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Library Procedures
100
A list in the back of a book that defines the words in that book.
What is glossary?
100
The number of categories in the Dewey Decimal System.
What is 10?
100
The annual award given to the best American books for children.
What is the Newbery Award?
100
A book of synonyms and antonyms.
What is a thesaurus?
100
The day when you need to bring an item back to the library.
What is the day it is due?
200
A book published once a year that has facts, charts, graphs, and statistics.
What is an almanac?
200
The call letters that represent fiction books.
What is FIC?
200
This book award is given to the illustrator of the best children's book that year.
What is the Caldecott Medal?
200
Shortened forms of words that are usually followed by periods.
What are abbreviations?
200
If a book is out of the library but you would like to read it, you can do this.
What is put it on hold?
300
The meaning of a word.
What is the definition?
300
642.3 EAT or 640.3 BRI.
What 640.3 BRI?
300
Where the call numbers on a book are located.
Where is the spine?
300
Words are arranged in this order in dictionaries and encyclopedias, as well as in the fiction area of the library.
What is alphabetically?
300
When your book is late it is called this.
What is overdue?
400
A list in the front of the book that tells what page you will find chapters and topics in the book.
What is the Title of Contents?
400
The call letters that represent reference books.
What is REF?
400
This is what OPAC stands for.
What is Online Public Access Catalog?
400
What each seperate book in a set is called.
What is a volume?
400
If you want to find a book in the library but only know the title, you should use this to find where it is located.
What is the OPAC?
500
The part of the book in the back that tells what pages different topics in the book are located on.
What is the index?
500
FIC REB or FIC QUI?
What is FIC QUI?
500
The two words at the top of the page in a dictionary.
What are guide words?
500
A book of maps.
What is an atlas?
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