EHS Library Tour Notes
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Take this self-guided tour to learn where to find each of the DDC classes and to get
better acquainted with what subjects each one includes.
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Use the EHS Library map to help you find your way.
Complete the Library Tour Notes as you go, so have a record of what
you’ve learned!
Start your tour at the front desk. Look for the QR code and scan it with a QR code
reader—this is an app you can download for free. Just go to your app store and find a
FREE QR code reader. Use the camera on your phone to scan the code at each step of
your tour, and you will learn more about all the areas of your library.
Stop 1:
Front Desk:
Who can you ask to put a hold
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Library Rules:
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Stop 2:
Oversized Books: write the call number and title of the tallest book in
this section:
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Stop 3:
OOO-099
Generalities
Find the Guiness Book of World Records—look up the duration of the world’s longest
speech.
Who gave the speech? ______________________________________________________________
What was the speech topic? ________________________________________________________
What was the speech’s duration? __________________________________
Stop 4:
100-199
DDC class:
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What subjects are included in the call numbers: 170-179? (The division is ethics)
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Stop 5:
200-299
Religion
What is the call number and title of a book on a religion other than Christianity or
Judaism?
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Stop 6:
300-399
Social Sciences
Write the call number and title of a book on the death penalty:
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Find the books on fairy tales, located in the 390s. Use your map to find where the
300s end, if necessary.
Write the call number and title of a book on fairy tales or folklore:
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Stop 7:
400-499
Languages
Find the dictionaries for language other than English. List 6 other languages:
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
6. ____________________________________
Stop 8:
500-599
Sciences
Look at the books in the 520s. What is the subject of this division?
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Use the divisions to find a book on dinosaurs. Write the call number and title:
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Use the divisions to find a book on birds. Write the call number and title:
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Stop 9:
600-699
Technology (applied sciences)
Look at the books in the 600s. What can you conclude about the term “applied
sciences” from the books found in this DDC class?
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What subjects do you find in the 630s?
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Stop 10:
700-799
Arts & Recreation
Find the books on movies and movie-making. List the call numbers and titles of two
books:
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What subjects are found in the 790s? List six:
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
6. ____________________________________
Stop 11:
800-899
Literature
Find a book on poetry and write its call number and title:
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Find the books on Shakespeare. Where are they located?
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Write the call number and title of a book on Shakespeare’s work (not one of his plays):
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Stop 12:
9OO-999
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History & Geography:
What are the call numbers for books on World War II? _____________ - _____________
Write the call number and title of a travel book (hint: refer to the list of DDC divisions
for the 900s):
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Stop 13:
920 & 921 Biographies: Here you will find biographies…and we have
quite a few biographies! The 920s are collective biographies—books with biographies
of people grouped together by something they have in common. 921 is the section for
biographies on individuals. Notice how they are organized.
How are the biographies on individuals (921) organized? Why?
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Find a biography on a famous artist: List the call number and title:
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Take a look at the collective biographies in the 920s. Choose one and list the call
number and the title:
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What is the common thing that makes them part of a group?
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Stop 14:
Fiction: So how is the fiction organized? Is it organized by genre
(romance, horror, adventure, etc.)?
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Stop 15:
Reference: Many of these books are sets of books—encyclopedias on
particular subjects. Most of these encyclopedia-type books have an index at the back
(usually in the last volume). Go to the encyclopedia sets in the 100s—these are
general knowledge encyclopedias, covering a wide range of topics. Find an article on
Charles Dickens. Write his birthdate, where he was born and describe the way his
novels were published. How was he paid?
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Now find a set of books on another subject, such as music or art or WWII (Choose a
topic near and dear to your heat). Write the call number and the title of the book.
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Use the index to find the first entries listed (subject & page number) in the “E” section,
the “H” section and the “S” section.
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Last Stop: Notice the flag on the wall. What is unusual about it? Explain how the
flag is unusual.
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Using any books in the library, figure out why: ____________________________________
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Write the call number and title of your source:
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