Navigating Nonfiction Books
Name 4 parts of a nonfiction book that we learned in library class.
Any 4 of these: Title Page, Table of Contents, Index, Glossary, Bibliography, Copyright Page
What are the 5 types of books we have in this library? (Extra 100 points if you can name the 6th one)
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Everybody, Picture, and Nonfiction (Extra: Reference books)
What is the name of Saint Andrew's library catalog?
Follett Destiny OR Destiny Discover
What is a database?
A collection of information that is organized to find information easily.
What is the name of Ms. Deen's two cats?
Linen and Denim
Where can you find the publisher's name of the book?
Title page or Copyright Page
What is a call number and where can you find it on a book?
The call number is a series of letters and/or numbers that can be found on the spine of a book.
What is a library catalog?
An organized database of all the materials a library has, including information about each material.
Give me an example of a database we have used in class.
Destiny Discover, Britannica School, Student Database (that you contributed to)
Name three ways we can take care of our library books.
Return them on time, supervise if friends/younger siblings want to read them, be careful when eating or drinking near them, let Ms. Deen know if there's any damage ASAP, etc
What are the two parts of a nonfiction book that are organized alphabetically?
The index and the glossary.
What is the call number prefix for each of the 5 kinds books in the library?
Fiction (FIC)
Picture (PIC)
Everybody (E)
Graphic Novel (GN)
Nonfiction (Dewey Decimal/Numbers)
What is the difference between a basic search and an advanced search?
A basic search explores the entire record for the search term, whereas an advanced search a specific part of each record.
Mallory is organizing her collection of rocks and is figuring out how she wants to organize it. Identify what a record and a field would be in this case.
A record would be an individual rock. A field could be: color, rock type, size, weight, etc.
What are the three standards you are graded for in library class?
Skills & Concepts, Participation, and Behavior
Name two differences between the table of contents and the index.
ToC is at the front of the book; index is at the end.
ToC shows you how the chapters are organized; index is organized alphabetically.
ToC tells you what page a chapter starts on; index tells you every page a certain topic/word can be found on.
Put these books in order and explain why.
FIC COL (Eoin Colfer)
FIC COO (Susan Cooper)
FIC COL (Suzanne Collins)
FIC COL (Chris Colfer)
FIC CAR (Orson Scott Card)
FIC CAR (Orson Scott Card)
FIC COL (Chris Colfer)
FIC COL (Eoin Colfer)
FIC COL (Suzanne Collins)
FIC COO (Susan Cooper)
First we consider the full last name (Colfer before Collins) and if the last name is the same, we organize by first name.
What are the 3 different ways you can do an advance search?
Search by title, author, or subject.
What is the difference between a record and a field?
A record is the individual entry with many characteristics/details. The field is a specific category that you can sort records by.
What are 3 things we can do during checkout time?
Look for books, read books, check out books, whiteboard, use the catalog to search for books
Jonathan is looking at the index and spots the same number twice for one word. Turtles: 156, 156. The second 156 is italicized. What could that italicized number mean?
On page 156, there is an image of a turtle. (Alternatively, a main entry)
Put these books in order and explain why:
390 GES
398.2 VED
398.22 SLO
398.2 GER
389.2 FLO
389.2 FLO
390 GES
398.2 GER
398.2 VED
398.22 SLO
Number first (including after the decimal) and then organize by letters.
Name 2 ways you can sort search results and 2 ways you can filter search results in our library catalog.
Sort: title, author, call number, date published, date added to the library, etc
Filter: Availability, author, series, subject, date published, pages, language, etc
Create a database: give me a type of collection, individual records that may be in this collection, and what fields you could sort and filter by.
Answers may vary
Name three skills we have learned in library class that you could see using outside of this library.
Navigating nonfiction books, using any type of catalog, searching for information on databases, asking 5W+H questions, taking care of books, etc