Reference Room

What is Ask a CRRL Librarian?

It's an Online Reference Service! Submit your question by filling out the form below. We will answer specific questions or give suggestions for you to pursue your reference topics. We will provide answers, short lists of books, magazines, or web sites, or we may suggest strategies for your next visit to the library. We will try to answer most questions within 24 hours, except on weekends or holidays.

Frequently Asked Questions. Before asking your question you may want to browse some of the questions on our FAQs page. You may find your answer there.

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Please fill out this form with as much detail as you feel your question requires. More complete information will allow us to provide a more accurate answer.

Your Name:

E-mail address:

(Please verify your e-mail address before you submit your question, i.e. username@inet.com)

Library card# or phone number:

Information needed for use by:

FAX# (optional)

I will consider information in this form: (check as many as you wish)

Simple answer (with notation of source used)

Items I can check out of the library, such as books, videocassettes, and sound recordings.

Photocopies from reference sources, magazines, or newspapers - must be picked up or faxed

Magazine or newspaper articles online

Suggested web sites

Will consider interlibrary loan option

Please use this box to tell us about your question. For example, are you writing a report for school? Have you already looked for this information in other sources, such as books, magazines, or encyclopedias?

Where do you live? I need the answer within:

If you will need to pick up the information, which branch:

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