Chapter 13: Library Skills

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13-1 Practice the Skill

Number the titles and authors of the following fiction books in the order in which they would appear on the fictions shelves of a library

Alexander Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo ------2
Arthur Ransome, Winter Holiday ---------------------3
Samuel Clemens, Huckleberry Finn------------------1
Cecil Roberts, One Small Candle---------------------4
Elise Sanguinetti, The Dowager----------------------5
Mabel Seeley, The Whistling Shadow---------------6
Anya Seton, Avalon-----------------------------------8
Shirley Seifert, Farewell, My General-------------7
Johanna Spyri, Heidi--------------------------------10
Anya Seton, Foxfire---------------------------------9

    13-2 Review the Skill

    Using the Dewey decimal chart on pages 322-23, write the number range of the correct category for each of the following books.

    1. Cambridge History of American Literature---------------800-899
    2. Lands and Peoples of the Bible-----------------------------200-299
    3. World Book Encyclopedia-----------------------------------000-099
    4. Epic and Romance--------------------------------------------800-899
    5. The Ethics of Aristotle----------------------------------------100-199
    6. Concentration of Control in American Industry----------300-399
    7. Amish People--------------------------------------------------900-999
    8. 501 Spanish Verbs--------------------------------------------400-499
    9. Equal Justice for the Accused-------------------------------300-399
    10. The Art of Mime---------------------------------------------700-799
    11. Cubism--------------------------------------------------------700-799
    12. The New England Leaders---------------------------------900-999
    13. The Greek Particles-----------------------------------------400-499
    14. Soil Analysis--------------------------------------------------600-699
    15. Catastrophes in Earth's History---------------------------500-599


      13-3 Practice the Skill

      Using the catalog entry below, answer the following questions.

              MATERIAL:      Book
      CALL NUMBER:     J 629.45 R433
                  AUTHOR:      Ride, Sally.
                        TITLE:     To Space and Back.
                   EDITION:     1st ed.
          PUBLICATION:     New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, c1986.
          DESCRIPTION:     96 p.: col. ill.; 29cm.
                       NOTES:     Describes in texts and photographs what it is like to be an astronaut on a space shuttle. Includes a glossary of terms.
                       NOTES:     Includes index.
                   SUBJECT:     Space flight--Juvenile literature.
                   SUBJECT:     Space shuttle--Juvenile literature.

      1. What is the complete title of the book?

      To Space and Back

      2. What company published the book? 

      Lothrop, Lee and Shepard.

      3. What is the book's call number? 

      J 629.45 R433

      4. Where was the book published? 

      New York

      5. What year was the book published? 

      1986.

      6. Does the book contain illustrations? How do you know? 

      Yes ( ill.)

      7. How would you find other books by the same author? 

      Search catalog by the authors name.

      8.  How would you type the author's name in the computer? 

      Ride, Sally.

      9. Under what subject headings would you find other books on the same topic?

      Space flight and Space shuttle.

      10. What extra information is given about the book? 

      Includes index and glossary of terms.


        13-4 Review the Skill

        Choose five topics from the list below. Use your library's card catalog or computer catalog to find one book on each topic. List the title, author, and call number for each book you choose using the following format:

        Article title. Author. Call Number.

        1. Scottish folklore

        Folklore in the English and Scottish ballads.Wimberly, Lowry Charles,PR507 .W48

        2. Adolescent psychology

        Practitioner's guide to emotion regulation in school-aged children,Macklem, Gayle L., LB1073 .M33

        3. Commentary on Ecclesiastes

        Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs,Davis, Ellen F,BS1465.3 .D38

        4. The Supreme Court

        Friends of the Supreme Court: interest groups and judicial decision making, Collins, Paul M., Jr,KF8742 .C62.

        5. Computer analysts

        Computer analysis of power systems,Arrillaga, J; Arnold, C. P,TK 1005 .A757


        13-5 Practice the Skill

        Use the following entry to answer each question.

        COMPUTER SOFTWARE

        How to upgrade your computer software at a low cost. Richard Gaverton, Computer Weekly v56 no6 p23-35 S 2001.

        1. What is the title of the article? 

        How to upgrade your computer software at a low cost.

        2. When was the article published? 

        September 2001

        3. What is the subject heading under which the article is listed?

        Computer Software

         4. On what page of the magazine does the article begin? 

        Page 23

        5. What is the title of the magazine in which the article appears?

        Computer Weekly

        6. What is the volume number in which the article appears?

        56

        7. Who is the author of the article? 

        Richard Gaverton

        8. An article can be located in what two ways? 

        Subject and Author

        9. How could you find other articles by the same author?

        Search for the author online with last then first names.

        10. WHat is another subject heading that could be searched for related topics?

        Computer Weekly


        13-6 Review the Skill

        In the blank write the letter of the reference tool you would use to find the answer to each question.

        1. On which river in France is Paris located?----------------------------------------B 
        2. How many pounds does a metric ton weigh?-------------------------------------A
        3. What is an antonym for the word progress?---------------------------------------J
        4. Where did Herman Melville attend school?---------------------------------------E
        5. What is the French equivalent of the English word hello?----------------------G
        6. What did Paul mean by "another gospel" in Galatians 1:6?---------------------C
        7. What is the definition of the word calendar?--------------------------------------F
        8. What is the national anthem of Russia?--------------------------------------------H
        9. What did Shakespeare's Macbeth say in one of his famous soliloquies?------D
        10. Where can you find a magazine article about bacteria?--------------------------I

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