deZavala Middle School Library
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Getting to Know Your Library The library provides: Books, magazines, newspapers, computers, prints, photographs, maps, audiotapes and videotapes, compact discs, filmstrips, slides, and movies, compact disc players, audiotape and videotape recorders, slide and movie projectors. Sections of the library. Your library has four major sections— Reference (encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference works that play an important role in research), Fiction (paperback and hardback “imagination” books), Nonfiction (real-life facts and information) , and Computers. Exploring the library catalog. The library catalog (WebPAC, OPAC, etc) is your guide to locating the resources of the library. The website provides information about every book the library contains and gives its location. What catalogs can tell you. WEBPAC includes the title, subject, author, publisher and copyright date, number of pages, illustration information, and call number. The catalog also provides a summary of the book's content. Understanding call numbers. Call numbers are used to classify nonfiction books and other materials according to subject area and to arrange them on the shelves in a certain order. The call number of a book appears in the book's catalog entry and on the spine of the book itself. If you see the letters R or REF, the book is in the reference section. Biographies are shelved together (arranged in alphabetical order according to the last name of the person the book is about.) The letters FIC designate works of fiction— shelved in alphabetical order according to the author's last name. Computers. The library computers are for “school-business” only (not e-mail) and only accessible after the I-Net form has been returned. Online Electronic Reference Materials. Electronic sources provide information quickly, and are updated more frequently than printed materials. Some electronic sources provide video, sound, and motion in addition to text. Use Keyword searching is used to find information. Electronic encyclopedias store all the information found in a multivolume set of encyclopedias. World Book Online (found in the “database” section) is an electronic version of the World Book encyclopedias. It contains information in form of text, maps and pictures; covering recent events or history; and audio, video, animations and other multimedia information. Electronic periodical indexes. InfoTrac, index hundreds of magazines and journals. In addition to bibliographic information, electronic indexes may include a summary of the article or the article's full text. Most electronic periodical indexes are searched by using keywords. The Internet is a worldwide network of computers that has become a popular online information service. Sites are a collection of information taken from other publications or produced specifically for online delivery. Search features (Google, Yahoo...) on the World Wide Web allow keyword searching to find new Web sites or specific information. Before using the Internet, you should think about your information needs and your search strategy. There is generally a wealth of information on the Internet, but much of it is unreliable or of poor quality.
YOUR Library
taking care of your library Ask questions… the best way to learn is to listen and ask questions Keep up with your books, number of books to check out. School Property. Overdues from last year – including elementary—one book checkout—replace, pay or return! YOUR RIGHTS to READ if you don’t like what you’ve checked out—return it to the drop and let’s find something else. |
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Questions or comments: please contact Toscha Reeves, MLS --
DeZavala Middle School, Irving ISD
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