Reference Department
The Reference Department is located on the 2nd floor of Mitchell Memorial Library.
Telephone: 325-7667
E-mail: reference@library.msstate.edu
How to find books?
To locate books of a particular topic, you can try the searching below:
1. MSU Libraries' Online Catalog. Searching by author, title, keyword, subject, etc., you will find call number, location, and checking status of a book in all libraries of MSU.
2. Inter-Library Loan (ILL). If no library in MSU owns a particular book, you may want to borrow it from other libraries. You can simply fill out an online inter-library loan request form (https://illiad.library.msstate.edu/illiad/).
Online Reference Resources
The following resources can be found in Credo Reference:
In Encyclopedias section
The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide
In Geography section
CIA World Factbook
The Collins World Atlas Gazetteer
The Dictionary of Human Geography
The Dictionary of Physical Geography
Geography of the World
The Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography
Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Penguin Encyclopedia of Places
In Science section
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs
Encyclopedia of Paleontology
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
Guide to Gems
Guide to Global Hazards
Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossil
Click below to access these resources:
- Credo Reference Available through MSU Library’s Indexes and Databases.
Reference Books - Geology
Encyclopedia of hydrological sciences
Call Number: Ref GB655 .E527 2005
ISBN/ISSN: 0471491039
Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, c2005.
Nearly 200 articles on 17 hydrological themes. 5 volumes with illustrations and maps.
Geology in the Field - Compton, Robert R.
Call Number: QE45 .C63 1985
ISBN/ISSN: 0471829021
New York: Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1985.
Guide to discipline of information mapping theory. Compact size for field use.
Reference Books - GIS
GIS data sources - Decker, Drew
Call Number: Ref G70.212 .D44 2001
ISBN/ISSN: 0471355054
New York: J. Wiley, 2001.
Provides guidelines for evaluating data sources and how to select the correct data source for a project.
Reference Books - Meteorology
Encyclopedia of weather and climate
Call Number: Ref QC854 .A45 2002
ISBN/ISSN: 0816040710
New York, Facts on File, 2002.
Nearly 3000 entries on climatology and meteorology.
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