Sources which provide critical overviews . Examples are encyclopedias, literary and film criticism collections, and topical handbooks. A number of electronic sources are also available, check the subject guide for reference databases the library provides only to UWEC students and staff. In addition, the Online Reference Shelf contains both freely-available reference sources that our librarians have selected and links to other online reference collections. Besides these resources, the Reference Department contains collections of special materials which are frequently used by faculty and students.
Access is through the online catalog searching by corporation as subject.
Smaller atlases are shelved in the Reference stacks. An extensive microfiche collection of current catalogs is accessed using a special guidebook kept with the collection. Paper copies of the current catalogs for the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin System are located at the Reference Desk. Currently, the library provides access to over 80 electronic databases. Many are electronic versions of standard print resources outlined below.