Learning Commons orientation intro, sept 2014

1. Welcome to the
Paulson Learning Commons!

2. Recipe of a learning commons
Library (books, check out, research, projects)
+ technology
+ collaboration
+ content creation (blogs, videos, web 2.0!)
+ comfy, rearrangeable furniture

3. Brainstorm
Collaborate
Question
What can you do?
Wonder
Browse
Produce
Listen
Discover Edit Read
Study
Explore
Perform
Create
Write

4. LC Overview Agenda
I. Shelving organization & layout
A. Fiction and Nonfiction
II. General book selection tips
A. Genre stickers, book blurbs
B. Online catalog (searching, record details, tricks)
III. Virtual LC / Coming soon
A. Website and online resources
B. Research support, etc.

5. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Journey Into the Deep:
Discovering New Ocean Creatures

6. Fiction & Nonfiction
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
Journey Into the Deep: Discovering New
Ocean Creatures by Rebecca Johnson
Call Number:
551.7 JOH
Call Number:
FIC DIC

7. Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
All Kinds of Fiction!
Humor
Mystery
Dystopia
Thriller/Suspense Horror
Romance
Paranormal

8. Fiction Genres
Want to read a specific genre?
Spot the spine sticker!
Fantasies
Mysteries
Science
Fiction

9. Shelf Organization
FIC
MCD
Alphabetical Order, A - Z
FIC
ALL
FIC
WIL
FIC
BRO
FIC
TRE

10. Science
Biographies
History
Technology
All Kinds of Nonfiction!
Medicine
War Religion Animals
Folk Tales Countries &
Language
States
Poetry
Sports

11. Nonfiction Shelf Organization
Numerical Order, Low to High
917
794 MCD
ALL
313
WIL
551
BRO
811
TRE

12. Alphabetical Order, A - Z
B
WAS
B
ADE
B
LIN
Biographies
Instead of numbers, the
Biography call number is a “B”
B + 3 first letters of name
Usually last name, unless none

13. W-I-P Website & Online Catalog
gmslc.weebly.com
● under “Resources”
● general search
● filters & sorting
● search result toolbars (top/right)
● record info (Available? Subject? Call no.?)
(LC desktop homepage)

14. Coming Soon to
gmslc.weebly.com:
● new-to-Galvin state databases
● Follett Shelf (eBooks!)
● recommended tech tools
● research support (guides about where to look
for info, organization, citations!)
● book lists by genre, etc.

15. Learning Commons Layout
FIC SAE here FIC SAL - FIC ZUS here
FIC AAR here
You are here!
998.2 KIN here
001.4 MAR here
Reference & Biography

16. Book Borrowing
● Students may borrow up to five books at
any time (up to two today)
● Books are due back in three weeks
● You may renew a book for another three
weeks if no one else has requested the book

17. Book Check Out
DATE DUE BORROWER’S NAME ROOM NUMBER
9/29/14 Ms. McCall 140
Fill in:
1. Date Due
2. Name (F & L)
3. Homeroom
Hand in BOOK
CARD, replace
with stamped
DATE CARD