The easiest and most self-sufficient (this means "all by yourself") way to find a book in the library is to do a search on the computers.
Searching the Library Catalog
The Library Catalog can be searched in several ways.
1. Select the TITLE option if you know the title.
2. Use the AUTHOR option if you are looking for books by a particular author. *Remember: last name, then first -- Munsch, Robert, or Meadows, Daisy.
3. Try the SUBJECT option if you are searching for books on a particular topic *Remember: general term first, then more specific. For example, pirates, Blackbeard or Bears, grizzlies.
4. The KEYWORD search does just that: keyword search of Title, Author, and Subject.
Understanding a Library Catalog Book Record
The book record lets you know if you want the book and know its copy location (where it is located in the library, i.e. call number) and status (whether it is in or out, when it is due back).
If the book is in, write the call number of the book on a slip of paper found in the baskets by the computer. Go to the location of that call number (remember what the call numbers mean? Refer to the chart on the wall by the computer!), and hopefully you'll find what you are looking for!
If you can't seem to locate your book, be sure to ask a teacher or the librarian for help. After all, that's what we're here for!
Searching the Library Catalog
The Library Catalog can be searched in several ways.
1. Select the TITLE option if you know the title.
2. Use the AUTHOR option if you are looking for books by a particular author. *Remember: last name, then first -- Munsch, Robert, or Meadows, Daisy.
3. Try the SUBJECT option if you are searching for books on a particular topic *Remember: general term first, then more specific. For example, pirates, Blackbeard or Bears, grizzlies.
4. The KEYWORD search does just that: keyword search of Title, Author, and Subject.
Understanding a Library Catalog Book Record
The book record lets you know if you want the book and know its copy location (where it is located in the library, i.e. call number) and status (whether it is in or out, when it is due back).
If the book is in, write the call number of the book on a slip of paper found in the baskets by the computer. Go to the location of that call number (remember what the call numbers mean? Refer to the chart on the wall by the computer!), and hopefully you'll find what you are looking for!
If you can't seem to locate your book, be sure to ask a teacher or the librarian for help. After all, that's what we're here for!
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