Welcome to the Library

andInspector Perry P. Pawprint, Esq.

with

Mr. Hamilton

Booker T. WashingtonMiddle School Library

• Why use the Library?

• Types of Books and Media

• What are some different types of Libraries?

• Where do you find them?

• How do you check them out?

• How is the library arranged?

The LibraryWhat is There For You?

A library is a place:• Where books and other materials are

available for borrowing• To Study and Research

The materials in a library can help you discover more about the world of the past, the present, and the future.

Three Types of Libraries

• Public Libraries

• School Libraries

• Special Libraries – Newspaper Libraries

• Some libraries are called Resource Centers or Media Centers because they contain more than just books.

Types of Books• There are two types of books in libraries:

Nonfiction and Fiction

• Nonfiction books are based on facts or tells a true story. Geography, Science, Astronomy, music, and the lives of real people are examples of nonfiction books.

• Nonfiction books are arranged by subject following a method called the Dewey Decimal System.

Fiction Books

Fiction books are not true stories. They contain imaginary characters, places, and events.

Fiction Books are arranged on shelves in alphabetical order by the author’s last names.

Books are arranged from left to right on shelves, beginning at the top.

Alphabetical Order

• The library is a place in which everything is arranged in alphabetical order. You will need to use alphabetizing skills to:

• Find a book on the shelf

• Use reference books, such as dictionaries and encyclopedias

• Use the index and glossary of a book

Alphabetical Order

• Book Titles – Books by the same author are grouped alphabetically according to title.

• Finding books by Author’s Names – Authors names will be in alphabetical order by the last names. Two people with the same last name will be placed in alphabetical order by first names.

• Words in a Dictionary • An Encyclopedia Topic

Call Number

Every book in the library is given a unique call number to serve as an address for locating the book on the shelf.

A call number is printed on the spine of each book in the library to help you find it on the shelf. The call number itself is composed of two parts:

Dewey Decimal System

The Cutter Number or Book Number

Fiction Call Number

• The call number for fiction has two parts:

1. The letter for Fic for fiction

2. The author‘s last name

First three letters of the last name.

Examples

Book Title – The Haunted Mountain

by: Mollie Hunter

Would be found: Fic OR J

Hun Hunter

Cutter Numbers

The cutter number for a book usually consists of the first letter of the author's last name

and a series of numbers. This series of numbers comes from a table that is

designed to help maintain an alphabetical arrangement of names.

Parts of a Book• Title Page – is the first page of a book. It tells the

title, author, illustrator, and publisher

• The Preface – is an introduction to the book

• The table of contents – is a list of chapters or topics with the page number on which each begins

• The text – is all the information written by the author. It is the main part of the book.

Parts of a Book• The glossary – is an alphabetical list of

definitions and pronunciations of special or unusual works.

• The appendix – is extra information near the end of a book. The bibliography is often included in the appendix.

• The bibliography – is a list of other books on the same or related subjects

• The index – is an alphabetical list of topics included in the text. The index shows the page numbers on with each topic can be found. The index is usually at the the end of the book.

General Reference Books

Reference books are usually shelved together. This is a beginning point for library users

who are doing reports and research.• Atlas – a book of maps and charts• Almanac – a book published each year that

gives current facts on many subjects• Dictionary – a book that gives the spelling,

pronunciation , and definition of words

General Reference Books• Encyclopedia – a set of books arranged in alphabetical

order that gives general information on many topicsThis is the first place you should go to get a broad overview of

you topic and to decide exactly which aspects of your topic that you may want to cover.

The encyclopedia will give you basic facts about your topic, but it will not give you many interesting details that will give your report color and life.

Keep in mind the more specific your topic is , the less likely that the encyclopedia will have any information on it.

Example: Several pages on DOGS but nothing on a specific breed.

General Reference Books

• Geographical Dictionary – a book, arranged alphabetically that gives information about cities, countries, and bodies of water of the world.

• Biographical Dictionary – a book, arranged alphabetical, that gives information about famous people

Biographies

• A biography is a written account of a person’s life. A biography tells about a real person who did live or is still living. The author who writes a biography may tell about parts of all of a person’s life.

• An autobiography is an account written by a man or woman about his or her own life.

• A collective biography is a book containing information about people who have something in common.

Magazines

Magazines are sometimes called periodicals because, unlike books, magazines come out

on a schedule periodically – every week, two weeks, month, or quarter of the year.

Vertical Files

These files, in a filing cabinet, include materials from newspapers, magazines, Mobile documents, pamphlets, and maps which includes information about Alabama people, places, things, and events.

Books Appeal, Getting Teenagers into the Library / K. C. Gomberg,1987.

Learning about Books and Libraries, Games / C.K. Lee, 2000

Hooked on Library Skills, Activities Program, K-6 / M. Lewis 1988

Hooked on Books, 30 Adolescent Books / C. Ryan, 1993

Battle of the Books and More, Reading activities for Middle School

Students / S. Cook, 2001

Lesson Plans for the Busy Librarian, Standards Based / J. Keeling2002

How to find books in the Library / B. Beck, Positive Promotions, 2006

Information Power. (1998). American Library Association.

MCPSS Library Media Information Handbook (2002) on web soon; media specialists have CD-ROM

SACS www.sacs.org (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)

IMPACT http://www.alsde.edu/ (Office of Technology Initiatives)

PEPE www.alabamapepe.com/ (Professional Education Personnel Program

of Alabama)

The internet and Education: Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2001). http://www.pewinternet.org

Lance, Keith Curry. (1994). The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. ERIC, ED372759.

Literacy Partners, A Principals Guide to An Effective Library Media Program for the 21st Century / Alabama Department of Education, 1999

Lance, Keith Curry. Proof of the Pudding. (1999) Fast Facts, 164, 1-12. http://www.lrs.org.

Library Research Service. (2002). LRS School Library Media Impact Studies. http://www.lrs.org/html/about/school_studies.html

Loertscher, David. (2002) Reinventing Your School’s Library in the Age of Technology; a Guide for Principals and Superintendents ISBN 0-931510-79-1. Order at http://www.lmcsource.com.

Russell, Shayne. (2000). Teachers and Librarians: Collaborative Relationships. ERIC, ED 444605

Gloria Bush, Supervisor of Library Media Services, 2002

The Ideal Library Media Program, How MCPSS Library Media Programs

Measure Up, August 22, 2002

The End

By: Annette M.Grube

and Clarence S. Hamilton, Jr, 2008.