Library Aide Syllabus: School Year 2016 – 2017
View Library Orientation ppt. http://compcolts.wikispaces.com/Library+Orientation
http://compcolts.wikispaces.com/Library+Aides
TO DO: Assignments
1. Instruction
2. Responsibilities List
3. Amazing Library Race
4. Sign up for Chicopee Public Library Card - CW/MARS assignment
5. Inventory your section
Progress Report
6. Order in the Library online @ compcolts.wikispaces.com- Print Certificate
7. Catalog Study Guide & Quiz
8. Participation Checklist
9. Section Maintenance Checklist
Report Card
10. Library Search and Find
11. Advanced Google Search
12. Create a Display in the library
Progress Report
13. Website Evaluation
14. Easybib
15. Plagiarism Prevention
16. Participation Checklist
17. Section Maintenance Checklist
Report Card
18. Opposing Viewpoints & Issues and Controversies
19. GVRL
20. Newspapers online
Progress Report
21. Country Reports
22. Global Road Warrior
23. Ferguson Career Guide
24. Participation Checklist
25. Section Maintenance Checklist
Report Card
26. Global Issues in Context
27. Mango Languages
Progress Report
28. Animoto
29. Class Evaluation Survey - optional
30. Participation Checklist
31. Section Maintenance Checklist
Report Card
INSTRUCTION
Catalog- Checking in & Out. Edit patrons / Catalog – searching & fines. Universal search / Student Passes. AUP forms. Using Databases.Website Evaluation. / General Policies & Procedures. Plagiarism Prevention & Easybib
Name ______Period ______Section______
Library Aides Checklist
Library Aide Class= 5 Credits. RATE YOURSELF in the following areas. THIS IS A SELF-ASSESSMENT. BE HONEST
Section Maintenance
1. ____Books are shelved from the cart and sections are checked daily. (4)
Café or tables are wiped clean and free of debris.
2. ____Book are in proper Dewey Decimal order. (4)
Games or other items are in order
3. ____Book/Games are even and located at the front edge of the shelf. (2)
4. ____Shelves have been checked for items that may have fallen behind the shelf. (3)
5. ____Shelves are free of dust, paper, and trash. (2)
6. ____Items are organized with no crowded shelves or sparse areas. (2)
Total Points_____(17)
Policy and Procedure
1. ____Each student arriving from a study has a pass and is signed in properly. (6)
2. ____Books are checked in and out accurately and efficiently. (5)
3. ____Laptops are signed out and returned properly ( shutdown & plugged in) (5)
4. ____Library resources are recommended to students and teachers. (3)
5. ____Library catalog is used to help students and teachers find resources. (5)
6. ____Students and teachers are shown to the section or shelf for assistance. (4)
Total Points____(28)
Ethical and Civic Responsibility
1. ____Student is self-motivated and productive. (5)
2. ____Student is cooperative. (3)
3. ____Student has a positive work ethic (4)
4. ____Student completes assignments on time. (3)
Total Points____(15)
TOTAL POINTS EACH MONTH (60) ______
Name______Period______
Section______
Read through the library page at http://www.compcolts.wikispaces.com. Of the 10 responsibilities of a Library Aide listed name 5 in the order of which you would consider a priority.
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Open Response: (write 3 sentences)
What would you like to learn more about from being a library aide?
Checking materials in and out
If you don't have the patron's barcode at hand, you may have one or more of the following options:
A. Click to open a complete list of patrons.
o To sort the list, select Name - Last or Name - First from the list at the top.
o To move further down the list, enter a name adjacent to jump to.
o To reduce or expand the list, select or clear the Only my patrons check box.
Then click .
Locate and select the patron's name.
B. Search for the patron by entering the patron's first, middle, or last name, nickname, grade level, homeroom, user name, a value in one of the User Defined fields, or a District ID.
If you don't have the whole name or word, enter part of it, followed by *.
To speed the search, select the Only search check box and select the field you're using from the list.
Once you've selected the patron, an alert message may appear at the top of the page. Beneath the alert message, if any, basic information about the patron appears.
Note: If the patron is associated with your school, Destiny displays the patron's local barcode. Otherwise, Destiny displays the barcode from the patron's primary site.
If the patron has any overdues and you charge fines, click View Estimate to view the amount accrued so far.
If the patron has any current checkouts, they are listed under Items Out.
To view circulation information about any of the copies, click the copy barcode number.
Note: Destiny also displays checkouts, ready holds and fine totals for all sites where the patron is associated.
After you have selected the patron, scan the copy barcode in the Find box.
If you don't have the copy barcode at hand, you can search the library collection by entering a keyword from the title (or part of a word, followed by *) in the Find box and clicking .
If Destiny encounters any problems with the checkout of this copy, an alert message may appear at the top of the page.
Can I perform other transactions?
From Check Out, you can mark any of the patron's checkouts lost, or renew them by clicking the appropriate button to the right of the item. To renew all of their checkouts, click at the bottom of the page.
To pay, waive, or edit any fines or refunds, click Fines (or Refund) under the patron's name, or switch to the Fines page.
To view brief copy information, copy notes, and the current and previous borrowers of the copy, click the copy's barcode number under Checked Out or Items Out.
To clear the patron and copy information, click Reset on the side menu or scan the next patron's barcode.
How do I manage the patron's fines?
The Fines section lists all the patron's fines and refunds.
If you manage both your library and textbooks in Destiny, each fine is marked with either LM, indicating a fine on a library material, or TB, indicating a textbook fine.
Fines with adjacent have a note associated with them. Click , then next to the fine to see the contents of the note.
To change the amount due, waive, or pay any of the fines, click or —or switch to the Fines page.
To view the patron's detailed fine history, click adjacent to Fines.
To view the amount accrued to date for any overdue library materials, scroll down to Current Transactions and click View Estimate.
