Reference Services
Whatever your subject interest, we have resources both online and in our
libraries that can help you find the information that you need.
- QUICK ANSWERS BY PHONE - call us at
(251) 208-7078.
- ONLINE - Search the MPL
Online Catalog or find your answers in our Online Resources.
- ASK A LIBRARIAN - get answers to brief factual
questions via e-mail
or
click here
to EMAIL
other questions or comments to Reference Services.
IN-DEPTH HELP - visit the
Main Library for research materials
on everything under the sun including business,
laws
and regulations,
medicine, biography,
art and collectibles, colleges and careers, patents and trademarks, travel, etc.
REFERENCE BY APPOINTMENT AND ORIENTATION TOURS - Can't decide how to approach a research problem?
Need special help with scholarships or jobs? Call (251) 208-7078 or
e-mail
to schedule a 20
minute appointment with a Reference staff member who
will help you get started.
PROCTORING SERVICES
- Tests may be taken online or in written form and can last up to 3 hours.
- Tests are taken in a non-reserved, public area of the library that may not be free from distraction.
- Proctors provide a moderate level of monitoring, but are engaged in other activities during the test.
- A fee of $25 is charged for each test session and must be paid in advance of test administration.
- Proctoring is available at the Ben May Main Library, Moorer/Spring Hill Branch, Parkway Branch, Saraland
Public Library, Toulminville Branch and West Regional Branch. Please
contact
one of these libraries directly when you have need to make arrangements for a particular test.
DOCUMENT DELIVERY - Want a copy of a page from a reference source faxed to your home
or business? Call (251) 208-7078 and request "Document Delivery". Cost is only 50 cents per page charged
to your library card.
COMPUTER CLASSES -
If you'd like help with the Alabama Virtual Library, basics of using a computer, Office software,
the Internet or the use of our on-line catalog we recommend attending one of our
Classes.
These introductory
programs are offered at most MPL locations.
