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Leeds High School Library
Orientation2014-2015
Services & Resources• Check out a book for pleasure reading• Books & Encyclopedias for research• Computers with Wi-Fi access • Magazines• College reference section• A quiet place to study or read • School supply store• Printing – black & white or color• Help from the Librarian with research &
presentation or just locating a book
School Supply Store
Students enter from the main lobby
Visit anytime, with a pass from your teacher.
Sign in at the circulation desk.Give your pass to Mrs. Gibson.
Sign out when you leave.
Rules & Regulations
• No food or drink• Teacher pass required• Enter only through front entrance
(Unless side doors are propped open.)• Exit from front entrance or the two side doors.• Students may not use back double doors.• Leave the facility as you found it…
Pick up your trashReturn chairs to their original locations Push chairs in at tables.
Do not distract other students.
Speak quietly.
Computers•Check with Mrs. Gibson for computer availability.
•Record the number of your computer on the sign-in sheet.Read and follow the Computer Usage Rules
DO NOT SAVE YOUR DOCUMENTS ON SCHOOL COMPUTERS!! Save on a flash drive or digitally.
Library ComputersComputer Use Policy
1. Available to all students unless reserved for a class
2. Students must sign in and record the number of the computer.
3. For school-related work only.
4. Do not save work on the library computer. Save through email, drop box, flashdrive, or other means.
5. Do not change settings on the computer.
6. Before printing, see Mrs. Gibson. Charges must be paid before printing.
Printing
• See Mrs. Gibson before printing.• The print button should only be pressed one time.• Charges: 20¢ per page for black and white
50¢ per page for color• Charges will be assessed for all pages printed
regardless of whether you accidentally print.• Charges must be paid at the time of printing,
so verify that you have the required amount before printing.
Locating a TitleHow do I find a specific book?Use the Call Number
Where can I find the call number?On the Spine of the book.
SPINE
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction• Literature created
from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation.
• Types of writing included in the fiction genre include the novel, short story, and novella.
Nonfiction• Writing that is about
real events and facts rather than stories that have been invented.
• Types of writing that are in the nonfiction genre include history, science, and biography.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Looking for Fiction?
ABC order according to the last name of the author
FICGRE
FICRIG
FICCLA
FICTION
If I Stayby Gayle Forman
SinnerBy Maggie Stiefvater
Game Changersby Mike Lupica
FICFOR
FICSTI
FICLUP
What is the call number?
FICTION Section
How do I locate a nonfiction title?The Dewey Decimal System:
NONFICTION Section
These books may be checked out.
Looking for Nonfiction?
553.2MAR
974.7MUR
158.08COV
Search…•First by Number•Then ABC Order by Author
REFERENCE
Shelved according to the Dewey Decimal System.Not for check-out.
BIOGRAPHY
Shelved by last name of the person who is the subject ofthe work. Example: Margaret Truman Call #: B TRU
Call Number prefix may be 920 or B
All of our biographies (memoirs, autobiographies) are shelved in the same section.
920 prefix is used for compilations.
BIOGRAPHY
The Boy on the Wooden BoxMemoir of Leon LeysonWritten by Marilyn J. Harran & Elisabeth B. Leyson
Emily Dickinson, A biographyby Milton Meltzer
BLEY
BDIC
What would be the call number for these books?
MAGAZINESEnjoy reading selections in the LibraryOver-night check-out . Due back at 7:30 a.m. next morning.
Don’t see the title on the shelf?
Check the displays
These titles are always available for check-out!
Search the LHS Library Online Public Access Catalog
Do we have the title in the library?
Do We Have the Title in the Library?If you are off campus, go to the Leeds High School main website and click on the OPAC link
Do We Have the Title in the Library?If you are on campus, go to the Leeds High School main website and click on the library webpage link.
Do We Have the Title in the Library?If you are on campus, go to the Leeds High School main website and click on the library webpage link.
Then Click on the OPAC icon!
We look forward to seeing you in the library!
Ask Mrs. Gibson or any of the library aides if you need help!