What Do I Do First? An Introduction to Our C-DHS Library and Its Services

What Do I Do First? ASK THE LIBRARIAN! Your librarian is trained and very willing to help you find a book, find information, or guide you through any problem or questions that you have.

Where Can I Find Information? The school’s card catalog is online. It contains information all collections, including books, videos, DVD's, and other materials held in the library. Here is the link to our catalog: t/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2 m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog t/presentadvancedsearchredirectorform.do?l2 m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog

How Are The Books Arranged? 000 Generalities 100 Philosophy & psychology 200 Religion 300 Social sciences 400 Language 500 Natural sciences & mathematics 600 Technology (Applied sciences) 700 The arts 800 Literature & rhetoric 900 Geography & history Our library is arranged primarily by using the Dewey Decimal System. Here are the categories of Dewey Decimal:

Fiction and Biography Fictional books are placed in the library in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. The letter “F” is place on the spine of the book above the first letters of the author’s last name. Example: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice F Aus Biographies are placed in the library by the call letters 92 listed on the spine of the book over the first letters of the author’s last name. They are shelved alphabetically by the subject’s last name. Example: George Washington by Lee Ames 92 Wa

Reference Books Reference books are available to students, but are not usually checked-out. Faculty members are welcome to use these in the classroom or for your own research needs. Reference Books will have an “R” in front of The call number on the book’s Spine.

Periodicals Magazines and newspapers are also available in our library. Both are updated daily (newspapers), weekly, and monthly (magazines)

Dictionaries and Reference Books Dictionaries and reference books are located in our library and can be used on-site for general information about many topics. Also included in our collection is the Volume Library and various thesauruses and foreign language materials.

Collections Collections are found in our library. These mainly consist of indexes for short stories, condensed books, and poetry. Literature anthologies and plays are also found in our collections.

Media Center Our media center consists of VHS tapes and DVD’s covering many different topics, including history, economics, government, sports, literature, musicals, art and architecture, ancient civilizations, and many others.

Computer Center Using the computer center is usually controlled by a check-out system through the faculty. Useful sites for research include: TN Electronic Library Gale Reference Library Sweet Search Google Books Library of Congress

Maps, Globes, Etc. Various atlases and globes are available for classroom and library use. Be sure to see the librarian if you need to use these materials.

Other Information Other collections are also stored in our library. novel sets and other non-fictional reading is housed in our library storage room. We also have a collection of photographs, kits, and have recently added a small but growing e-book collection.

SO WELCOME! AND COME ON IT TO YOUR LIBRARY!

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