Library at the Lake Mr. Zuke Week #1 Getting Around in the Library

Alignment to National Standards (AASL) Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. Assessment Limit: Select appropriate resources.

Learning Targets I can locate nonfiction resources using the Dewey Decimal System. I can use eHow to sequence an everyday task.

How are you getting around socially?

Social Intelligence S ECURITY When you’re in, you stay in. When you leave—you leave. Avoid all body contact. E TIQUETTE Persons with social intelligence: 1. Do not eat, drink, or chew in libraries 2. Push in their chairs. 3. Dispose of trash appropriately. 4. Refrain from the use of all personal electronics A CCEPTABLE USE 1. Sign an Acceptable Use agreement before using technoolgy. 2. Refrain from games, music, videos, blocked sites, and social networking sites. 3. Refrain from changing any wiring or settings. Thank You!

Bookit! For ten minutes, we are going to become more socially intelligent by learning about the Dewey Decimal System. Dewey Decimal System

Then we’re going to plug in to cyberspace and learn about online resources to help you with your activity periods minutes

Finally, we will have a silent time to browse for books and read quietly. You will get a chance to put the Dewey Decimal System in action. 25 minutes 25

So let’s roll up our sleeves and get started!

Bookit!

Let me show you how.

The Numbers in Nonfiction

The Dewey Decimal System is a tool used to sort books into groups or categories

This system was invented by a man named Melvil Dewey. He was a librarian who lived long ago.

Here are the 10 general groups for sorting books in the Dewey Decimal System: General WorksPhilosophy ReligionSocial Studies LanguageScience TechnologyArts and Leisure LiteratureHistory/Geography

000s-General Works Books that fit in this group have many different subjects in them. Like: Encyclopedias or The Guinness Book of Records This is also where books on unexplained subjects would be found- like The Loch Ness Monster.

100s-Philosophy Books that fit in this group tell about how we think and feel.

200s-Religion Books in this group tell about different religions or stories from the bible.

300s-Social Studies Books in this group tell about how people live together. holidays and customs government, military

Fairy tales and folk tales are also placed in the 300s. Many were written to teach a lesson about behavior and.. that’s social studies—people living together.

400s-Language Books in this group are about different languages or grammar. noun verb adjective

500s-Science Books in this group are about things from nature.

600s-Technology This group has books that are about man- made things.

700s-Arts and Leisure Books in this group are about things we do for fun.

800s-Literature Books in this group are stories, plays, or poetry.

900s-History/Geography Books in this group tell about events of the past and countries of the world.

Biography- 920 and 921 Don’t forget this group. It contains books about famous people’s lives.

Knowing these big groups will help make it easier to find the books you want in the nonfiction section.

Remember, nonfiction call numbers are placed in number order first, so that means all of the books about the same subject end up near each other on the shelf. That’s Smart !!!!

Now you try it.

What’s the Dewey Number? The Baptist Church in American History The Gangs of Chicago, Oprah Winfrey Decorative Painting Using Microsoft Word All About Stink Bugs Webster’s Dictionary

eHow.com Let me show you how.

Cyberspace 10 minutes

Locate the search box.

Insert keywords and click the search button.

Scroll down past the first five or six links, which are adverstisements.

Skim the titles of the links and choose your link carefully.

Step-by-Step Instructions List of Materials Before You Start

Now you try it during your browsing time.

Optional Reading Stations

This is new to you, so a few tips are in order. Listen up for a minute!

Not all libraries use the Dewey Decimal System to sort their books. Some libraries use the Library of Congress cataloging system. Can you spot three differences between the systems? DEWEY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Now you try it! Go to look at the Enoch Pratt catalog, and see which cataloging system they use.

The following link contains a chart which helps you to move between Library of Congress cataloging and the Dewey Decimal System. Where would you find the books on this slide at the Enoch Pratt Free Library? map_lcctoddc.html

Before we start to browse for books and read silently… 25 minutes 25

Care and Feeding of Library Materials =

talking! Show the world that you have social intelligence in the library. Please work silently, with consideration for others. Reading and book selection are independent, mental skills, so you can…

How we handle books does make a difference. Every time we touch a book we can either help preserve it or help destroy it. The improper handling of books can also cause serious injuries.

No talking, running, pushing, hiding or “clowning around” is permitted. Books, shelves, and whole bookcases have been known to break loose and injure people, sometimes permanently. leads to

Injuries include falls, playing, flying, thrown, or falling objects, and bumps into objects. Don’t become a statistic! Citation: "Prospective Study Of School Injuries:incidence, Types, Related Factorsand Initial Management." Canada Medical Association Journal. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May

Books should be standing straight on the shelves and come right to the edge of the shelf so that the titles may be easily read. Also, allowing books to lean is very damaging to the bindings. WRONG CORRECT

Do not try to remove too many books from a shelf at one time.

Do not pull books from the shelf using the head cap. This can easily damage the binding.

Instead, push back the books on either side of the book you want, then remove your book. Place a blank index card in the place where the book was. By doing this, you can return the book to its exact spot if you don’t want it anymore, and the next person will be able to find it.

Do not overreach to retrieve a book from a high shelf. Ask for help.

This presentation is adapted from a PowerPoint Slideshow created by: Shawn Baron, Dahna Bozarth, Yue Li, Rezwanur Rahman, Jess Smith and Louis Yapo Inspired by the Care and Handling slideshow from the Kansas University Libraries created by Brian Baird.

Selecting That “Perfect” Book to Read Adapted from:

Ask what the lexile score of the book is. You know your lexile score, and should be comfortable selecting a book a little higher than you lexile score. Skim the inside jacket or back cover to find out if the book would be interesting to you. Read the first few pages to see if the book is too easy or two difficult for you. Use the 5 Finger Rule; if there are many more than five difficult words on the first page, you may want to choose a new book.

That’s where reading journals are able to help!

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If you know your Lexile score and want to compare the Lexile score of the book to your Lexile score, go to type in the title of the book, and click the SEARCH button.

Here’s the score.

Take your time. Have an open mind. Give your book a chance. Use your reading journal to help make sense of your book.

SHHHHH……………………………………. 25 minutes 25

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