COMMUNICATION ARTS

AND SKILLSImproving Study and

Thinking Skills

UNIT 1USING THE

LIBRARYEFFECTIVELY

LIBRARY - From the Greek word ( librarium) Meaning a place of for the custody or

administration of a collection of reading materials. - Books in school are house in a place.

KINDS OF READING

MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY

GENERAL COLLECTION OF BOOKS WHICH CAN BE BARROWED:

1. FICTION- ( Novels, short stories, and

drama )- The arranged in alphabetical

order according to the surname of the author. Some libraries write F on the spine or backbone of fictional books.

2. NONFICTION - ( Books of information )

- The books are about real things, people, places and the like.

3. GENERAL REFERENCES

a. Dictionaries f. Atlasesb. Encyclopedias g. Gazetteersc. Indexes h. Bibliographiesd. Yearbooks i. Directoriese. Almanacs j. Biographical Dictionaries

4.PERIODICALSa. Newspaperb. Magazinesc. Journals

5. SPECIALS REFERENCE MATERIALSa. Pamphletsb. Government Publicationc. Clippingsd. Audio- visual Materials ( pictures, postcards,

slides, filmstrips, manuscripts, maps, globes, phonographs, records, tapes, wire recordings, micro cards, microfilms, micro text.

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKSTWO CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

DDC- Dewey Decimals Classification

LCC- Library of Congress Classification

Named after its developer

( Melvin Dewey). Groups the books into

10 classes. Begins with the Arabic

Numerals.

Used by big libraries. Classifies them into

subgroups or subdivision.

Begins with big letters plus Arabic Numerals.

CALL NUMBER- is the basis of a system adopted by a library.The number that indicates the existence and the exact location or placement of a books in the library

EXAMPLES:

539.72G21995

DCC LCC

LB4701998

THE CARD CATALOGUE

- Contains the records of all books inside the library.

For each book, it has the following:1. Title of the books2. Author of the books3. Subject Matter of the books4. Information about the publication of the

books ( Place , date, and Publisher)5. Call number of the books6. Number of revisions and editions7. Number of pages8. Illustrator/Illustrators

THREE MAJOR KINDS OF CARDS

1.Title Card2.Author Card3.Subject CardOther: Cross

Reference or See Also Card

EXAMPLE OF TITLE CARD 739.7

L34

Games to Play

Larsen, Harold, 2nd ed,Illus.by.

Berthold, Tiedman, California:

Harper and

Row 15 p. illus.

1. Mathematical Recreations 1. Title

EXAMPLE OF AUTHOR CARD 739.7 L34 Larsen, Harold Games to Play, 2nd ed, Illus.by. Berthold, Tiedman, California: Harper and Row 15 p. illus.

1. Mathematical Recreations 1. Auhor

EXAMPLE OF SUBJECT CARD 739.7 Mathematical

Recreations L34 Larsen, Harold Games to Play, 2nd ed, Illus. by. Berthold, Tiedman,

California Harper and Row 15 p. illus.

EXAMPLE OF CROSS REFERENCE OR SEE ALSO CARD

Aluminum

See

Metals

REMEMBER: FOR AN EASY OR SPEED LOCATION OF A PARTICULAR BOOKS YOU MUST TO CONSULT THE CARD CATALOGUE BECAUSE IN IT IS THE CALL NUMBER OF A BOOK.

SECTION OF THE

LIBRARY

1. CIRCULATION SECTION

This section contains the general collection of books, fiction, and nonfiction, which the students can barrow for home use.

2. RESERVE SECTION In this section the books are maybe requested by some teachers to be made available for their students but for a shorter period of time, because of the limited number of copies per book.

3. REFERENCE SECTION

Books containing specific facts and information about anything In this world are kept in this section.

THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES CONTAIN FACTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD.1. ENCYCLOPEDIA- This is a reference

material that gives information on almost every subject. These pieces of information, arranged alphabetically, are put together in book form and are sold to the public in series of volume.

2. DICTIONARY- is one of the most useful books in the library, because it gives a lot of information a bout a word, such as its spelling, syllabication, pronunciation, meaning, stress, function, its etymology or origin, and many more.

3. BIOGARPHICAL DICTIONARY- A REFERENCE MATERIAL THAT GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT FAMOUS DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE, DEAD, OR ALIVE, AND MANY MORE.

4. YEARBOOK-( Annual) this gives information about the yearly activities, accomplishments and composition of a government or a private institution, or a company.

5. ATLAS- collection of maps, contemporary or historical.

6. ALMANAC- Pieces of information about the economic, political, astronomical, meteorological, and statistical data on the commercial and sports status of a country.

7. GAZETTEER- This give s a list of names of places plus information or description of each place such as its location, terrain and the correct pronunciation of its name.

8. INDEXES- An index is a material that indicates where a particular article in a magazine or a journal can be found.

- It gives the title, volume, series number, and date of the magazine containing the article.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY- This contains a list of names of authors, of a certain book.

- Every entry gives not the date and place of publication, including the name of the publisher.

10. DIRECTORIES- To obtain some pieces of information about a person- his name, address, and telephone number, and some information about organization and companies.