More in-depth Reference questions are referred to the Reference Desk. The U of I card catalog is an alphabetical listing of book materials and serial titles in the library by author, title, and subject. The main card catalog is a catalog of all the departmental libraries and bookstacks holdings before 1975. To search by subject before 1975, the card catalog must be used. Each year approximately 100,000 items are added to collection.
Collection is in all subject areas.
Reference Room Point out the Reference desk. Ask here any question from single fact to in-depth research problem. All departmental libraries have reference collections and provide the same searching services, only they are more subject specific. The Reference Room has more advanced reference tools than the Undergraduate Library's Reference Collection. Documents Library, containing federal, state, and U.N. documents, is located at the south end of the room.