The Reference staff provides in-person and telephone reference service, such as locating facts, statistics, names, bibliographic information, and citations to periodical articles. In-depth reference or research assistance may require 48 hours to complete. Librarians also perform Internet and online database searches and offer instruction in searching the online Library catalog and Internet search engines.

Remote Access
The Library's website address is www.wyckoff-nj.com (click on Library). Patrons can also access the Library from "BCCLS" (Bergen County Cooperative Library System) at www.bccls.org by linking to "Member Libraries" and clicking on "BCCLS Libraries with Home Pages," then scrolling down to "Wyckoff."
Patrons may place book requests, view their own library record (PIN # required), renew books and search databases via remote access.

Internet Access and Use Policy
Internet access (unfiltered) is available to adults and children. Patrons indicate their compliance with library policy by signing a registration form at the Reference desk. Children under 18 years of age are required to have a permission slip signed by one parent or guardian on file at the library before they may use the Internet. The parent must come to the library in person to read the policy and sign the form. Responsibility for a child's use of the Internet rests solely with his or her parent or legal guardian.

Online Training
Learn how to use online resources to serve your information needs. Learn how to use the mouse, menus, toolbars, as well as keywords and subject terms to find books and articles in the Online Catalog.

You'll be able to:

• Locate a book
• Find books by a favorite author
• Obtain several titles on a subject
• Print out a newspaper article
• Print out a reference or journal article on health, business, etc.

OR

Use Internet search engines and subject-oriented resources to find a specific piece of information or effectively research a topic.

You'll be able to:

• Look up a book review
• Check out airline flights
• Find a recipe
• Research a company, employer, college, etc.

Thirty-minutes, one-on-one online instruction sessions are available from a Reference Librarian. If you are a Wyckoff resident and interested in online instruction, just leave your name and phone number at the Reference Desk (201-891-4866) and we'll call you to schedule an appointment.

Use Internet search engines and subject-oriented resources to find a specific piece of information or effectively research a topic.

Online Resources
Our Reference department makes every effort to provide the most current information available in whatever format is deemed the most useful. The staff is trained to point users in the right direction depending upon individual needs. Many resources are available in both book form and online. Formats include print, microfilm, CD-ROM, and Internet.

Our online resources include:

• The Record. County newspaper searchable back to 1986.
• EBSCO MasterFile. Contains searchable full-text for over 1000 journals in a broad range of disciplines, plus abstratcing and indexing for over 3100 journals.
• InfoTrac. General Periodicals, Business, Health and Literature Reference Collections (full-text)
• New York Times. Available on microfilm from 1962 to the present.
• Novelist. Readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers of all ages in finding new authors and titles.
• ProQuest. Research Periodicals (full-text).
• Standard & Poor's Advantage. Stock Reports
• Value Line. Investment and Mutual Fund Surveys.
• Wyckoff News. Available on microfilm from 1928 through 1992, its entire publishing history.

Public Access Personal Computers
The Library provides free public access to 2007 Office products on several of the public computers. Usage is on a first-come, first-served basis. If someone is waiting, the user is limited to 1 hour. Users must be able to work at the computer independently. Contact Reference Desk for more information.