Woodcreek High School Library Megan Christian, Librarian mchristian@rjuhsd.us August 2011

Contact Us: The library and Mrs. Christian can be reached using the information below: mchristian@rjuhsd.us weebly.woodcreeklibrary.com Facebook – Woodcreek High School Library 916-771-6565 ext. 4542

Library Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. everyday Late Nights @ Your Library during Mid Terms and Finals Details to be announced The library is sometimes closed during lunch to accommodate classes

Information Services: A collection of over 16,000 books Newspapers, Magazines 36 computers with Internet Access 1 copy machine – 10 cents per copy 1 Printer – 5 cents per page

Library Rules: You MUST have a pass from class and sign in at the front counter during the school day. Please no food or drinks in the library. Please push your chairs in when you get up. You must have your student I.D. card or student number with you to check out any materials. All school rules are enforced in the library. This includes cell phones.

We subscribe to 2 different online database programs. Online Databases: We subscribe to 2 different online database programs. Thomson Gale Database: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/rose43857 Username = rose43857 Password = twolves ABC-CLIO Database: http://databases.abc-clio.com Username = woodcreekhs Password = woodcreekhs

MASTERING THE LIBRARY

Finding a book is easy is you remember a few things There are 4 main parts of the library Fiction Non-Fiction Reference Biography

FICTION A fiction book is one that is not true. An author makes up the story and the characters.

NON FICTION A non fiction book is true. It has factual information about a subject or an event.

BIOGRAPHY A biography is the true story of a person’s life.

REFERENCE A reference book is true and contains facts, just like non fiction. But these are a special section of books that cannot be checked out.

Finding a book is easy if you remember a few things Every book has a call number that can be found on the spine of the book

The call number is like an address telling where the book “lives The call number is like an address telling where the book “lives.” Look for the identifying prefix REF = Reference FIC = Fiction B/BIO = Biography ### = Non Fiction Look around the library and see if you can locate all four of these areas.

A call number might look like this: REF 973 OXF 159 MCC B JOH FIC TRA OR THIS OR THIS OR THIS

Once you know what section you need, you can use the rest of the call number to figure out exactly where the book you want is located.

Fiction is organized alphabetically We use the author’s last name So a book written by Sarah Dessen would be found under: FIC DES FIC tells you what section to look in DES tells you where in the alphabet the book can be found

Biography is also organized alphabetically But we use the last name of the subject of the book. BIO CHAN So a biography on Jackie Chan would be found under “C.” A biography on Allen Iverson would be found under “I.” BIO IVERSON

Reference and Non Fiction use numbers and letters The number can range from 0 to 999. The number may also have decimals for greater specificity. Books are placed in order from lowest to highest number.

So . . . In Non Fiction you might see call numbers like this: 346 TRA 346.1 ING 346.15 BOS 346.2 WEA

Reference uses the same type of number but adds the prefix REF 346.1 ING REF346TRA REF 346.15 BOS REF 346.2 WEA

REMEMBER!!!! When you look up a book, it is really important to write down all the numbers and letters that make up the call number. Writing down the title is also a good idea.

To recap . . . To find a book, you need to know it’s call number (located on the spine). The call number will tell you what section of the library to look in. The call number will also allow you to pinpoint the book’s location. Biographies and Fiction will be organized alphabetically. Non Fiction and Reference use numbers.

How to check out a book You will need your student I.D. card to check out materials from the library All books and Playaways are checked out for two weeks Each can be renewed twice We do not charge daily fines for overdue materials. However, any book that is overdue more than four weeks will be marked lost and the student charged the full price of the book.

Computer Lab Expectations Appropriate use of all technology equipment No game playing No YouTube No food or drinks Just a friendly reminder: I can see what you are doing on your computer from my office.

Computer Log In To log in to any computer on campus, follow these instructions. Username = firstname.lastname Password = Student ID Number

That’s the only way we will know you need help. Ask for help! That’s the only way we will know you need help.

Help Wanted! Library Science is an elective course here at WHS. Tasks include checking out library materials, processing new books and magazines, shelf reading, and display design. If you are interested see Mrs. Christian or your counselor.