Library Skills by Teacher Superstore

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Library Skills

Effective use of the school library. ©R eadyEdP ubl i cat i ons

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Written by Susan Levy. Illustrated by Rod Jefferson. © Ready-Ed Publications - 1996. Published by Ready-Ed Publications (1996) PO Box 276 Greenwood Perth Australia 6024 E-mail: info@readyed.com.au

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COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However, this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution. ISBN 1 86397 119 X

FOREWORD The purpose of this book is to assist the teacher to teach or revise library skills with students working in the upper primary areas. While it is not comprehensive, the book focuses on areas where children may be lacking in skills. The activities attempt to remedy this lack of knowledge with easy to complete tasks. Every effort has been made to avoid references to specific library systems and catalogues. For this reason, no activities have been provided on the layout of computer catalogue menus or screens.

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It is envisaged that the teacher will introduce a skill to the class, and then use the associated work sheet to reinforce the skill. Care will have to be taken that sufficient resources are available for the students to use. Where only one or two copies of a reference book are held, students may have to work in groups or rotate from one activity to another. In instances where no references are held, the teacher may wish to discuss the priorities under which book selections are made, and survey students to find out what additional resources they might like to see held in the library.

No answers are provided for any of the activities or quizzes. Many are open-ended, and all can be done individually or as group activities. The quizzes are intended both as an incentive to explore the contents of the reference and nonfiction sections, and as a reward for children with inquiring minds.

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One sample Search Strategy sheet is provided, which features the use of book and nonbook materials and the recording of sources, complete with Dewey decimal numbers. For the class teacher and other specialist teaching staff, there are request forms for Cooperative Programme Planning and for Library Skills teaching to classes.

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By using this book with your students and working with them to maximise their library usage and information seeking skills, you will contribute to the lifelong learning patterns and intellectual curiosity of a generation of young people.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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What’s in a library? .......................................................................................... 5 The school library. ........................................................................................... 6 Your school library. .......................................................................................... 7 Not just books. ................................................................................................ 8 Reference books. ........................................................................................... 9 Which reference book? ................................................................................10 The set of encyclopedias. . .......................................................................... 11 Using an atlas. ...............................................................................................12 Famous people. ............................................................................................13 Something in common. .................................................................................14 The vertical file. .............................................................................................15 The card catalogue. . ...................................................................................16 The on-line catalogue. . ................................................................................17 Finding books on the subject. . ....................................................................18 The Dewey Decimal System.........................................................................19 Dewey decimal numbers. .............................................................................20 Alphabetical order 1. .....................................................................................21 Alphabetical order 2. .....................................................................................22 Alphabetical order 3. .....................................................................................23 Alphabetical order 4. .....................................................................................24 Numerical order. ............................................................................................25 Parts of a book 1. ..........................................................................................26 Parts of a book 2. ..........................................................................................27 What is a blurb? ............................................................................................28 General knowledge quiz 1.............................................................................29 General knowledge quiz 2.............................................................................30 General knowledge quiz 3.............................................................................31 General knowledge quiz 4.............................................................................32 General knowledge quiz 5.............................................................................33 Search strategy. . .........................................................................................34 Cooperative programme planning for teachers. ...........................................35 Library skills request for teachers. . .............................................................36

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TEACHING POINTS FOR TEACHERS or TEACHING ASSIST ANTS ASSISTANTS Students are asked to determine which sources they could use, not to answer the questions.

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Charles Dickens is found under D for Dickens, not C for Charles.

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Discuss the publication date of atlases - the changing of names, borders, allegiances etc. You may like to compare maps in two or more atlases and discuss their ease of use, information provided, etc.

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Finding people by date of birth may be tricky. Students could try browsing special subject encyclopedias or dictionaries of biography for ideas.

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Students may need a dictionary or thesaurus to help them find alternative keywords. The keywords are based on the SCIS system.

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Not all are real authors.

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All titles and authors are imaginary.

