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The book collection is divided into:
Fiction
and
Non-Fiction
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Fiction books can be found in
the following collections:
General Fiction
Short Stories
(Story Collection)
In the LBMS
library, the call
number for Short
Stories is SC
followed by the
first three
letters of the
author’s last
name
SC
CRU
SC
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What is a CALL NUMBER?
A call number
is a group of numbers and/or letters
put together to tell you
where in the library
you can find a book.
Think of the call number as the
ADDRESS of the book. It lets
you easily find a single item out
of thousands in the library!
A call
number is located
at the bottom of the book on the
spine.
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Fiction and Nonfiction
Call Numbers
• In our library, Fiction call • Nonfiction call numbers
numbers begin with FIC,
begin with a Dewey
and then the first three
classification number, and
letters of the author’s last
then the first three letters
name on the 2nd line. It’s
of the author’s last name on
still a call number even
the 2nd line.
though there are no
numbers in it!
599
FIC
FIC
PAU
PAW
GIB
FICTION CALL NUMBERS CAN LOOK
DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT LIBRARIES
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MORE FICTION CALL NUMBER EXAMPLES
This is what the
Burneson Library
uses
•Fiction Books are arranged
alphabetically by author’s last
name using the call number as
a guide.
First 3 letters
of author’s
last name
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Fiction Books
•If one author has more than one book, his books are grouped
together & then arranged alphabetically according to title.
Articles A, AN, and THE are ignored when arranging titles
alphabetically ONLY WHEN THEY COME AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE TITLE. See examples below:
Author
Title of Book
Shan, Darren
Hunters of the dusk
Shan Darren
The Lake of Souls
Shan, Darren
Lord of the Shadows
Shan, Darren
Trials of Death
Shan, Darren
Vampire Mountain
Shan, Darren
The Vampire Prince
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Fiction Books
•Fiction Books are arranged alphabetically by author’s
last name.
•If two or more authors have the same last name,
books are grouped together & arranged
alphabetically according to the first name of the
authors, and then alphabetically by title (ignore A,
An, and The at the beginning of the title). See
examples below:
Brooks,
Bruce comes
before
Brooks,
Kevin, and
Brooks, Terry
is last
Brooke, Lauren
After the Storm
Brooks, Bruce
The Moves Make the Man
Brooks, Bruce
What Heart
Brooks, Kevin
Martyn Pig
Brooks, Terry
The Scions of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
The Sword of Shannara
Brooks, Terry
The Talismans at Shannara
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Author’s last
names are in
strict
alphabetical
order
Adams, Douglas
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy
Adams, Douglas
Mostly Harmless
Anthony, Piers
Realty Check
Armstrong, Jennifer
The Kindling
Asimov, Isaac
Fantastic Voyage
Barron, T.A.
Heartlight
Barron, T.A.
The Lost Years of Merlin
Barron, T.A.
The Merlin Effect
Bechard, Margaret
Spacer and Rat
Same Author
Book Title --H
comes before
M
Same
Author—
Titles in
Order by
First Letter
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Now you try it. Arrange these books in the
correct order for shelving fiction. Write your
answers on your worksheet.
MacLachlan, Patricia
Baby
MacHale, D.J.
Black Water
Mahy, Margaret
The Magician of Hoad
Mackey, Mary
The Widow’s War
MacHale, D.J.
The Lost City of Faar
Mack, Tracy
Drawing lessons
McKay, Robert
The Running Back
Martins, Albert
Pinned
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Check Your Answers
MacHale, D.J.
Black Water
MacHale, D.J.
The Lost City of Faar
Mack, Tracy
Drawing lessons
Mackey, Mary
The Widow’s War
MacLachlan, Patricia
Baby
Mahy, Margaret
The Magician of Hoad
Martino, Albert
Pinned
McKay, Robert
The Running Back
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000’s – 900’s
Biographies
Have a 92 call
number in this
library
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Not all books in the Dewey Decimal System are
Nonfiction
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Dewey Decimal
1st 3 letters of
author’s last name
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Series books
Books that are series are marked with a red dot and
dots below so you know what series that book goes
with.
These are 3 series by the same author. The first series
has numbers and one dot (or can have no dot); the
second series has two dots below the number, and the
third series has three dots. Shelve the series together.
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000’s – 900’s
• Non-fiction books are arranged numerically on the shelf
by the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Books in the
Dewey Decimal system are filed digit by digit, not by
whole number.
• When you shelve non-fiction books, the Dewey
Decimal System puts together in a group all books
with the exact same whole number. Next arrange
these books by the last name of the author. If two
or more authors have the same last name, then use
the first name to arrange the books.
973
Allen, Thomas
973
Baker, Jeffery
973
Douglas, Donald
973
Douglas, Frederick
973
Douglas, John
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DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER FOR NON-FICTION BOOKS
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DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBERS CONTINUED
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Dewey and Decimals
Think of a Dewey number as if it were dollars
and cents! For example:
595.23
Comes Before
595.30
When in doubt, add one 0 (zero) or more if
needed to even out the digits after the decimal.
The number in black is the Dewey
Decimal number; add the red zeros to
even out the numbers so you can see
smallest to largest.
917.2000
917.2904
917.3000
917.3040
917.5604
917.5704
917.5800
Don’t forget below
the decimal numbers
come the first three
letters of the author’s
last name. When two
books have the same
number, then they go
in alphabetical order
by the letters
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Here is an example of the correct
shelving for these Dewey Decimal
numbers.
Dewey Decimal Number
Author’s last name
917.2
Olawsky
917.2904
Hamlyn
917.3
Cobb
917.304
MacNeice
917.5604
Turnage
917.5704
Leifermann
917.58
Edge
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Here is an example of Dewey order with decimal numbers
and letters. The zeros have been added in the second
column to show you what the number looks like if all the
numbers were the same length, and to show you lowest to
highest..
ACTUAL CALL #
Zeros Added
917.2
OLA
917.2000
OLA
917.2904
HAM
917.2904
HAM
917.3
COB
917.3000
COB
917.304
MAC
917.3040
MAC
917.5604
TUR
917.5604
TUR
917.5704
LEI
917.5704
LEI
917.58
EDG
917.5800
EDG
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Play This Short
Decimal Game
http://www.quia.com/pp/5258.html
Did you get them all right the first time?
Second time?
Are you totally confused?
On your worksheet, write down how many you got
correct the first time, and any other times you tried.
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BIOGRAPHIES
A biography is a book about a person’s
life.
Biographies are filed alphabetically by
the person the book is about.
Call numbers for biographies in the
Burneson library begin with a 92 on the
top line.
Biography Call Number
92
Cleopatra
The second line is the last
name of the person the book
is about.
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Locating a Book
on the Shelf
Remember this rule for how books
are usually shelved!
You start at the left on the top
shelf, and move to the right
until the shelf ends. Then you
go to the next shelf beneath
that, and do the same-left to
right, top to bottom.
Congratulations! You made it through
the slide show! Hopefully you learned
a little about shelving books in a library.
Ask Mrs. Kosik for a
For your last mission, go to the next slide to see what to do.
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Now let’s see what
you have
learned….
There are two carts, each with
a shelf of books (one fiction;
one non-fiction) for you to
practice putting the books in
order.
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