7. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress uses
letters at the beginning of
the call number.
HD 4918.E375
8. DEWEY VS. LOC
What subject area would HD
4918.E375 fall under?
What subject area would
154.634 FRE fall under?
9. Time out: Call Number vs ISBN
Call number: ISBN (book standard
Found on the spine of the book number)
Unique to library Found on the back of the book
Book’s “address” on the shelf Unique to that book
Includes letters, numbers, periods Book’s individual barcode
Includes only numbers (and maybe an x)
11. THE LIBRARY STACKS
Finding materials:
Go to the online library catalog
Find your desired resource
Write down the call number
associated with the item
Find your book in the stacks
12. CALL NUMBER ORDER:
DEWEY DECIMAL
Put the following numbers in order:
154.634 FRE
305.569 HER
650.142 FRY 2007
610.73076 NCL
610.73069 PRO
154.63 PAR
13. CALL NUMBER ORDER:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Put the following numbers in order:
HD 4918 .E375 2008
RT 55 .N44 2011
BF 1078 .F72 2010
HF 5383 .H49 2005
BD 430 .A3 2008
RT 55 .T4875 2009
18. SEARCHING YOUR TOPIC
LRC Online Catalog (OPAC)
Google Books
Your local public library
19. Eighth Brain Trust Mission
Find two books on your source using H-Cat
Record all the relevant pieces of information
Jot down three of the main points
of the book so that you can
summarize it later.
DUE THURSDAY.
Editor's Notes
Ppt adapted from Rebecca Johnson, Harrison College – Ft Wayne. Used and adapted with permission.
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There are two types of classification systems that libraries use to organize materials on the shelf: Dewey Decimal Classification SystemUsed by most public libraries and some colleges Library of Congress Classification SystemUsed by most University and colleges (Harrison College uses this system)Call numbers are found on book spines. Look for a white label with a bunch of letters and numbers.
Call numbers are like a street address for resources. It identifies where on the shelf an item can be located. Call numbers are assigned by librarians and may vary from library to library.
For example, all books about dogs will be grouped together.
Dewey uses numbers
Library of Congress uses letters
Refer to pages 77 & 78 of your text for charts that break down the subject areas.
Call numbers and ISBN numbers are often confused.The call number is on the spine of the book, unique to that library, and is the book’s address.Call numbers include letters, numbers, and periods.The ISBN is the book standard number. Each edition of a book has a book assigned. This is handy if you want to make sure you are purchasing the correct textbook on Amazon! It is that edition of the book’s barcode, and includes only numbers. (occasionally there is an x at the end)Show examples.
The Stacks is where the books are shelved
Go to the website to show how to locate the online catalog.Do a search on a topic (Facebook is what I usually use). Point out how to click books on the left-hand side after the searchClick advanced search at the top of the screen (just under the main search box)Point out where to search by author, title, and keyword.Point out the limiters at the bottom (dates, format, a particular harrison college campus LRC)
When you read the numbers after the decimal point, do not read it as a whole number. Look at each number one at a time to see what comes first(Have them do this in groups with people around them)KEY:154.63 PAR; 154.634 FRE; 305.569 HER; 610.73069 PRO; 610.73076 NCL; 650.142 FRY 2007
Begin with the 2 letters at the beginning then move down to the rest of the numbered call number.(have them do this in the same groups)BD 430.A3 2008; BF 1078.F72 2010; HD 4918.E375 2008; HF 5383.H49 2005; RT 55.N44 2011; RT 55.T4875 2009
The OPAC can be searched for books, e-books, DVDs, CDRoms, and more.
When searching the online catalog, you can search by the following “fields”
They have learned these already. Just a refresher.AND – limitsOR – expandsNOT - limits
In Class assignment. In groups, work through the in-class assignment. They will need to visit the LRC occasionally to pull books off the shelf.
