SDMS Media Center SDMS Media Center OrientationOrientation

Fall 2011

Goals for the OrientationGoals for the Orientation

During this orientation you will learn…

The rules/policies of the media center

The names of the library staff

Where materials are located on shelves

Techniques for searching the catalog

How to create a personal reading list

What can the library media What can the library media center do for you?center do for you?

Finding great booksResearch/Project helpPrograms: Authors and Book DiscussionsPeaceful Study Place

Who are the media center Who are the media center staff?staff?

Mrs. Poulos, Library Media Specialist/Teacher

Mrs. Meneses, Library Assistant

What are the library policies?What are the library policies?

Sign out period: 2 weeks

Renew books when needed

Check out up to 3 books at a time

Use computers for school research/projects (not e-mail, chat, personal use)

Pay for lost or damaged books

How do passes work for flex How do passes work for flex in the media center?in the media center?

Subject area teacher and flex teacher sign the pass

Bring all materials (including passport)and plan to stay unless there is a return time on pass

Sign in and sign out

Mrs. Poulos’ Pet PeevesMrs. Poulos’ Pet Peeves

“I don’t like to read.”

Chairs that aren’t

pushed in.

“If you don’t like to

read, you just

haven’t found the

right book.”

When can I use the media When can I use the media center if I’m not with a class?center if I’m not with a class?

Before school (7:45 – 8:00)

During flex, with a special passAfter school, Monday through Thursday until 3:00 p.m.; Fridays until

2:30 p.m.

Beginning in October: Mondays and Wednesdays after school until 3:30 p.m.

Five basic search typesFive basic search typeskeyword, title, author, subject, keyword, title, author, subject, seriesseries

Once I find the book I want to look for in the catalog, how do I know where to find it on the shelf?

What’s the call number?What’s the call number?

796 = Sports

796.357 = baseball

Nichols = author’s last nameThe call number tells you

where you can find the book in the library—which section (non fiction) and which shelf.

Who was this man with too Who was this man with too much time on his hands?much time on his hands?

Melville DeweyDewey Decimal System0-999 for Non Fiction BooksEach number is a subjectUsed in libraries all over the

world

92

DEW

Can you “speak Dewey”? Can you “speak Dewey”? What do the decimals mean?What do the decimals mean?

796.21 = In line skating796.22 = Skateboarding796.322 = Basketball796.332 = Football796.334 = Soccer796.342 = Tennis796.357 = Baseball796.8 = Martial Arts

TO PONDER…

Why do you think In line skating,

Skateboarding, and Martial Arts don’t have a 300 number after the decimal? How are they

different from the other sports listed? What was the logic

there?

Pay attention to the book’s Pay attention to the book’s call number in the online catalog…call number in the online catalog…

REF = Reference

030= Dewey Decimal Number for General information

NEW = New Book of Knowledge (shelved by title if no author)

The book is in the Reference Section on

the shelf with the books numbered 030

under New

How do I find a book on How do I find a book on the shelf?the shelf?

Call numbers represent the TYPE of book and WHERE the book is located on the shelf

FIC FLA Fiction book by author Sharon Flake

92 LEE Individual Biography on Bruce Lee

920 BRI Collective Biography on Women in Space by Briggs

796. 357LIP Non Fiction Book (on baseball) by Lipsyte

REF Reference031 General KnowledgeNEW New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia

SC Story Collection—Short stories by Neil Gaiman GAI

Five basic search typesFive basic search typeskeyword, title, author, subject, keyword, title, author, subject, seriesseries

How can I find materials in theHow can I find materials in the library media center catalog? library media center catalog?

Open Internet Explorer from the Applications Menu and click on the hot link

for Destiny

Keyword Keyword searchsearch If you have a very general topic, like

skateboardingskateboarding, it will look through all the records in the catalog for anywhere that word appears and give you a list of books related to skateboarding. The word is highlighted below.

Title Title searchsearch

When you enter a word or term and click Title, you get a list of items with that word anywhere in the title. (Ex. Golden Compass)

Click on the Title button after entering the title

Author Author searchsearch

If you know the author of a book, and want to find others written by the same one, enter all or part of the name and click Author. (Ex: Flake, Sharon or just Flake)

Subject Subject searchsearch

If you want to find items about a certain subject, topic, person, or place, enter all or part of it and click Subject (Tip: Make sure to use the plural form, if your search term has one, instead of the singular).

Series Series searchsearch

If you enjoyed a book that belongs to a series, like A Series of Unfortunate Events, and want to find books in the same series, enter all or part of the series name, and click Series.

How can I create aHow can I create a Personal Reading List? Personal Reading List?

Want to save your list?

Go to:

File and Save as…text file

to keep a copy in your personal folder.

What are some tips for What are some tips for searching?searching?

You can use uppercase or lowercase letters (golden Compass)

You can use wildcards (skateboard*)You could use a question mark (?) to

replace a single letter in the middle of a word if you are unsure of spelling (croc?dile)

If you want to find a certain phrase in that exact order, put quotation marks (“Money Hungry”) around it to improve your search.

Your Turn to PracticeYour Turn to Practice

Practice each of the search types doing meaningful searches for YOU

Create a personal reading list with at least 8 books that you would like to look for when you visit the library next time