A library is a collection of resources made available to a community for reference or borrowing. A library's collection can include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, documents, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, e-books, and audiobooks. Libraries typically have several sections, including general reference, periodicals, general collection/circulation, special collections, children's, and multimedia sections. Libraries use classification systems like the Dewey Decimal System and Library of Congress Classification to organize their collections.

1. LIBRARY AND ITS
USES

2. LET’S HAVE
A DEBATE

3. Books
vs.
internet

4. LET US
START
THE
DEBATE

5. WHAT IS A
LIBRARY?

6. LIBRARY
Is a collection of sources of
information and similar resources,
made accessible to a defined
community for reference or
borrowing

7. A library’s collection
can include
books
 a handwritten or
printed works of
fiction or
nonfiction, usually
on sheets of paper
fastened or bound
together within
covers.

8. A library’s collection
can include
periodicals
• The word periodical is
related to period, as in a
certain length of
time. Periodicals are
published with regular
lengths of time between
issues and are described
by that length of time,
whether it's daily, weekly,
monthly, quarterly, or
annual.

9. A library’s collection
can include
newspapers
 a printed publication
(usually issued daily
or weekly) consisting
of folded unstapled
sheets and
containing news,
feature articles,
advertisements, and
correspondence.

10. A library’s collection
can include
manuscripts
 a written or typewritten composition
or document as distinguished from a
printed copy; also : a document
submitted for publication.

11. A library’s collection
can include
films
 a thin flexible strip of
plastic or other material
coated with light-
sensitive emulsion for
exposure in a camera,
used to produce
photographs or motion
pictures.

12. A library’s collection
can include
maps
 a diagrammatic
representation of an
area of land or sea
showing physical
features, cities,
roads, etc.

13. A library’s collection
can include
documents
• a piece of written, printed, or
electronic matter that provides
information or evidence or that
serves as an official record.

14. A library’s collection
can include
cd’s
 Compact disc (CD) is a
digital optical disc data
storage format. The
format was originally
developed to store and
play only sound
recordings but was later
adapted for storage of
data (CD-ROM).

15. A library’s collection
can include
cassettes
 a sealed plastic unit
containing a length
of audiotape,
videotape, film, etc.
wound on a pair of
spools, for insertion
into a recorder or
playback device.

16. A library’s collection
can include
videotapes
 a recording of visual
images and sound (as
of a television
production) made on
magnetic tape; also :
the magnetic tape
used for such a
recording.

17. A library’s collection
can include
dvd’s
• a type of compact disc
able to store large
amounts of data,
especially high-
resolution audiovisual
material.

18. A library’s collection
can include
blu-ray discs
• Blu-ray Disc (BD, BRD) is a
digital optical disc data
storage format. It was
designed to supersede the
DVD format, in that it is
capable of storing high-
definition video resolution
(1080p). The plastic disc is
120 mm in diameter and 1.2
mm thick, the same size as
DVDs and CDs.

19. A library’s collection
can include
e- books
 an electronic version of a
printed book that can be
read on a computer or
handheld device designed
specifically for this
purpose.
 a dedicated device for
reading electronic
versions of printed
books.

20. A library’s collection
can include
audio books
 an audiocassette or CD recording of a
reading of a book, typically a novel.

22. 1. General Reference Section
2. Periodical Section
3. General Collection/ Circulation
Section
4. Filipiniana Section
5. Special Collection
6. Children’s Section
7. Multimedia and Internet Section

23. General Reference Section
It houses general encyclopedic
works including dictionaries,
almanacs, atlases, directories,
handbooks, manuals, indexes,
abstracts and etc.

24. Periodical section
It houses all local and foreign
journals, magazines, newspapers,
government publication, vertical
files such as pamphlets, brochures
and newspapers clippings.

25. GENERAL Collection/ circulation
section
It houses the main collection of the
library. Books on Philosophy,
Religion, Social Sciences, Language,
Arts, Pure Science, Applied Science,
Literature, History and Geography.

26. Filipiniana Section
It houses books published within
the Philippines and written about
the Philippines, its history, people,
government, and culture.

27. Special collection
It houses thesis and dissertation
books, law books and National
Library of the Philippines book
allocation.

28. Children’s section
It houses children's books,
educational toys and board games

29. Multimedia and internet section
used for searching and browsing the
net.

31.  Dewey decimal classification
 library of congress classification

32. Dewey Decimal
Classification (DDC)
Knowledge classification scheme in
which subjects are divided into ten
main classes (numbered 000 to 999)
and subdivisions within a particular
subject are indicated by decimals.

33. It is called "Decimal" because it
uses numbers to the right of the
decimal point for more detail. The
system was created by Melvil Dewey
in 1876. It is also called the Dewey
decimal classification. The
classification has been revised and
expanded many times. The latest
edition was published in 2004.

34. 001 – 099 General Works
100 – 199 Philosophy and Related
Disciplines
200 – 299 Religion
300 – 399 Social Sciences
400 – 499 Language
500 – 599 Natural or Pure Science
600 – 699 Useful Arts and Applied
Science
700 – 799 Fine Arts and Recreation
800 – 899 Literature and Rhetoric
900 – 999 General Geography and

35. Library of Congress Classification
(LCC)
Knowledge classification scheme in
which subject divisions are
indicated by letters and their
subdivisions by numbers. Used in
the libraries for creating call
numbers for books, and other
material, for their systematic
cataloging and shelving.

36. A General Works
B Philosophy,Religion
C History and Auxiliary Sciences
D History and Topography ( except
America
E America and United States
(general history)
F United States (local history)
G Geography, Anthropology

37. H Social Sciences
I Political Science
J Law
K Education
L Music
M Fine Arts
N Language and Literature
O Science (general)
P Medicine
Q Agriculture- plants and
animal industry

38. R Technology
S Military Science
T Naval Science
U Bibliography and library
Science

39. The Card Catalog

40. What is a card
catalog???

41. • 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.

42. is the organized collection of note
cards that help locate books in a
library.
An alphabetical listing, especially of
books in a library, containing
information about each item,
historically on cards in a file.

43. Types of Card Catalog
Title Card
Author Card
Subject Card

44. • 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.

45. • The author
card lists
each book
by the
author’s last
name.

46.  The subject
card lists each
book of non –
fiction by the
name of its
subject.

48.  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