Search Types
This searches only the name of the person who wrote the book. Make sure you spell it right!
Author search
The search result says 0 of 2 available. How many books does the library own?
2
Destiny search results include a call number. On what part of the book will you find the call number?
The spine (or on the spine label)
The way fiction books are arranged.
Alphabetically by author's last name
What section would you find this call number:
FIC ALE
Fiction section
This search type only looks at the name of the book.
Title search
The search result says 0 of 2 available. How many books are on the shelf?
0 (none)
What is a call number?
It is the address of the book or
the label on the book that helps us find it on the shelf.
The way biographies are arranged.
Alphabetically by the famous person's last name
What section would you find this call number:
398.2 BRE
Nonfiction section (folktales)
Use this search to find all of the Wings of Fire books.
Series search
You found the fiction book you were looking for in the catalog, but the call number starts with E. Where will you find your book?
Easy section
If a call number starts with F, where will you find the book?
Fiction section
Folktales and fairytales are located in this section.
Nonfiction
What section would you find this call number:
ER RYL
Easy Reader
This is the most basic type of search and looks at everything: title, author, summary, etc.
Keyword search
You've done an author search for Jeff Kiney. What's one reason there are no results listed?
1. You misspelled the Diary of a Wimpy Kid author's name (Jeff Kinney) 2. We don't have any books by Jeff Kiney
If the call number starts with ER, what type of book must it be?
Easy Reader
What is the name of the organization system for the nonfiction section?
Dewey (or Dewey Decimal System)
What section would you find this call number:
YA LOG
Teen or Young Adult
Where can you access the Park School library catalog?
Everywhere! Any place that has internet access and a computer.
You found the book you were looking for in the catalog, but the call number starts with B. Where will you find your book?
Biography section
Where would you find books about Michelle Obama?
biography section
The Dewey Decimal system is named after...
Melvil Dewey
What would be the call number for the book "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems?
E WIL