The reference section is books that may be consulted but not taken away. Use the reference section.
It holds the things everybody needs occasionally and nobody needs for a fortnight. A reference section has shrunk everywhere, since most of what was in it is now online.
1nounreference sectionBooks that may be consulted but not taken away.
“The reference section was two shelves and a microfilm reader.”
reference section is a section.
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