CMRLS Email Reference Form

 CMRLS Email Reference Form

So, you have a question…a reference question…and nobody is available to help. The internet cannot provide a clear answer. The A.I. program is no help at all. What can you do? You reach for the phone to contact the local public library, but then you notice that it’s 2 a.m. The library is closed.

 It is unfortunate, but even librarians have to sleep.

The information for your research project is time sensitive. What can you do? You can wait for the library to open on Monday or you can complete the CMRLS Email Reference Form and forward your request while the question is still fresh on your mind.

One way to kick start the process is to go to the CMRLS Email Reference Form located on the CMRLS website at https://cmrls.lib.ms.us/. 

Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to go on the website and scroll down to the bottom of the webpage to find the hyperlink to the CMRLS Email Reference Form.

Look for:

Need help with a reference question? Ask a librarian using this Email Reference Form.

Click on the link. Read the instructions.

Use this form to submit questions that can be answered with brief, factual answers. Staff will answer email question Monday-Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Questions emailed during regular business hours will be answered within 24 hours. Questions emailed on Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday will be answered on the next regular business day.

Keep in mind that:

Questions requiring complex and specialized research, such as genealogy questions, can not be answered by email.

Come Monday morning while you're having your morning coffee or cappuccino, soon after the library opens, your reference inquiry will be reviewed, processed and truncated. A response will be returned to you in an expedited manner.

Sample reference questions at the Flowood Library can include almost every subject. It takes a lot to surprise us. Still, maybe we can help.

If you’re getting married and want to understand the opposite gender or what is involved in the planning ceremony, we can refer you to the appropriate literature.

If you want to research the current status of the development of cold fusion, nanobot technology or how to get on the wait list for the mission to Mars, we can provide an update.

If you need to know about a practical means to time travel back to 1985, I know a good movie.

At the Central Mississippi Regional Library System we strive to make our services available during and after working hours. We do this through our CMRLS website.

If you have a reference question and the internet cannot help, and the library is closed, then the CMRLS Email Reference Form may assist you in truncating your inquiry (quickly finding the answer).