Reference Services are available at the service desks of the LSCC libraries. Services include:

• Learning how to use the libraries
• Finding information for research projects and papers
• Developing search strategies
• Locating facts and statistical data
• Learning about library policies, services, and resources
• Locating library materials
• Learning to use the Internet as a research tool
• Help citing resources

Reference services are available at any campus library during regular working hours. Reference librarians can be reached at the following numbers:

     Online reference help is available through the statewide Ask-A-Librarian Service  

Reference materials can be found in libraries' catalog, on the Subject & Course Guides, or online through the reference sources below...

Reference Databases (require login)
  Encyclopaedia Britannica
  Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
  Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
  Oxford Premium Collection
  Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
  World Almanac (OCLC)

Web Reference
  Bartleby: Great Books Online
  CIA World Factbook
  GPO Access Databases
  Statistical Abstracts of the United States
  THOMAS: Legislative Information

Reference Directories
  Internet Public Library Reference
  Internet Reference Resources (University of Florida)
  Virtual Reference Shelf (Library of Congress)
  WWW Virtual Library

Lake County Information
  Chambers of Commerce in Lake County
  Lake County Community Resource Guide
  Lake County Government
  Lake County Information Network
  Lake County Library System
  Lake County Schools

Sumter County Information
  Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
  Sumter County Government
  Sumter County Public Library System
  Sumter County Times Online
  SumterCounty.com