The document provides information about the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) located on a university campus. It describes who can use the CMC, including education students, faculty, staff, and the general public. It outlines the various materials available, such as books, magazines, instructional kits, multimedia resources, and more. It also provides details on how to search the catalog and find materials on specific topics or subjects using the Library of Congress classification system.

1. A tutorial and guide to the best kept secret on
campus.
By : Margaret Ganger

2. What is the Curriculum Materials
Center ( CMC)

3. Who uses the CMC?
 Developed initially for elementary
and secondary education students
 All other university students
 Faculty and S taff
 The General Public

4. What
kinds of
Materials
are
available
?
•Expository Text
•Fiction Books
•Children’s books
in S panish, French
and other
Languages
•Magazines
•Instructional Kits
•Multimedia
material
•Textbooks
•Activity Books
•Pictures
•Maps

5. How to Find What your
Looking For
 The predominant
listing in the CMC is
The University Libraries under the “ P” section
utilize which relates to
the Library of Congress Language and
Classification S ystem. Literature.
 S ubclass PZ relates to:
PZ( 1) -90 Fiction
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/
and
juvenile belles
lettres
PZ( 1) -( 4) Fiction
in English

6. S ubclass P Philology. Linguistics
S ubclass PA Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature
S ubclass PB Modern languages. Celtic languages
S ubclass PC Romanic languages
S ubclass PD Germanic languages. S candinavian languages
S ubclass PE English language
S ubclass PF West Germanic languages
S ubclass PG S lavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian language
S ubclass PH Uralic languages. Basque language
S ubclass PJ Oriental languages and literatures
S ubclass PK Indo-Iranian languages and literatures
S ubclass PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
S ubclass PM Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages
S ubclass PN Literature ( General)
S ubclass PQ French literature - Italian literature - S panish literature - Portuguese
literature
S ubclass PR English literature
S ubclass PS American literature
S ubclass PT German literature - Dutch literature - Flemish literature since Afrikaans
literature - S candinavian literature - Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old
Norwegian - Modern Icelandic literature - Faroese literature - Danish literature –
Norwegian literature - S wedish literature
S ubclass PZ Fiction and juvenile belles lettres

7. How do I use the Catalog
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Above is a picture of what the catalog screen looks like. Go to the
Catalog Quick S earch area and type in your selection.

8. What do you see next?
 If you search for The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric
Carle, you will see a listing of 18 found items.
 S o how do you know what is in the CMC?
 S croll down the left side, you will see a listing of all of
the university libraries. Locate the Curriculum
Materials Center and click on it with your mouse.
 The system will revise your search to show only items
located in the CMC. ( Now revised to 10 items)
 There are a variety of items listed (A Braille book,
activity books, instructional materials and books) .
 How many books printed in 1987 are located in the
CMC? Look carefully and don’t be fooled.

9. How Many Did You Locate?
1. 5
2. 3
3. 6
4. 1
If You answered 3 books you were
correct.
Congratulations .

10. Practice what you have learned.
Match the following Book Titles to
their call numbers
1 . PZ7.H732226 Tu 2010
1. The Complete Adventures of
Curious George by Margaret 2. PZ7.G1273 Gr 2008
Rey
3. PZ7.R3302 Ad 2005
2. Turtle in Paradise by
Jennifer Holm 4. PZ7.W65535 Cit 2010
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil 5. PZ7.S 8177 S y 1969
Gaiman
4. S ylvester and the Magic
Pebble by William S teig
5. City Dog, Country Frog by

11. If You matched the following
congratulations.
1. PZ7.R3302 Ad 2005
 The Complete Adventures
of Curious George by Margaret 2. PZ7.H732226 Tu 2010
Rey
 Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer 3. PZ7.G1273 Gr 2008
Holm
 The Graveyard Book by Neil
4. PZ7.S 8177 S y 1969
Gaiman
5. PZ7.W65535 Cit 2010
 S ylvester and the Magic
Pebble by William S teig
 City Dog, Country Frog
by Mo Willems

12. What kind of items can you find
in the CMC?
The CMC offers a variety
of magazines for
children.
 Cricket
 National Geographic
Kids
 S ports Illustrated Kids
 Big Backyard
Past issues are available upon
 Quest
request.  Zoo Books

13. Expository or Informational Text
can be found in several locations
in the CMC
The row after the book return
are items Q- Z. These books
range in category from
science to Library science
and information Resources.
The first two rows of the stacks are
labeled from A-N. These books are
outlined by the Library of Congress
classification system and include
General Works items to Fine Arts.

14. Fictional Printed Materials
The bulk of this collection begins with (PZ)
and is located in the main stack area.
S ubclass PZ
PZ(1)-90 Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
PZ(1)-(4) Fiction in English
PZ5-90 Juvenile belles lettres
Oversized
Books

15. Children’s books in S panish, French
and other Languages
S panish books are in the French Books are in the
PZ 73 and PZ74 section. PZ 24.1 section.
Example: Example:
The Pied Piper = El flautista de Ce que dit la musique africaine
Hamelín / Abdoulaye S adji ; illustrations de
Granjabiel
PZ24.1 .S24 1985
PZ74.1 .C44 2008
-

16. Instructional Kits
The Instructional
Kits are located in
the compact shelving.
Instructional
Materials include
reading materials,
Language arts
materials, math
games, social
studies, puppets,
science kits, as well
as health materials
and more.

17. Multimedia Materials
The Media Center
contains CD’s,
DVD’s & VHS
Videos that
correspond with
many book
selections, there
are also books
with
accompanying
CD’s or cassette
tapes located in
this area.

18. S tate Approved Text Books
Currently the circulating
text books (books you can check
out) are located on the right
side and the non-circulating
( books you can not check out-reference
on the left. Text
only) are
books include language,
reading, math, science,
social
studies, music, foreign
languages, and more.

19. Activity Books
Ex: Teaching with Favorite Activity Books consist of
Newberry Books/ by Lori the following categories:
Licciardo-Musso •Art
Call Number: •Bulletin Boards
ACTIVITY LangArt L53Tn Gr.4-8
•Critical Thinking
•General
•Language Arts
•Math
•Reading
•S cience
•S ocial S tudies
•S pecial Education
•Thematic Units

20. Pictures and Maps
Pictures Maps
There are On the bottom
pictures of there are maps
various items that are
circulating and
such as: people,
are reflective of
places, animals, global locations.
and scenes. The Envelops at
The pictures are the top also
represented contain maps,
across all however they are
disciplines. non-circulating
items.

21. Computers
There is a computer available for patron use on the counter as well as
two additional computers located next to the media center. There are
many additional computers available in the library commons.

22. Ellison Machines and Dies
There are 4 Ellison
Machines available for use
in the CMC. The Dies
include upper and lower
case 2” and 4” letters, as
well as a variety of
different shapes,
numbers, and punctuation
marks.
There are also 2 large
paper cutters for your
convenience. Please use
the recycling bins at the
end of the cabinetry.

23. Bulletin Board Paper &
Lamination S ervices
The CMC offers Bulletin Lamination services are
Board paper in four colors also available for a cost
of $ 1.50 per foot. The
for a cost of .70 cents per
lamination machine
foot. requires a ½ hour to
• Red warm up so please allow
yourself enough time.
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
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24. Conclusion
Thank you for your
attention.
If further assistance is
required please see a
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librarian at the desk in
the CMC or at the main