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Disregard the word “The” in the titles of those two reference books. © ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons Discuss First date of publication, and the reprinting of popular books. This •f or r ev ew p r ptheodifference seso nl y •and might also be an i opportunity to u discuss between Edition Reprinting.

An all-purpose search strategy sheet. For younger students this could be enlarged to A3 size to accommodate their writing.

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WHA T’S IN A LIBRAR Y? WHAT’S LIBRARY? A library contains mainly books. But there are other things for reading, looking at, listening to or playing with as well.

List some of them here.

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There are two kinds of books.

FICTION is the name given to story books of all kinds. Fiction means something which is made up from imagination, rather than about real people. Most fiction in your library is in novels. Some kinds of fiction are:

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Find out the names of four fiction books and write their names here.

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is the name given to books about real people, places and things. Some kinds of non-fiction are:

Find out the names of four non-fiction books and write their names here. .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................

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OUR SCHOOL LIBRAR Y LIBRARY Our school library is situated ................................................... ................................................................................................ Name(s) of the library staff: .....................................................

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At lunch times we may use the library for ................................

................................................................................................ Our class library period is on ................................................... ................................................................................................ The library rules for students are: ............................................

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sections of books, the catalogue, seating, displays, and so on.

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YOUR SCHOOL LIBRAR Y LIBRARY S

How well do you like your school library? Write down some of the good things about it. ......................................................................................................................

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Are there any parts of it you would like to change? Explain.

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About how many books have you borrowed from the school library this term? .................. About how many times have you used the school library this term? ................................... Would you use it more if your suggested changes were made? Explain why or why not. ............................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................................ Ready-Ed Publications

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NOT JUST BOOKS S

The library contains masses of information in places other than in books. Name some of these other sources of information. .......................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................

Climate of Japan

Fashions for next season Recipes for chocolate cake Tropical rainforests

Ca sse tte Tap e CD -RO MD isk

Ma gaz ines Ver tica l File New spa per s Vid eo Film

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Non -fic tion

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Where you look for information will depend on what you want to know. For each topic listed below, put a X in the table for each likely source of information. The column on the far right is for other sources which you may have.

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In the last four lines of the table fill in topics of your choice, and check where you would look them up in the library.

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REFERENCE BOOKS All libraries contain reference books. These books are for looking up information, not for reading from cover to cover. Some examples are:

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ENCYCLOPEDIA

ATLAS

TELEPHONE BOOK

THESAURUS

DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS

ENCYCLOPEDIAS FOR SPECIAL SUBJECTS

Find out from your librarian where the reference books are kept.

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GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS

DICTIONARY

Are they in a special set of shelves? Or are they amongst all the other books in the library? ..................................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................................................

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List some of the titles here:

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WHICH REFERENCE BOOK? Your library has a variety of reference books. We use these books to look up information and facts. Some examples of reference books are: ENCYCLOPEDIAS LANGUAGE

DICTIONARIES DICTIONARIES

DIRECTORIES

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

THESAURUS

YEARBOOKS

IDENTIFICATION

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INSECTS

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DICTIONARIES

QUOTATIONS

ALMANACS

STREET

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What kind of reference book would you use to find out about the following: Words with similar meaning

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Population of our country in 1992

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Meaning of a French word

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All about guitars

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Test cricket scores in 1993

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Who was Galileo?

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Who invented television?

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The flag of Saudi Arabia

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World record for hiccups

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How a battery works

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Who was Mother Shipton?

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THE SET OF ENCY CLOPEDIA S ENCYCLOPEDIA CLOPEDIAS S

Our library has _______ sets of encyclopedias. Choose one set. Write its name here. ..........................................................................

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How many volumes does it have? ................................................................................

Finish numbering the volumes to make up your set.

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On the spine of each volume you will see letters for the alphabetical range covered in the volume. It may be A-B or Aa-Bb or something like this.

Fill in the letters on the spine of each volume, keeping them in order.

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What is the first topic in Volume 5?

