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

What kind of information?

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

Using the computer to find a book

• Beginner

• Standard

There are two types of search screens:

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 !

Callnumber Availability

Call number Availability

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.

The End!

YOU FOUND ME !