Welcome to the Perrine Elementary Media Center! Hours 9:00 am-3:30 pm Closed from 12:00-1:00 pm
Oct 19, 2014
How do I find a book?
• What kind of book are you looking for?
• Non-fiction (real)• Fiction (make believe)• Biography • Reference
• or do you want a magazine?
Where are the different sections of the library?
Fiction
Easy Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biography
Reference
Remember! Left to Right, Top to
Bottom• Now, if you're having trouble finding your book on the shelf,
remember this rule forhow the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-to-bottom
• That means you start at the left on the top shelfand move to the rightuntil the shelf ends.
Then, you go to the next shelf • beneath that and do the same,
left to right, top to bottom
What is a call number?
• A call number is the numbers and/or letters on the side binding of the book.
• When searching on Destiny, the call numbers are located to the right of the
• They are used to locate a book.
• Books from different sections in the library can have very different looking call numbers.
Non-fiction• Non-fiction books are shelved by their subject.
Why? If you were looking for a book on dogs, you wouldn’t care who the author is, you would just want to read facts about dogs.
• Non-fiction books are classified using the Dewey Decimal System.
• Each book has a set of numbers followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name.
• For example: 523.3 FOW
The Dewey Decimal Systemcall numbers
• The system was created by Melvin Dewey, a former librarian.
• A Dewey call number always has three numbers to the left of the decimal (0001.3)
• To the right of the decimal, there is no limit to the number (001.325)
• The more numbers you add to the right of the decimal, the more specific the subject is.
• For example, the Dewey number for thecommercial processing of kidney beans is664.805652 !!
Dewey Sections
• 000 General Reference/Information
• 100 Philosophy
• 200 Religion
• 300 Social Science (government, law, education)
• 400 Language
• 500 Natural Science
• 600 Technology
• 700 Arts & Recreation
• 800 Literature(poetry, plays)
• 900 History/Geography
500 Natural Science
• 510 Mathematics• 520 Astronomy• 530 Physics• 540 Chemistry• 550 Earth Science• 560 Paleontology,
Paleozoology
• 570 Life Science• 580 Botanical Science• 590 Zoological
Science
Fiction
• Fiction books are shelved by the author’s last name. Why? If you wrote a children’s story and people really liked it, they would be able to find your books easier if they were shelved together by your last name.
• Fiction call numbers have an F for fiction and the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.
• For example: F OSB
Easy Fiction
• Easy Fiction book call numbers have an E for Easy, and the first letter of the author’s last name.
• For example: E F
Biography
• Biographies are true stories written about someone’s life.
• They have their own section in the library.
• The call number of a biography has a 92 and the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.
• For example: 92REV
Reference
• Reference books are books such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, that a person can refer to for factual information.
• Reference call numbers have an R for reference, followed by numbers and/or letters.
• For example:R
423WOR
How to search for book using Destiny
• Click onDestiny.url
• Click on the Catalog tab
•Type in the subject, author, or title you would like to search for
How to search for A.R. books on Destiny
• Click on Destiny.url
• Click on the Catalog tab
• Choose Accelerated Reader from the Search Reading Programs drop-
down menu
• Place your reading range in the boxes labeled Reading Level
• Press Enter
How to make a Booklist
After you have done a search for the type of book you would like, now it is time to
make a booklist.
• Click on • Click on • Print
Remember to only print a booklist for 4 or more titles!