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.

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