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Dewey Decimal system:

The Dewey Decimal system is a way to group book so we can find what we need. The same decimal system you learn in math class. Non-fiction (true factual) books are grouped by topic and assigned a decimal number. This number is found in the OPAC and on the side of the book.

Play the shelving Game

Directions: Walk around the room quietly and find the following areas. Write down two topics or types of books found there.

Area of the library / Type of book / Type of book
000 / Example: encyclopedias
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FICTION

FICTION books are arranged on the shelves by the author’s LAST name, then by first name.

Books written by Joe Smith are shelved in front of books by Thomas Smith

Directions: Find a Fiction book on the shelves and answer the following questions.

  1. What is the title ______
  1. Who is the author ______
  1. What is the call number (on the side) ______
  1. What is the barcode number? 1ebrj______
  1. What is the difference between the Call number and the barcode?

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OPAC PRACTICE

Directions:

1.Open the OPAC

Click start, Student menu, Library, OPAC

2.Answer the following questions:

  • How many books do we have by Laurie Halse Anderson? ______
  • Look up dogs. Write down one title

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What is the CALL number of the title you wrote down?

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How many pages does the book have? ______

Fiction Continued

What does the Red box indicate in this example?

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What can you do if a book you want is signed out?

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Visual OPAC

Click VISUAL

Click People, click US Presidents

Find a book on President Obama.

What is the title? ______

What is the CALL NUMBER? ______

Is the book a Fiction, non Fiction or Biography? (Circle one)

Explain how you knew what kind of book it was. ______

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Advanced OPAC

Truncation: * example: farm* gives us farm, farms, farming, farmer

Boolean Searching

This is used to enhance keyword searching.

Using Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, will help you find the information you want in the

OPAC.

The Boolean operators must be typed in all capital letters.

• “AND” limits the search to materials that have information on two topics, for example

High school AND sports. With “AND” you will locate items that discuss both high

Schools and sports.

• “OR” locates materials that have information on either of two topics, for example dog

OR cats will find items on dogs or cats. “OR” produces the largest number of items.

• “NOT” limits the search to materials on one topic, excluding another topic. You can

search for materials on sports but not baseball. If you want material on sports but not

baseball, search sports NOT baseball.

Directions: using our OPAC find books on:

Find books on Sports but NOT baseball. How many do we have?______

How many books do we have on Dogs and Horses? ______

How many mysteries do we have by Matt Christopher?

What can you try if you can’t spell the whole word? ______