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Library Skills
Transcript of Introduction to Call Numbers: Grades 3-4
- 1. Lets TalkAbout Books!
- 2. For example, the outside part of a book is called the COVER.
It protects the books inside parts.
- 3. The FRONT COVER also hasimportant information on it.
- 4. The FRONT COVER hasimportant information on it. Like the
TITLE of the book.
- 5. The FRONT COVER hasimportant information on it. Like the
TITLE of the book. And the name of the books AUTHOR.
- 6. As well as the ILLUSTRATOR; theperson who drew the pictures
inthe book.
- 7. Another important part of a book is the SPINE.
- 8. A books SPINE works the same wayyour spine does. It holds
the book together.
- 9. The SPINE of a book also has important information on
it!
- 10. Like the TITLE of the book!
- 11. And the name of the AUTHOR!
- 12. And if its a library book, the SPINE willhave a special
label on it with aCALL NUMBER!
- 13. A CALL NUMBER is the address of the book. It tells you
exactly where the book lives on the shelf!
- 14. Just like your address tells someoneexactly where you live
on your street. = 235
- 15. Lets learn how to read a books CALL NUMBER.
- 16. Knowing how to read a books CALLNUMBER is important because
FICTIONBOOKS and NON-FICTION BOOKS have different kinds of CALL
NUMBERS!
- 17. And FICTION BOOKS and NON-FICTIONBOOKS live in different
parts of our library!4 DIFFERENT FICTION SECTIONS Freestanding Book
Cases in theBook Cases All Along the Walls Middle of the Room
- 18. The first part of a books CALL NUMBER tells you if the book
is aFICTION book, or if it lives in the NON- FICTION section of the
library. 328.5 F E DIA DIA DIA
- 19. If the CALL NUMBER starts with aLETTER, then the book lives
in one of our FICTION sections. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA EASY FICTION
FICTION BOOK BOOK (F= FICTION (E = EASY) FOR OLDER STUDENTS)
- 20. If the CALL NUMBER starts witha NUMBER, then the book lives
in the NON-FICTION section. E 328.5 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA NON-
FICTION BOOK
- 21. Now you know, just from looking atthe FIRST PART of the
CALL NUMBER what general area of the library the book lives in. F E
328.5 328.5 E F DIA DIA DIAEASY FICTION NON-FICTION FICTION SECTION
SECTION SECTION
- 22. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIANow lets look at the second part
of a CALL NUMBER.
- 23. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIAThe second part of a CALL
NUMBERusually tells you the FIRST 3 LETTERS of the AUTHORS last
name.
- 24. E 328.5 F DIA DIA DIA DIAIn this example, all three of
these CALL NUMBERS show that theAuthors Last Name starts with the
letters DIA.
- 25. E E 328.5 F F DIA DIA DIA But two are FICTION
BOOKS(Rememer, we know this because the CALL NUMBER starts with a
letter!)
- 26. E 328.5 328.5 F DIA DIA DIAAnd one is a NON-FICTION
book.(The CALL NUMBER starts with a number!)
- 27. Why are the LAST 3 LETTERS ofthe AUTHORS LAST NAME
important? E 328.5 DIA DIA DIA F DIA DIA
- 28. FICTION BOOKS are filed on the shelvesALPHABETICALLY by the
Authors Last name. FDIA F F F DAP DAS F DEA DE F F M DER F DIA DIM
F DIM
- 29. NON-FICTION BOOKS work the same way, except that they are
filed NUMBERICALLY FIRST. This book will be in the 300s area of the
328.5 328.5 NON-FICTION SECTION, numerically filed from the
smallest number to the greatest number. DIA 327.8 328 328.2 328.5
328.5 328.5 329
- 30. All books with the same exact number willbe further
organized ALPHABETICALLY by the AUTHORs LAST NAME. 328.5 DIA 328.5
DIA 328.5 DUP 328.5 329 FRI AME
- 31. You can find ANY book in the library by using its CALL
NUMBER.
- 32. If you dont know a books CALLNUMBER, you can find it by
looking the book up on the Librarys computers. Glenoaks Elementary
School Home Catalog Glenoaks Elementary
- 33. Say you want to read Artemis Fowl but you dont know the
authorsname or what the CALL NUMBER is.
- 34. Type the books TITLE into thecomputers search box and click
the TITLE button. Artemis Fowl Glenoaks Elementary
- 35. The computer will show you if ourlibrary has a copy of
Artemis Fowl.
- 36. Just below the books TITLE, you will find the CALL
NUMBER.
- 37. The first part of the CALL NUMBER starts with the letter F.
F Remember: FICTION BOOKS have CALL NUMBERS that start with a
letter.
- 38. Artemis Fowl is a FICTION book for older students. We know
this because the CALLNUMBER has an F in it. The F stands for
Fiction.
- 39. If you cant remember where Fiction books for older students
are located,there are signs to help you find your way.Signs on top
ofbookcasesSigns on both wallsabove the Fictionbookcases
- 40. We now know the general areaof the library where we can
find the book Artemis Fowl. But how do we know EXACTLY where it
lives?
- 41. We go back to the books CALL NUMBER! REMEMBER: the second
part of the CALL NUMBER stands for what?
- 42. The second part of a CALL NUMBER is usually the first three
letters of the AUTHORS LAST NAME. COL = COLFER (Author Eoin Colfers
last name)
- 43. Artemis Fowl will be in the C sectionwith authors who also
have last names that start with the letter C.
- 44. The letter signs and the shelf labelscan help you find the
right section!Letter Signs in Fiction Section Labels on edges of
book shelves
- 45. Once you find the C section inFICTION, look for the book
with the matching CALL NUMBER. HINT: The CALL NUMBERS will be in
ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
- 46. Look carefully! There are many books in our library whose
authorslast names start with the letters COL.
- 47. Those books will all have the same EXACT call number!
- 48. Since FICTION BOOKS are filed ALPHABETICALLY by the authors
last name, books by Eoin Colfer will come BEFORE booksby Suzanne
Collins, Tim Collins & Carlo Collodi.
- 49. Here it is! You found Artemis Fowl by using thecomputer and
the books CALL NUMBER!
- 50. Please make sure that when youput a book back on the shelf,
theSPINE of the book is facing you!
- 51. So you can see.The CALLNUMBER
- 52. So you can see. TITLE of the bookThe CALLNUMBER
- 53. So you can see.And thename of TITLEthe of theAUTHOR. book
The CALL NUMBER
- 54. Now you know a little bit aboutbooks and their CALL
NUMBERS.See if you can find a book today using a books CALL
NUMBER.
- 55. THE END