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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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Your "invisible" reference collection is now visible

No matter how well you know your reference collection, the wealth of information it contains remains largely hidden because your OPAC searches only titles or very limited subject headings. Moreover, your electronic reference works are themselves often lost to patrons within a vast list of electronic databases.

You need Reference Universe, the new way to search print and e-reference 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.