Reference

• Reference assistance is available all hours the library is open. 
• The Reference staff provides advice on research techniques and the use of information resources. 
• Reference materials are those most frequently consulted as sources of information or as guides to other resources. Booth Library provides a number of resources in both print and electronic formats.

• The Reference room contains book titles in all subject fields. Reference books must be used in the library. 
• Some reference books are kept at the Reference Desk. An EIU I.D. is necessary to use these materials.

• The library subscribes to over 100 online databases which provide access to information in all subject fields. To access them, click on Magazine & Journal Articles on the library homepage or Journals on the menu bar that appears at the top of each secondary page.
• There are 44 computers available in the Reference room for use in accessing the above databases as well as the EIU Online Catalog. These resources may also be accessed from the numerous other computers available in the library, from all campus computer labs, and on any computer with an internet connection.

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Faculty and Staff:

• Carl Lorber, Head, cllorber@eiu.edu, phone 581-7546
• David Bell, Faculty, dsbell@eiu.edu, phone 581-7547
• Ann Brownson, Faculty, aebrownson@eiu.edu, phone 581-6099
• Sarah Johnson, Faculty, sljohnson2@eiu.edu, phone 581-7538
• Stacey Knight-Davis, Faculty, slknight@eiu.edu, phone 581-7549
• Johnson Kuma, Faculty, jkkuma@eiu.edu, phone 581-7550
• Pamela Ortega, Faculty, pfortega@eiu.edu, phone 581-7548
• vacant, Senior Library Specialist, , phone 581-6911
• Randy McCammon, Library Specialist, rgmccammon@eiu.edu, phone 581-6073
• Johna Shackles, Library Specialist, jlshackles2@eiu.edu, phone 581-7553