HUMANITIES CORE COURSE 1C, SPRING 2005
ESSAY 8: RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE UCI LIBRARIES
REFERENCE AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

The Reference and Government Information collections, both of which are located in the Langson Library, contain many resources for students researching their topics.

The UCI libraries feature a variety of REFERENCE SERVICES available to students -- click here for details.  You can also visit the Reference Desk, on the 1st floor of the Langson Library, and get assistance from one of the librarians (during their  scheduled desk hours). IMPORTANT NOTE: so the librarians can help you most efficiently, come prepared, with specific research questions for them.


If Antpac lists a book as "Langson Reference," it is part of the REFERENCE COLLECTION, on the south side of the Langson Library's 1st floor.  The collection contains encyclopedias, indices, bibliographies and other materials to aid you in your research.  Reference books are for library use only, and cannot be checked out.

Students doing research for Essay 8 may find valuable information using reference materials.  Here are some examples of items available in the reference section:

Allen, James Paul.  The Ethnic Quilt: Population Diversity in Southern California.  Northridge: The Center for Geographical Studies,     California State University, Northridge, 1997.
LOCATION                                CALL NO.                                STATUS
Langson Reference                     F 867 .A45 1997 c. 2                  LIB USE ONLY

Berry, Roger B., Sylvester E. Klinicke et al.  Centennial Bibliography of Orange County California.  Santa Ana: Orange County         Historical Society, 1989.
LOCATION                                CALL NO.                                STATUS
Langson Reference                     Z 1262 .O7 B47 1989                LIB USE ONLY

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.  Minneapolis: H.W. Wilson Co., 1905-.
LOCATION                                 CALL NO.                                STATUS
Langson Reference                      AI 3 R4                                    LIB USE ONLY

Rudd, Hynda.  Los Angeles and Its Environs in the Twentieth Century: A Bibliography of a Metropolis, 1970-1990, with a Directory of Resources in Los Angeles County.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles City Historical Society, 1996.
LOCATION                                CALL NO.                                STATUS
Langson Reference                     F 869 .L857 R83 1996               LIB USE ONLY

Documents in the GOVERNMENT INFORMATION COLLECTIONS (located in compact shelving in the Basement of Langson Library)  can be found on Antpac -- use the "Limit / Sort" function in Antpac to limit your search to "Where item is located: Langson Govt Pubs" in order to see only materials in the Government Information Collections.  UCI's Government Information Collections include many valuable PRIMARY SOURCES such as government-published reports and transcripts, as well as indices to help you located such documents.

Some Government Information items can be checked out, while others are for library use only and do not circulate; the Antpac record for each document will tell you the circulation status of the item.

If you have questions, or have difficulty locating a document, the Government Information librarians will be happy to help you -- once again, the more specific questions you have, the better they can help you. 

For more information on materials available through Government Information, visit these pages on the UCI Libraries website:



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