Public Documents Masterfile

“By starting our search with Reference Universe we can immediately see if we have resources to help the student. This is an enormous time-saver for our librarians as well as for students.” — Mary Snyder, Instructional Services Librarian, Lycoming College

 

Public Documents Masterfile

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Reference needs its own 'discovery service'

No matter how well you know your collection of subject encyclopedia and major reference works, the wealth of information they contain remains largely hidden. OPAC searches provide only title information or very limited subject headings, and 'discovery layers' don't discover them.

The result is that many of the most critical works in your library are missed by those patrons who need them when beginning a research project.

You need Reference Universe, the new way to search e-reference and print simultaneously, and realize a return on the sizable investment you've made in your library's reference collection.

Reference Universe queries focus on your library's local reference holdings

Searchers instantly know which titles are held by your library. Click right through to online articles in all major reference databases, as well as see the your local titles at the back of the book index level in your library's OPAC. With Reference Universe, your patrons will finally see and use your library's reference collection.