The reference section in the Gunn Education Materials Center is located behind the circulation desk in the library. Gunn has several sets of encyclopedias, traditional general sets, and specific subject sets, all providing the kind of in depth information that could be used by teacher education students in creating lesson units.
Reference books are non-circulating.
To use reference resources within Gunn, a valid USM id card must be left with the circulation worker at the desk. Reference materials located in Gunn are intended for use in the teacher education program at the University of Southern Mississippi, and are selected with this support in mind. The collection of reference materials kept in Gunn is only part of what is available at the University that might be useful for teacher education majors. Students should be aware that the Cook library has many more reference materials, and in some cases might have more up to date editions of some of the titles kept in Gunn. Below is a listing of many of the reference titles kept in Gunn.