Library Aide Orientation Information

Library Hours

The library is open from 7:15A.M. to 5:30P.M. on Monday through Thursday.

On Fridays, the library closes ½ hour after the end of school.

The library is closed on all school designated holidays.

General Library Information

Purpose of the Library:

TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP AN

UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO

ACCESS AND USE INFORMATION FOR

EDUCATIONAL LEARNING NEEDS.

About the Front Desk

• Additional work tools such as staplers, pencil sharpener, hole punch, paperclips, scotch tape, paper, pens and pencils, colored markers, etc. are available for your use at the front desk.

• The area behind the front desk including the equipment room is off limits to students unless special permission to use this area has been granted.

2. Return books at circulation desk to the librarian by due date to avoid fines. 3. Please do not return books to circulation desk and leave them unattended.

1. Bring books to circulation desk for checkout.

• Students may checkout two items at a time.

• Materials are available for checkout for three weeks at a time.

• Materials can be renewed if no one else has requested them.

• Fines will be assessed for return of late or lost items.

Library Materials Checkout

Library Layout

Library Layout• All fiction and nonfiction print

materials are shelved along the walls of the main library room.

• All library computers print out materials are available for pickup at the Librarian’s front desk.

NonFiction

The Library is organized by Dewey Decimal System which shows location of library materials on the shelves in the library.

Student Access Computer Terminals

• 000 – 099 Generalities

• 100 – 199 Philosophy & Psychology

• 200 – 299 Religion & Mythology

• 300 – 399 Social Issues & Folklore

• 400 – 499 Language

• 500 – 599 Pure Sciences

• 600 - 699 Applied Sciences

• 700 – 799 Arts & Recreation

• 800 – 899 Literature

• 900 – 999 History and Geography

Nonfiction Area Dewey Decimal System

Books with Factual Information and Arranged by Call Number

Websites To Explain the Dewey Decimal System

• 1. Do we really know Dewey?http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/

• 2. A Guide to the Dewey Decimal System by the University of Illinois Library.http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html

• 3. Let’s Do Dewey by the Middle Tennesee State University Library. http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm

• FICTION – BOOKS THAT ARE NOT TRUE

• FICTION BOOKS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR’S LAST NAME

• FIC+ FIRST THREE LETTERS OF AUTHOR’S LAST NAME

•Magazines

•Newspapers

•Databases also contain periodical articles

Most reference materials are co-mingled in Dewey Decimal order with the rest of the nonfiction section on the Northern library wall. Other reference materials such as the following items are located along the Southern wall of library.

Encyclopedias DictionariesAtlasesAlmanacsResearch MaterialsSpecialty Collections

Looking for a Book?

1. Access the library online website at: https://cnhs.follettdestiny.com

2. Select Cardinal Newman High

School link.

3. Select Catalog link.

WELCOME TO THE DESTINY ONLINE CATALOG

You can SEARCH by any of the following methods:

1. General Keyword 2. Author Keyword 3. Title Keyword (s) 4. Subject Keyword 5. Series Keyword 6. Additional Searcher

Enter you selection(s) and press Return or Enter keys. https://cnhs.follettdestiny.com

How To Find a Book

You can search for a book by typing the appropriate information in the search box and select enter.

Databases

•Available from home or at school on a 24/7 basis.

•Access through school website, cardinalnewman.org. On top horizontal toolbar, select Academics and then Library.

•For MLA format information. Select English for MLA citation builders and guidance.

DataBases

•eLibrary: A college level research engine that allows you to cite the original source: books, encyclopedias, etc.

•Encyclopedia Britannica: This encyclopedia is an excellent general reference database.

•SIRS Researcher: This database presets both sides of controversial issues.

•World Book Advanced: This is a general reference database including primary source references and ebooks.

•World Atlas: This website is good for country reports, history, culture, and current events.

SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS USE THE LIBRARY

•According to the California Department of Education,

•“More than 60 research studies throughout the nation have shown that students attending schools with good libraries learn more, get better grades, and score higher on standardized tests than their peers in schools without libraries.”

This statement was made by Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in news release dated 9/16/2010.

Thank You!

• Know your library.

• If you have any questions, please let one of the Librarians know.

• The C.N.H.S. Librarians are always here to help you with your library questions.

• All of your hard work in the library is very much appreciated!

• Thank you for all of your help as a C.N.H.S. Library Aide!!!

We hope you enjoy the library!

Everyone is welcome!

Works Cited

• CardinalNewman.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.cardinalnewman.org/s/206/start.aspx>.

• "Cut Libraries? Not So Fast Says O'Connell." The Press Democrat. N.p., 29 Oct. 2009. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://extracredit.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/11159/cut-libraries-not-so-fast-says-oconnell/>.

• "Dewey Decimal System - A Guide to Call Numbers." Dewey Decimal System - A Guide to Call Numbers. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://www.library.illinois.edu/ugl/about/dewey.html>.

• Let's Do Dewey. Middle Tennesee State University Library, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://frank.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm>.

• "ThinkQuest : 404." ThinkQuest. Oracle Foundation, n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. <http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/>.