• The library has many
kinds of materials to
help you in your
schoolwork –
books, encyclopedias,
newspapers, and
magazines.
• Although the
librarians are always
glad to be of help,
finding a material on
your own is a good
exercise of
independence, and an
opportunity to explore
the library.
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• It is a method by which
the library puts a system
of all its acquisition.
• A filing cabinet contains
all the cards that are
arranged in alphabetical
order.
• Guide letters are on the
front of each drawer tell
what cards are in the
drawer.
• There are three types of
cards in the card catalog.
• The first is the title card.

• It presents the title of
each book on the first
line of the card.
• A title that begins
with a, an, and the is
listed on the second
word.
• The author
card lists
each book by
the author’s
last name.
• The subject card
lists each book
of non – fiction
by the name of
its subject.
• Each non – fiction
book has a call
number.
• It appears on all
three cards and on
the book itself.
• It can help us find
any book in the
library
Card Catalogs
Card Catalogs

Card Catalogs

  • 2.
    • The libraryhas many kinds of materials to help you in your schoolwork – books, encyclopedias, newspapers, and magazines.
  • 4.
    • Although the librariansare always glad to be of help, finding a material on your own is a good exercise of independence, and an opportunity to explore the library.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    • It isa method by which the library puts a system of all its acquisition. • A filing cabinet contains all the cards that are arranged in alphabetical order. • Guide letters are on the front of each drawer tell what cards are in the drawer. • There are three types of cards in the card catalog.
  • 7.
    • The firstis the title card. • It presents the title of each book on the first line of the card. • A title that begins with a, an, and the is listed on the second word.
  • 8.
    • The author cardlists each book by the author’s last name.
  • 9.
    • The subjectcard lists each book of non – fiction by the name of its subject.
  • 12.
    • Each non– fiction book has a call number. • It appears on all three cards and on the book itself. • It can help us find any book in the library