resources and other library information.

Jessie, a DCC student, and library patron

Need some place for your group to meet? You can work on group projects/presentations or study for tests, midterms, or finals in one of our group study rooms. And, of course, reference resources can be used for extracurricular interests, as well. Perhaps you just want to know more about junk food, identify that pretty bird you saw on campus, or read about man-made catastrophes. We have plenty of information. And maybe, like Jessie, you just appreciate a quiet place to hang out between classes.

Whatever your reasons, we're glad to see you!