Book Location
Where do you go to find a picture book everyone can read?
E for Everybody
What is the book's address called?
the call number
What is the classification of nonfiction books called?
Dewey Decimal System
What holds the book together?
the book'a spine
What is a search engine?
a program that searches for information you request
What type / genre of text is fictional, but seems like it could happen?
Realistic fiction
How can you find a book written by Jeff Kinney? What is the call number?
F KIN
What information is on the book's call number?
1. genre / type of book [FIC, E, Dewey #]
2. first 3 letters of author's last name
How many classifications are there in the Dewey Decimal System?
10
10 [100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900]
How do you turn the pages of a book?
Carefully from the outside corner
What is the BOOLEAN search word you would use if you wanted to know about how the climate is different now? [example climate change, global warming]
OR
What are 3 characteristics of a fairytale?
Any of the following:
-magical or enchanted setting
-personification / talking animals
-once upon a time, and they lived happily ever after
-good and evil characters
-fantasy, supernatural, magic
What do you use to find a NONfiction book?
the Dewey Decimal System
What information is on the book's call number?
1. Book genre/type
2. Author's last name [first 3 letters]
How is the Dewey Decimal System made up? What is it similar to? It is a ____ _____.
a numberline from 000-999
If you are doing research, in which section would you look for a book?
Nonfiction
What are 3 Boolean Search words?
AND
OR
NOT
What is the type of book written about someone's life by someone else?
Biography
What do you use on your computer to find a book in the library?
Destiny Discover
How do you find a chapter book with a made=up storyline?
FIC and first 3 letters of author's last name
How is the Dewey Decimal System classified?
by subjects / topics
If you're doing research, in which section would you search for books?
Nonfiction / Dewey Decimal System
What is the most efficient way to do a search? [i.e. what do you use for an efficient search?]
Put your search words in quotation marks.
What is the genre of a storyline that features true events that have happened in the past and feature characters that are not real?
Historical fiction
In a nonfiction book, what can you use in the front of the book to quickly find where some information is?
Table of contents
What information / topics can be found in the back of a nonfiction book?
Index
Glossary
organization in the library for nonfiction books
What is the purpose of the domain extension [the 3 letters at the end of a website address such as .org, .edu, .com]
Lets you know the purpose of the site- organization, education, commercial, etc.
How would you search for something you wanted from the APPLE company?
"APPLE" NOT fruit
What genre features a plot that always revolves around a crime of sorts that must be solved—or foiled [prevented from happening] by the protagonists [leading characters].
Mystery