The document provides information for middle school students about the school library. It details the library hours, rules, sections within the library, borrowing policies, and how to search the online catalog and view your account. Students can borrow up to 4 items at a time, including 2 DVDs, and are charged 20 cents per day for late returns. The document explains how to find materials using call numbers and provides examples. It also includes a short quiz to check students' understanding.

1. Middle School
Library Orientation

2. Welcome to the Main Library
Mon-Fri: 7.45 am – 4.45 pm

3.  When can you visit  Book renewals &
the library returns
 Rules  How to use the
 What’s in the OPAC
Library  Finding a book
 Loan Limits &  Checking your
Duration account
 Fines
What you need to know….

4. We are opened from 7.45 am to 4.45 pm so
you can come to the library before school,
during your first break or lunch and after
school.
Please do NOT visit the library during your
second short break as this falls during the
High School Lunch Period and the library is
usually very crowded then.
When can you come to the library?

5. The BIG 6 Rules
 Leave your bag on the shelves outside the
library
 No food or drink is allowed in the library
 No running or playing hide n’ seek
 Speak softly
 If you’re here, it’s for a reason
 The computers are for work ONLY!
Library Rules

6.  Books Other sections
◦ Fiction – F & YA • Careers
◦ Non Fiction • Extended Essays
◦ Graphic Novels  Teacher’s Resource
◦ True Life Stories  Tertiary Education
◦ Oversized  Textbooks
◦ Other language books  Theory of Knowledge
◦ Ebooks (accessed
through the OPAC
 Newspapers &
Magazines
 VCDs/DVDs
 Online databases
What’s in the Library

7. There are 3 different types of FICTION in the
Main Library. These are:
◦ Graded Readers (GR)
◦ F (Teen Reads)
◦ YA (Young Adult)
YA books are for Grade 9 students and
older. However, if you are in Grade 7 or 8
and you want to read a YA book, you may
Provided you get a permission slip signed by
your English teacher or parent.
Fiction

8. Loans
 You’re allowed to have 4 books out at any
one time (inclusive of 2 VCDs or DVDs)
 Textbooks are NOT included in this loan limit
of 4
 Books are loaned out for 2 weeks
 VCDs/DVDs are loaned out for 1 week
 Magazines (Back issues) are loaned out for 3
days
Loan limits & Duration

9.  You can return all items borrowed at the
counter. Hand the item over and then wait.
The library staff will tell you when your item
is clear.
 You can renew an item as many times as you
like provided:
◦ You bring the item to the library each time you
want to renew &
◦ No one else has reserved the item.
 Any item that is returned late will be charged a
fine of 20 cents per day until the item is returned.
Fines, Renewals & Returns

10. You can search the library catalogue (OPAC) from any computer
at school or at home. The can be found online at
http://library.uwcsea.edu.sg
For instructions on how to use the OPAC, check out the Library
Catalog Tutorial at http://libguides.uwcsea.edu.sg/mschool
Searching the OPAC

11.  You’ve searched the OPAC and found the
title you want.
 How do you find the actual book? What do
you need to know?
 The most important things you need to
know are:
◦ The title of the book &
◦ Its CALL NUMBER
Finding a book…

12.  All the books in this library have SPINE
LABELS with CALL NUMBERS on them.
 Call Numbers = The book’s address in the
library
 For example, the call number of a book on
Origami would be 745.54 JAC
 Artemis Fowl: the graphic novel would have the
call number GN COL
What is a call number?

13. FICTION NON-FICTION
These call numbers These call numbers
have 2 parts have 3 parts
 GR, F or YA followed  A prefix e.g. R, TLS &
OL followed by the
by the first 3 letters DEWEY number and
of the author’s name then by the first 3
letters of the author’s
name
Call Numbers

14. You can check your library account by clicking the ‘Login’ button at
the top right of your computer screen and entering your user
name and password.
Library homepage & library a/c

15. Library Homepage

16. URL to remember:
http://library.uwcsea.edu.sg
 Can be accessed from any computer in
school or at home
 Can be used to search for a book, make
recommendations to your friends, write a
review of a book you’ve read &
recommend a book for purchase
The OPAC

17. View Library Account

18. DO YOU KNOW THE
ANSWERS?

19. Q1
How many library books can you have out
at any one time?
a. Two
b. Four
c. Six
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20. Q2.
You are charged 20 cents for every day that
your book is late.
◦ TRUE
◦ FALSE
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21. Q3.
You can borrow all of the following from the
library:
◦ Magazines
◦ Books
◦ Power Tools
◦ DVDs
TRUE OR FALSE
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22. Q4.
Which one of the following is not one of the
Big 6 rules?
1. No food or drink is allowed in the library
2. No running or playing hide n’ seek
3. Speak as loud as you want to
4. If you’re here, it’s for a reason
5. The computers are for work ONLY!
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23. Don’t hesitate to
talk to any of the
library staff if
you have any
questions.
Any Questions?

24. 1. b. 4
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. Speak as loud as you want to
Answer Key