M R Cohen (NAC) Library  Reference Division

NAC Building 2nd Floor
(212) 650-7611/650-7612

Library Hours

At the INFORMATION DESK, reference librarians will assist you in the use of reference materials, government documents, periodicals and databases, including many specialized sources in paper, microform, and electronic formats. Reference librarians will also help you to locate citations to materials in the library's (and the University's) collection of books, periodicals, newspapers, and government documents through the CUNY+ online catalog terminals located to the right of the Information Desk.  After you have obtained the call numbers for the books and the titles of the periodicals that you need, go directly to the shelves to get your material.  However, you cannot find the book, periodical, or information you want, ask a reference librarian for assistance.

In the REFERENCE AREA, access to and assistance with using the Internet and the World Wide Web is available.  You may also access your e-mail account.
 

Selected Reference Books

For background information and statistical data, select from the following general and specialized reference books. They are shelved in the reference stacks on the 2nd floor.
Encyclopedias
  • Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice (REF HV6017.E52)
  • Encyclopedia of Educational Research (REF LB 15.E48)
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (REF F1406.E53)
  • Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (REF E184.Al G14)
  • Encyclopedia of Philosophy (REF B41.E5)
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology (REF BF3 I.E52)
  • Encyclopedia of World Art (REF N31.E533)
  • Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (REF E I 84.A I H35)
  • International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (REF H41.15)
Biographical Dictionaries
  • Contemporary Authors (REF Z1224.ZI224.C6)
  • Current Biography (REF CT I OO.C8)
  • Dictionary of American Biography (REF E 176.D563)
  • Who's Who Among African Americans (REF E185.96W53)
  • Who's Who Among Hispanic Americans (REF El 84.S75 W55)
  • Who's Who in America (REF E663.E56)
Statistical Sources
  • Historical Statistics of the United States (REF HA202.A38)
  • Demographic Yearbook/Annuaire demographique (REF HA 17.D45)
  • World Almanac and Book of Facts (Information Desk)
  • World Factbook (Information Desk)
Style Manuals
The most widely used manuals are published by the American Psychological Association and the Modern Language Association are located at the Information Desk. Check with your instructor for the one you should use.
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 4th ed. NY: The Modem Language Association of America, 1995.
  • Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic style: a guide to citing electronic information. Westport, CT. Meckler, 1993.
    Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: APA, 1994.

Rev. 12/15/1997