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Come into the Library

Reference Librarians are available for consultation and assistance every hour that the library is open.  Stop by the Reference Desk with any question you have any time the Library is open. [Library Hours]

 Live via Telephone!

Call the Reference Desk

Speak to the Reference Librarian on duty at the Reference Desk if you have a general question or need simple factual answers.  Please come into the Library for extended research questions.  Call 562-860-2451 ext. 2425 or 2426 any hour that the Library is open. [Library Hours]

Live Online Reference

QuestionPoint Ask a Librarian provides a live, online, interactive Reference Service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with trustworthy, real-time one-on-one reference assistance from professional librarians.
Enter the school name and zip code: Cerritos College, 90650. The librarian will communicate with you using Internet chat and may take you to various websites. An average session lasts 15-20 minutes.

Via E-Mail!

Send a Question 

Cerritos College students, faculty, administration, and staff can send an email to Librarians using our Email Reference Form.  You can ask general reference, simple factual or statistical questions. We can provide advice on research strategies and offer suggestions of print or electronic resources that you can use.  A Librarian will respond to you within 24 hours or by the next working day.

Online Research Guides 

The Reference Librarians have created a number of Research Guides to help you with your research. You can search for a guide on the topic that you are interested in.

Best of the Web

In addition to the websites that are incorporated into the catalog, Cerritos College Librarians have selected Websites in all disciplines and subject areas which have particular relevance to the community college curriculum.