Reference and Information Services

Reference and information services include:

• instruction and help in using libraries and their resources through tours, workshops, handouts, and assistance at a reference point.
• help in determining where to look for information — which libraries, reference works, or databases might best meet your needs.
• help with using various forms of electronic catalogs and indexes
• mediated database searches (may require a fee)
• help with making interlibrary loan requests

General, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Green Library Information Center provides general reference assistance, help with Socrates and electronic databases, plus in-depth reference service in the social sciences and humanities.

Other humanities and social sciences libraries with reference services (consult the specific library's web page for services provided):

• Art & Architecture Library
• Business Library (Jackson)
• Education Library (Cubberley)
• Hoover Institution Library and Archives
• Law Library (Crown)
• Music Library
• Special Collections and University Archives

Science, Engineering, and Medical Libraries

Reference services are offered to current Stanford students, faculty, and staff. Other users should consult library web pages to see if/what reference services are available.

• Biology Library (Falconer)
• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Library (Swain)
• Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections (Branner)
• Engineering Library
• Marine Biology Library (Miller at Hopkins Marine Station)
• Mathematical and Computer Sciences Library
• Medical Library (Lane)
• Physics Library
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Library

Further information and help

• Hours of libraries
• Phone Numbers for Stanford Libraries
• SKIL (Stanford's Key to Information Literacy; an interactive tutorial)
• Intruction in Research and Information Resources
• Ask Us — electronic reference for Stanford campus community
• Reference Shelf — guides and electronic resources
• Research Quick Start Guides