.............................................................................................................................................. What is the biggest topic found on Page 49 of Volume 2? .............................................................................................................................................. Write your favourite topic here. .............................................................................................................................................. In which volume is it found? .............................................................................................................................................. How much space is given to it? How many columns or pages? .............................................................................................................................................. Ready-Ed Publications

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USING AN A TLAS ATLAS NAME OF ATLAS ............................................................................................................................................ PUBLISHER

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YEAR ........................................................

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The date of publication of an atlas is important. Can you find out why? ............................. ............................................................................................................................................ Turn to the map of our country (whole area). a)

How many offshore islands can you count? .......................................................

Name the most westerly point of the mainland...................................................

Name the most easterly point of the mainland. ..................................................

Turn to a world map which shows land height above and below sea level.

a) b)

Turn to the map of Greenland. a)

What is the capital?............................................................................................

Name any other towns there. .............................................................................

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Use the alphabetical index to find the following places. Write down the map reference for each one, name the country it is in, and tick the box when you have found it on the map.

Valparaiso

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Apia

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Taipei

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FAMOUS PEOPLE S

Use a general encyclopedia or other reference book in your library to find out about some famous (real) people in the following categories. Find out the person’s name, date of birth (and date of death, if no longer living), and what he or she did to become famous.

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8. An explorer. .......................................................................... ..........................................................................

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SOMETHING IN COMMON S

Use your library to find out about a famous person who has either the same name or a very similar name or the same birth month (or birthday) as yourself. The person is

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Date of birth

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Write a few sentences about the person.

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Do you admire the person or not? Explain.

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On the back of this sheet, answer the same questions about another person, so that you have done one name and one birthday for this activity. Try to choose different types of people - i.e. not both famous for the same types of things.

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THE VER TICAL FILE VERTICAL Does your library have a Vertical File? .................................................................................... How is it stored? .................................................................................................................... How do you find information in it? ........................................................................................... Is it catalogued? .....................................................................................................................

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Is there a list of topics available for you to look at? .................................................................. Write down the name of one article or paper about each of the topics listed below. (You may not find all of the topics listed in your Vertical File.)

Children’s health Conservation

Space exploration Animals

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Is the Vertical File easy to use? Can you suggest anything that would make it easier? ..................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................................................

What are the rules about borrowing Vertical File material in your library? ..................................................................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................................................................

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THE CARD CA TALOGUE CAT S

Look at the card catalogue in your library.

How many sets of cards are there?

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How are they labelled?

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Go to the section labelled AUTHOR. Look up the author name of BROWN.

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List their names here:

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How many different authors named BROWN have books in your library?

How many authors are surnamed BROWNE? ...................................................................... List their names here:

How many different books have titles starting with the word AFTER? ................................

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Go to the part labelled SUBJECT.

Count the number of books on the subject of CHESS.

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How many books are there on DINOSAURS?

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Are there books on CHRISTMAS? How many?

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Write down the titles of three books on ANIMALS. .......................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................

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THE ON-LINE CA TALOGUE CAT S

Go to the on-line catalogue in your library.

Go to the menu screen.

List the categories under which you may search for books and information: ..................................................................

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Use the catalogue to answer these questions: I.

How many different authors are surnamed BROWN?

How many different authors are surnamed BROWNE?

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How many different book titles begin with the word AFTER? .........................................

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Looking under (a) Subject and (b) All Fields search, how many books are there on: CHESS?

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DINOSAURS?

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CHRISTMAS?

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ANIMALS?

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FINDING BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT If you have a CARD CATALOGUE, you will find drawers of cards arranged alphabetically by Subject. With a COMPUTER CATALOGUE, you can search under Subject in the menu.

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There is a set list of words that the librarian may use for subject keywords, so you may have to try other words with similar meanings if the keywords you try are not successful.

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Find a keyword to search for the following subjects. Next to each subject, write down the keyword you used, and the title of a book you found in the catalogue on the subject, if there is one.

