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.
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.
1. Bring books to circulation desk
for checkout.
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.
•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 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.
Nonfiction Area
Dewey Decimal System
Books with Factual Information and Arranged by Call Number
• 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
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
Dictionaries
Atlases
Almanacs
Research Materials
Specialty 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:
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6.
General Keyword
Author Keyword
Title Keyword (s)
Subject Keyword
Series Keyword
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-saysoconnell/>.
• "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/>.