Question

why are reference books and periodicals not issued
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Answer 1

Answer:

Reference materials must stay in the library and are therefore unavailable to check out.

Reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.) have many short entries on a broad range of topics. This makes them helpful to many people who are starting their research or who need quick information about a subject. Because of this, we want to make sure these books are available to users by always keeping them in the library.

Many reference books are also available as e-books.

Hope this helps :)