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Learn the Library!
Goals of this orientation:
• Part 1: To teach you how to find a book in the computer.
• Part 2: To teach you how to find that book in the library.
How do you find a book in the computer?
First -
The librarian enters information about each book in the
computer
Information such as…
AUTHOR: Who wrote it?
TITLE: What is the book called?
SUMMARY: A description of the book.
SUBJECT: What is the book about?
All this information together is the book’s RECORD
Searching
Type your words in the search boxWatch your spelling!French words for French booksEnglish words for English books
Remember: a book’s record is the collection of information about a book (Title, author, etc.)
Search box•Type your words in the search box.
The computer looks for EVERY SINGLE WORD you type in the book’s record.
What if you type:
Author: Gail Gibbons
Title: Cats
Summary: Here is basic information about domestic cats
Subject: Cats
Who thinks you’ll find this book?
Here is an example of a record:
Always put as few words as possible to find the most information.
The search example was a KEYWORD search. It searches for your words everywhere in the record.
Other ways to search are:• By title• By author• By subject• Boolean searching …
Where in the library?
• You found the book in the computer.
• What do you need to know to actually find the book in the library?
You need to know…
1. If the book is available.
2. The call number.
Where in the computer do you see this information?796.962
ROM
Come find me,I’m on the shelf !
Reminders• Use English words for English books.
• Use French words for French books..
• Watch your spelling.
• Use as few words as possible to avoid making mistakes.
• Write the WHOLE call number on a piece of paper.
LIBRARY ORIENTATION – PART 2
Our purpose is:
1.To learn how the library is put together.
AND
2.Where all the stuff is located.
Call Numbers• Once you found the book in the computer and checked
that it was available, remember to write the whole call number on a paper.
NOTE:– If the first line has numbers, it’s nonfiction.
– If the first line has letters, it’s fiction.
398.2 E FIC
TRO MUNLAT
Fr. Fr. Fr.
French books have Fr. at the end of their call numbers.
The Library Is Divided Into Three Main Sections
NONFICTIONENGLISH & FRENCH TOGETHER
FICTIONENGLISH
FICTIONFRENCH
FICTION – DIVIDED INTO PARTS
FICTIONENGLISH
FICTIONFRENCH
IN THE ENGLISH AREA:
EASY PICTURE BOOKS (E)JUNIOR PICTURE BOOKS (J)HARDER FICTION (FIC)
IN THE FRENCH AREA:
EASY PICTURE BOOKS (E)JUNIOR PICTURE BOOKS (J)HARDER FICTION (FIC)BANDES DESSINÉES (BD)POCKET BOOKS (PB)
THEY ARE ALL LABELLED!
Books have labels on them
FICSTI
KIN
GD
OM
OF
FA
NT
AS
Y
The spine of the book!
These labels are called
“Call Numbers”and this is what
they look like.
Books have labels on them
FICSTIFr.
KIN
GD
OM
OF
FA
NT
AS
Y
The spine of the book!
French “Call Numbers”have a red dotand a third line.
ENGLISHFICTIONSECTION
E = EASY PICTURE BOOKSJ = JUNIOR PICTURE BOOKSFIC = HARDER FICTION
The first line tells you the section of the library.
JGRI
EWIL
JMUN
FICKOR
They are shelved
separately!
LETTER = FICTION (story)
FRENCHFICTIONSECTION
E = EASY PICTURE BOOKSJ = JUNIOR PICTURE BOOKSFIC = HARDER FICTION BD = BANDE DESSINÉEPB = POCKET BOOK (Easy chapter)
The first line tells you where to find the book.
JGRIFr.
EWILFr.
JMUNFr.
FICKORFr.
They are shelved
separately!
BDDAVFr.
PBCHAFr.
Notice the difference in French?
398.2GRI
NONFICTIONENGLISH & FRENCH TOGETHER
398.2GRI
398.2GRIFr.
NUMBERS = NONFICTION (Information)
The first line tells you where to find the book.
The second line stands for the first three letters of the author’s last name.
FICKOR
Gordon KORman
IMPORTANT!!
Once you are in the right section, books are placed on the shelves alphabetically by the author’s last name.
The second line stands for the first three letters of the author’s last name.
398.2GRI
Brothers GRImm
IMPORTANT!!
BOOKS ARE ON THE SHELVES NUMBERICALLY BY NUMBER
THEN ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR
Finding Fiction Books
• FIRST, determine if the book is in English or in French.
• SECOND, go to the correct section in the library: E, J, FIC, BD, PB (line 1).
• THIRD, find the book by author (line 2).
Finding Non-Fiction Books
• FIRST, determine if the book non-fiction (the first line of the call number is a number).
• SECOND, go to non-fiction section of the library.
• THIRD, find the book by number.
• FOURTH, find the book by author.
Reminders – Finding the book
• Write the whole call number on a paper.
• If the first line of the call number has numbers, it’s a nonfiction book.
• If the first line has letters it’s a fiction book.
• French call numbers end in Fr.
398.2 EFIC
TRO MUNLAT
Fr. Fr.Fr.