Name: Period: The Amazing Library Race
This game is part of library orientation, and will help to understand how the library is used and what resources are offered. You are participating in a scavenger hunt similar to the TV show The Amazing Race without the risk of life and limb. Follow the directions to complete the questions.
Please read the hours sign on the library door, and put the answer to the following question on your answer sheet.
A. What are the library hours on Wednesday?
Now step inside the library.
There are signs throughout the library to help you.
To your right is the classroom area with the Smartboard.
B. Facing the SmartBoard, and to the left, there is a poster titled RADCAB. Name the 6 things you need to investigate about a website before you decide to use the website for your research.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.______6.______
Now step up to the circulation desk.
The circulation desk is a place to come to ask questions and check out books. There are supplies such as tape, paper, glue sticks, stapler and much more for student use. We ask that you return these things to the desk when you are finished with them.
C. Name two items for student use at the circulation desk. (read the 1st sentence again)
1. 2.
Proceed to the fiction section located on both sides of the library entrance doors.
The fiction section has novels and books written from an author’s imagination. The section is organized alphabetically by the author’s last name within each genre, and can be identified by the FIC at the call number, followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. Take a look at the spine label now. The authors whose names begin with A are to the left at the top and the authors whose names begin with Z at the bottom right. The fiction section is also separated into genres or categories.
D. Name the 8 genres located across the fiction wall.
1.______2.______3.______4.______
5.______6.______7.______8.______
E. What is the full Call Number (found on the spine label) of the book by Patricia McCormick titled Sold?
Now move to the Story Collection section. Use the signs and spine labels “SC” to find the books. (hint: look beside the big table near the classroom section of the library)
The short stories are also organized by author’s last name, but the call number begins with SC which stands for “story collection” followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name.
F. What is the call number (on the spine label) of Neil Gaiman’s book of short stories titled M is for Magic?
G. There are 2 sets of numbers/letters on every book. One is a call number and the other is a barcode. What is the difference between a call number and a barcode?
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Now move toward the bookcases parallel to the front windows.
These bookcases contain the non-fiction books. Notice there are posters on each end and above that identify the subjects shelved on each bookcase.
Move into any of the eight rows of non-fiction now on either side of the library.
The non-fiction section is organized by the Dewey decimal classification. It is a system of numbers and letters, which basically give the address of where the book sits on the shelf.
Here is an example of a call number: 306.3 MON. After the numbers in each non-fiction call number there are three letters showing the beginning of the author’s last name. You will need both the letters and the numbers to find a book.
H. Where do you find the call number on a book?______
I. Where would you find a barcode number?______
Look at the slip of paper you were given that contains the title and call number of a book. Find the book on the shelf. (See librarian for paper)
J. Write down the call number and title of the book next to it on either side.
The CCHS library catalog is available 24/7. You can access all books and resources from the comfort of your home via the Internet. The computer at the circulation desk is a designated online catalog.
You can search the library catalog by entering the keyword, subject, title, or author in the search box.
K. Search for Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. Click on “details” and look at the similar subjects under “Explore!” Click on “Find it” next to “Abandoned children—Fiction”. Name the first title listed.______.
This is how you would find a book similar to one you have already read.
You can also find the catalog online at http://www.chicopeeps.org/cchslibrary.cfm . Take a look at the other features of the catalog listed under “library Search” on the left side of the page.
L. Name three other options the catalog has to offer besides “library search”.
1. 2. 3.
Move to the Biography Section near the windows on the left side of the library as you are facing east – the windows.
The biography section contains books about a person’s life written by someone else.
The biography section is organized alphabetically by subject. Notice the spine labels have “B” to designate that the book is a biography followed by the subject’s last name; so books about George Washington are going to be under “Washington” no matter who wrote the book.
M. What is the call number for the biography Ralph Nader: Man with a Mission?
N. Who is the author of the Ralph Nader biography?
Go to a computer and login (hopefully you have signed your Internet Use Policy form and retrieved your password from the library).
Go to the library webpage: http://www.chicopeeps.org/cchslibrary.cfm
The Library webpage gives access to all of the subject specific databases for your research needs.
Click on the Full-text magazines, news, encyclopedias, and e-reference books
includes over 40,000 magazine, newspaper, andreferencearticles with audio.
O. Name one of the History database.______.
P. Name one of the k-12 Resource databases.______.
Q. Name a Science eBook______(hint: look at the link highlighted in blue on the library website
R. Name the 2 databases listed under “Critical Thinking Learning Center”
1. 2.
S. Explain why is it important to check and evaluate a website you are using to see if it is credible? How do you start to do that? (hint: go back to question B)
Name: Period:
Catalog Quiz – Use the back of this paper to answer the questions, if needed.
1. In order to access the catalog you must be logged in. Where is the log in link located on the computer screen? ______.
2. What is the username and password? ______.
3. There are 6 tabs across the top of the catalog page. Which tab do you use to check books in and out? ______. Which tab do you use to search the catalog? ______. Which tab do you use to get to the CCHS Library Website and Compcolts.wikispaces______.
4. On the back of this page. Briefly describe in DETAIL the procedure for checking a book out.______.
5. What must you do once you have completed each check out procedure in order to be sure the correct books match the patron record, and do not appear on another person’s account?______.
6. You can search the catalog by Keyword, Title, and Subject. If someone is not sure of the title, but remembers a few words in the title, what is the best way to search the catalog to find if the library has the book?
7. How would you find just videos or DVDs in the library catalog?
8. Someone is looking for a good book to read that is similar to one they have already read. You search the catalog starting with the book title that they had already read. You then click on the “details” link next to the title. How does the detailed record of the book help you to find a similar book for this patron? Hint- the answer to this question is given in the Amazing Race scavenger hunt.