The reference section

1. Another non-fiction part of the library.Another non-fiction part of the library.

2. 
The Reference section of a library is where
informational books are located.
Reference books cannot be checked out or leave the
library.
Generally people only use a section of information
from a reference book, not the entire book.
What is it?

3. 
In this library…
On the shelves surrounding where you are sitting.
In other libraries…
Look for the reference desk where a librarian will be
located.
Where is it?

4. 
The call numbers of reference books have:
 a first line of "R" or "REF,"
the Dewey number for the subject covered,
 then the first three letters of the author's last name, or
the first three letters of the title if the author is not
identified.
How is it organized?

5. 
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Almanacs
Thesauruses
In a reference section

6. Review of Indexes
What are they?

7. 
n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces (-d-sz)
1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or
otherwise facilitate reference, especially:
a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects
treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages
on which each item is mentioned.
Indexes

8. 
Let’s look at an Encyclopedia’s Index.
Encyclopedias