Often pages, volumes and other information will be included in a citation. Library Assistant Library assistants are not professional librarians, but they have been trained to help you with many of your research needs. Some reference departments hire library assistants to help answer reference questions and provide general information about the library. Periodical Indexes and Abstracts Periodical indexes list articles which have appeared in journals, magazines, or newspapers. They list author, title, name of periodical, volume, pages and date of publication.
Abstracts are indexes that also contain summaries of the content of the article.
Both indexes and abstracts are found in reference departments. They may be in print form or online through the library web site . A special department within a library where you can find librarians, library assistants, and a collection of reference materials to help you with your research needs. Reference Collection A selection of library materials used by reference librarians and library assistants to help people find information or to do research. Reference collections contain many sources of information, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, or statistical compilations.