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E-mail: reference@anniston.lib.al.us

Services
  • Call 237-8501 ext. 13 for quick reference answers by phone
  • On-line reference service is available.
  • Photocopying available for .25 per page
  • Interlibrary loans
  • Computers available for online reference and research and loaded with Microsoft Office 2007
  • Library tours or class visits are available. Arrangements should be made prior to planned date of visit.
  • Proctoring services available. Please read our proctoring guidelines.

 

MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED REFERENCE MATERIALS

Business Sources

  • Valueline
  • Alabama Industrial Directory
  • Alabama Business Directory

Legal Sources

  • Alabama Code
  • Black's Law Dictionary
  • Martindale-Hubble Law Directory

Medical Sources

  • Physician's Desk Reference
  • Merck Manual
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
  • Physician's Guide to Rare Diseases
  • Black's Medical Dictionary

Literary Sources

  • Contemporary Authors
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism
  • Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism
  • Twentieth Century Literary Criticism
  • American Writers (Scribner's)
  • British Writers (Scribner's)

Online Databases

The following databases contain full-text journal and magazine articles, courtesy of the Alabama Virtual Library, and are accessible within the Library from the homepage. Home access to these databases is available by requesting an AVL Card from the Library.
  • EBSCO Search
  • Gale Power Search
  • SIRS Knowledge Source
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Literature Resources from Gale

 

Internet Reference Links

Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County Homepage