Reference Materials

Reference Collections

The University Library provides a variety of reference materials for use. 

Physical Reference Collections at the Library

The University houses a physical reference collection made up of a variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other materials. They are housed on the second floor of the building.

This is a non-circulating collection, however exceptions may be made by contacting the Reference Coordinator in Access Services. For more information about the reference collection, please see University Library's collection development policy.

City/State/Country

Use the City/State/Country guide to help find newspapers and statistics specific to Indianapolis, Indiana newspapers, agencies, and statistics and historic documents and statistics for the United States.

College/Career

Use the College/Career guide to find resources on information about colleges, financial aid and tests, and lists sites with job listings.

Criticisms/Reviews

Use the Criticisms/Reviews guide to find links to criticisms and reviews of the performing arts and literature.

Directories

Use the directories guide to find links to email, telephone and specialized directories.

Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Thesauri

Use the Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Thesauri guide to find general encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri and to subject-specific dictionaries.

Facts/Figures

Use the Facts/Figures guide to find biographical resources, almanacs, calculators, and statistics on the international, national and state levels.

GIS/Maps/Atlases

Use the GIS/Maps/Atlases guide to find atlases and map collections.

Legal Research

Use the Legal Research guide to find resources to help for legal research.