MENTAL HEALTH

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RECIPES

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THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM KEEP THIS PAGE IN THE FRONT OF YOUR LIBRARY FILE, TO USE FOR ASSISTANCE AROUND THE LIBRARY.

Non-fiction books are numbered with a special code, which is called the Dewey Decimal System.

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On the spine of a book, you will see a label like this.

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The code describes the subject of the book. The letters are the first letters of the author’s surname.

133.1 SMA

This will be a book about ghosts by a person whose surname begins with the letters SMA.

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e.g. Ghosts and Apparitions, by K. Smart.

Or it could be a book, the title of which starts with the letters SMA, if the author is not named. e.g. Small Ghosts, Large Ghosts (author not stated). Dewey numbers range from 000 to 999 and are divided like this: NUMBER RANGE

CATEGORY

TYPES OF SUBJECTS

200-299

Religion

Bible, God, all religions

300-399

Social Sciences

Law, Education, Politics

400-499

Language

About languages

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Literature in all languages

900-999

History and Geography

Earth and Universe

500-599

600-699 700-799

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Pure Science

Mathematics, Astronomy, Biology

Technology

Medicine, Engineering, Manufacturing

The Arts

Art, Architecture, Music

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DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBERS For each of the subjects below, use your library catalogue to find: (a)

A Dewey number under which you would find a book about the subject;

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The title and author of one book on the subject;

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The name of a magazine containing the subject, if there is one.

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FOOTBALL .................................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................................................

ELECTRICITY ..............................................................................................................

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ........................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... GREEK MYTHOLOGY .................................................................................................

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10. MAORIS OF NEW ZEALAND ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 11.

BALLET ........................................................................................................................ ......................................................................................................................................

12. MICHELANGELO ......................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER 1 In the FICTION section of the library, the books are arranged alphabetically according to their author. The authors’ names are given as SURNAME, FIRST NAME(S) or INITIAL(S)

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For example, Isobel Carmody would be given as

Carmody, Isobel

and T.H. White would become

White, T.H.

if there is more than one author with the same surname. For example,

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ARRANGE THESE AUTHORS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

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French, Simon

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Kerr, M.E.

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER 2 •

Nonfiction books are arranged according to their Dewey number.

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Books with the same Dewey number are arranged alphabetically by their author.

For example, at 738 you will find books about POTTERY.

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Pottery for Beginners

K. Bryant

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Potters at Work

M.S. Budd

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China Making

Paul Coney

738 SMI

Using the Potter’s Wheel

Ann Snuth

These books are in correct order for shelving. Fill in their spine labels here, in shelf order.

Sailing Ships

Charles Brown

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Ocean Liners

P.D. Henry

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Container Ships

Mary Allen

387.2

Hovercrafts and Ferries

David L. Zee

387.2

A Day in the Life of a Passenger Ship

M. Doig

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I Saw Three Ships

Ken Davey

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER 3 Fiction books by the same author are arranged alphabetically according to their titles. F BLU

For example, Judy Blume wrote Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret Blubber Iggie’s House Superfudge

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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These are in alphabetical order, using the first letter(s) of the title. And they all have F BLU on the spine label.

Movie Shoes

Dancing Shoes

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Not-Just-Anybody Family

The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown The Night Swimmers

The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady The Animal, the Vegetable and John D. Jones

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER 4 Books kept at the same Dewey number are shelved with the authors’ names in alphabetical order. But if a book doesn’t say who its author is, then we file it under its title. For example, the Concise Oxford Dictionary would be shelved at

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The following books are all shelved at 749.59. Write their spine labels and then list the labels in alphabetical order for shelving.

Easter Fun

Jean Cooke

J. H. Corvin

Christmas Trims Kids Can Make

Creative Christmas Decorations

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NUMERICAL ORDER These books on Sport are waiting to be put back on the shelf. Complete the spine label for each one. Are We Winning Yet?

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The Commonwealth Games

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The Oxford Companion to Sports and Games

Mariah Burton Nelson

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Rollerskating is for Me

S. Moran

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How to Play Baseball

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Tim Brooke-Taylor

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Go to the shelving trolley and take six nonfiction books. Write their titles and authors here.

