5. What is a library?
• Collection of books
• Includes digital resources and films
• Contains collections of audio, visual and
print materials
• Provides a place of silence for users
• Stockroom of knowledge and ideas
• Heart of the school
6. REFERENCE
PERIODICALS RESERVED
BOOKS
SECTIONS
OF THE
LIBRARY
GENERAL
FILIPINIANA CIRCULATION
7. SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY
• Circulation – contains the general collection of
books, fiction and nonfiction, which the
students can borrow for home use
• Reserved Section – books that may be
requested by some teachers to be made
available for their students but for a short
period of time only
• Periodical – magazines, newspapers and
journals
8. SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY
• Reference Section – books containing specific facts and
information about anything in this world
– Encyclopedia
– Dictionary
– Biographical dictionary
– Yearbook or annuals
– Atlas
– Almanac
– Gazetteer
– Indexes
– Bibliography
– Directories
9. SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY
• Filipiniana Section --- books authored by
Filipinos
• Audiovisual Room --- optional section of the
library where a variety of machines for
listening or viewing may be kept
• Materials Center – When a student wants to
make his class projects and some special
activities not needing books, he can go to this
area.
10. • developed by Melville
Dewey Dewey in 1876
Decimal • Classify books using
numbers
Classification • Divided into 10 categories
• Used in big libraries
Library of • Classify books using
Congress letters
System • Divided into 24 categories
11. DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM
• 000-099 – Computer science, information and general
works
• 100-199 – Philosophy and psychology
• 200-299 – Religion
• 300-399 – Social sciences
• 400-499 – Language
• 500-599 – Science (including mathematics)
• 600-699 – Technology and applied Science
• 700-799 – Arts and recreation
• 800-899 – Literature
• 900-999 – History, geography, and biography
12. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
• A - General Works • L – Education
• B - Philosophy, Psychology, and • M – Music
Religion
• N - Fine Arts
• C - Auxiliary Sciences of History
• P - Language and Literature
• D - General and Old World
• Q – Science
History
• R – Medicine
• E - History of America
• S – Agriculture
• F - History of the United States
and British, Dutch, French, and • T – Technology
Latin America • U - Military Science
• G- • V - Naval Science
Geography, Anthropology, and • Z - Bibliography, Library
Recreation Science, and General
• H - Social Sciences Information Resources
• J - Political Science
• K – Law
13. KINDS OF MATERIALS
• Reference books
• Books of fiction
• Biographies/autobiographies
• Magazines and newspapers
• Government reports
• Pamphlets and clippings
• Audio-visual materials
14. THE CARD CATALOG
• Index to the collection of books in the
library
• Used in locating books
• 3 x 5 inch cards arranged alphabetically
• Filed in chest drawers
15. Title
card
Author Subject
card card
Types
of card
catalog
16. Other sources of information:
• CD-ROM (Read Only Memory)
Facility
• World Wide Web (www) or
Internet
• Electronic Mail or E-mail
