The Reference Department is the primary information center for the library community, providing general reference assistance as well as research support, Interlibrary loan services, and library instruction.  The reference area, located on the main floor, is equipped with research workstations where professional librarians provide personalized service to assist with learning and research needs. A wide range of reference works, both traditional and electronic, are available in the reference collection.  Online resources include a web based library catalog and over 140 indexes and databases, many with full text sources.

Other reference services include:

• Ask a Librarian: email questions as you search available resources
• Online Catalog: search for materials owned by the Tarleton libraries
• Interlibrary Loan: request materials not available in the libraries collection
• Lessons@Lunch: attend a database demonstration or orientation
• Research Guides: quick start links for your research
• Library Instruction: faculty may schedule curriculum based library orientation
• Research Rescue - Stephenville  or  Killeen (requires Adobe Reader): partner with a reference librarian for graduate research projects
• Help: access online tutorials to library resources and tools

For additional information contact:

In Stephenville: Reference Department reference@tarleton.edu 254-968-9249

In Killeen:  Ms. Melinda Guthrie  mguthrie@tarleton.edu 254-526-1244.

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