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PAR TS OF A BOOK 1 ARTS Find out the meanings of these words, which all refer to parts of a book, or the making of a book. You may need to use a dictionary. TITLE:

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PAR TS OF A BOOK 2 ARTS Select three books from your library (fiction, non-fiction and reference). Fill in the following information for each. FICTION BOOK TITLE:

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WHA T IS A BLURB? WHAT Most books have a blurb. It is the part which tells you what the book is about. The blurb is usually inside the front of the dust jacket, or on the back cover, or on the first page of the book. In a novel, the blurb’s purpose is to introduce you to the main character and some of the minor characters. It gives you clues about what happens in the novel and hints at some of the challenges facing the characters. It tries to make you want to read the book to find out the whole story.

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Does this blurb make you want to read the whole book? Explain.

NOW CHOOSE ANOTHER NOVEL WHICH YOU ENJOYED VERY MUCH.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1 NAME:

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Use your knowledge of the library to provide answers for these questions.

Who invented bifocal lenses for spectacles? ...............................................................

What is the seventh book of the Old Testament of the Bible? ......................................

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Name the members of the rock group called The Doors. .............................................

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What is jute? .................................................................................................................

How long is the River Nile? ............................................................................................

What is the modern name of the country formerly called Burma? ................................

Who was Mata Hari? ....................................................................................................

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10. What do the initials LASER stand for? .........................................................................

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12. What is a fez? ...............................................................................................................

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13. Who is captain of our country’s cricket team? .............................................................. 14. Which is the odd one out: Trombone - Flute - Cornet - Trumpet? ............................ 15. Which country has Tagalog as its official language? .................................................... ......................................................................................................................................

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 2 NAME:

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Use your knowledge of the library to provide answers for these questions.

What is the Japanese name for Japan? .......................................................................

What does kosher mean? .............................................................................................

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What does the musical term pp stand for, and what does it mean? .............................

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What was Lewis Carroll’s real name? ..........................................................................

Where is the Sargasso Sea? ........................................................................................

Name the three weapons used in the sport of fencing: ................................................

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What is a larkspur? .......................................................................................................

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In what categories is the Nobel Prize awarded? ..........................................................

Name two assassinated American presidents? .............................................................

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14. What poisonous acid is found in rhubarb leaves? ........................................................ 15. Where does a pheasant lay her eggs? ........................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 3 NAME:

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Use your knowledge of the library to provide answers for these questions.

What is the area of Norfolk Island? ..............................................................................

What is a proxy? ...........................................................................................................

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Where is Lake Constance (or Konstanz)? ....................................................................

What is the Australian equivalent of a highwayman called? .............................................

What does VHF stand for? ...........................................................................................

Over what distance is a marathon run? ........................................................................

How many kings named Louis did France have? .........................................................

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 4 NAME:

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Use your knowledge of the library to provide answers for these questions.

What is trachoma? ........................................................................................................

Where is the Waikato River? ........................................................................................

W h o w r o t e t h e p o e m “ I f ” ? ..................................................................................

Which country has the largest number of lakes? .........................................................

After whom is America named? ....................................................................................

In astronomy, what is a corona? ...................................................................................

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Name the two types of camel. ....................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................

Where is the European Parliament based? ..................................................................

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Which scale measures the force of an earthquake? ....................................................

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13. Where is the town of Fairbanks? ..................................................................................

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 5 NAME:

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“A little quiz” 1.

Where is the town of Little Rock? ...................................................................................

What are the names of L.M. Alcott’s Little Women? .....................................................

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What is Little Richard’s real name? ..............................................................................

In which two countries would you find towns called Littlehampton? ............................. ......................................................................................................................................

What is the habitat of the little wattlebird? ....................................................................

In the nursery rhyme who did the ‘black sheep’ have some wool for?

The master, the dame and ............................................................................................ Where was General Custer’s Last Stand? ...................................................................

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