1. VHHS Library:
We’ve got a book for that
2012-13 Library Orientation
Ms. Cheby

2. Why Visit?
 Quiet place to work & study
 Education, Recreation, Informati
on
 Books
 Encyclopedias
 Articles
 Maps
 Magazines
 Computers (school work only)
 Librarians

3. Library Etiquette
 No eating, drinking, and chewing gum
 Quietly and Calm
 Handle materials with care
 Leave your area clean and safe
 You must have a pass during class

4. Division of Books on Shelves
Fiction
Short Stories Collections and
Fiction
Call #
SC or FIC
Three Letters
Alphabetical Order
Non-
fiction
Informational, True
Stories, Histories, Biographies
Call #
Number
3 letters
Numerical
Order
Reference
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Call #
REF
Number

5. Decoding Call Numbers
 Call Number: Combination
of numbers and letters on
spine used for organizing
books.
 Read Call Numbers Left to
Right, Top to Bottom

6. Decoding Call Numbers
 There are usually two or three
rows:
 1st & 2nd row: Section
 REF,
 FIC,
 SC, or
 Numbers

7. Finding Books by Call
Numbers: Non-Fiction
 Non-fiction uses Dewey Decimal System
 Number Order
 811 comes before 812
 822.02 comes before 822.10
 Then Alphabetically
 Author’s last name
 Subject of book
 811 ANG before 811 ELI

8. Finding Books by Call
Numbers: Fiction
 Fiction: FIC or SC or
PB
 Alphabetically by
first 3 letters of
author’s last name

9. How to Find Books:
Accessing the ‘Card’ Catalog
Go the the Verdugo
Hills High School
Library Page
Click Search the
Library Catalog

10. How to Find Books:
Searching the ‘Card’ Catalog
 In the search box, type search terms
 Click appropriate search method
 Read results to find what you want.
 Note the call number
 Find on shelves

11. Decoding Call Numbers
For more about how to read call
numbers, click here or ask the librarian.

12. Book Check-out Policies
 Photo ID (does not need to be
current ID)
 Check-out = two weeks
 Renew BEFORE due date
 Bring in
 2 times
 No holds

13. Computer Use Policies
 Photo ID
 Must be hole punched
verifying current AUP on file.
 Check-out # at desk
 School work only
 Printing: 10 cents per page
(25 cents for color)

14. Overdue, lost, or damaged
book policies
 Fines:
 10 cents/day; maximum $5
 Lost or damaged books: $25
or cost of book
 Stop when checked-in
 Must pay to graduate
 Follows you in LAUSD

15. The Virtual Library
http://chebyteacher937.
wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Verdu
go-Hills-High-School-Library-Media-
Center/479912895382255
@LibrarianCheby