FRESHMAN
LIBRARY
ORIENTATION
St. Mary’s High School
2013-2014
Introduction
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Hours
 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Rules
 During school hours, you must have a signed pass to
come to the library study halls/lunches). Sign yourself
in. This is not necessary before or after school.
 Noise level must be respectful of others.
 No food or drinks other than water.
 No games, Facebook, or inappropriate websites.
 If you use a school laptop, please sign it out, including
date & computer number. Return it to its proper
place. Plug it into the cart’s charger. Please report
any problems/damage immediately.
 Obtain a pass if leaving before the period ends.
Vision- monitoring your computer use
Login name
Remote control
Library Resources
Books
 Magazines
 Newspapers
 Videos
 Computers
 Internet Access
 Databases
 Supplies
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/vblibrary/4993073773/
Looks at BooksOnline Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
Search by
Keyword
Title
Author
Subject
Series
Call #
Combine search terms with Power Search
How to find:
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Go to “My Computer”
Under “Network Drives” click “Courses”
Click “Software”
Click “OPAC”
OPAC Search Results
Search term
Locate call #
Subject search
Title
Author
Type =
books,
video/
DVD
Out =
checked out
In = available
Match call # on OPAC to call # on a book’s spine
OPAC: Author Search
Type last name first
4 books by
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Double
click to
see the
individual
entries
OPAC: Power Search
Enter multiple search terms
Choose how to combine
your search terms.
“AND” and “BUT NOT”
narrow your search;
“OR” broadens your search.
Select category
Locating Fiction
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Fiction
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Alphabetical by
author’s last name
FIC + first 3 letters of
author’s last name
Summer Reading
List
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Alphabetical by title
“RL” label
FIC + first 3 letters of
author’s last name
Locating Nonfiction
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Arranged by Dewey
Decimal Classification
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Dewey Decimal # +
first 3 letters of
author’s last name,
editor, or title
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Reference -“R” label
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Biography - “B” label,
92 call # + first 3
letters of subject’s last
name
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N00/1455005613
Nonfiction: Dewey Decimals 000s-200s
000 General
Knowledge
• Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries,
Museums, Newspapers ...
100 Psychology
and Philosophy
• Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings,
Logic, Making Friends, Optical
Illusions, Superstitions ...
200 Religion
and Mythology
• Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism,
Islam, and other world religions;
Greek, Roman and other myths ...
Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 300s-600s
300 Social
Sciences and
Folklore
• Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales,
Government, Manners, Money ...
400 Languages
and Grammar
• Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Sign Language, Spanish. Includes dictionaries.
500 Math and
Science
• Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology,
Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants ...
600 Medicine
and Technology
• Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health,
Human Body, Inventions, Manufacturing, Pets ...
Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 700s-900s
700 Arts &
Recreation
800 Literature
900 Geography &
History
• Architecture, Crafts, Drawing,
Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets,
Sports ...
• Literary Criticism, Plays, Poetry,
Quotations, Shakespeare ...
• Biographies, Countries, Native
Americans, States, Travel, Wars ...
Checking out Materials
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Barcode in student handbook (student
ID #)- scanned by librarian
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Check out books, magazines, a few
flash drives
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Public library & interlibrary loan
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Due in 10 school days; can renew
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Fines for lost or damaged library
materials.
What are databases?
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Archived collections of published
works:
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Newspapers, magazines, academic journals,
books, encyclopedias
Primary sources: memoirs, letters, historical
documents
Images: photographs, pictures, graphs, charts
Clips from film & videos
Quality information
Keyword searching and browsing
Online Resources- Go to SMH Homepage- under
“Academics” and “Library Resources” you’ll find “Media Centre
Resources”.
Academics
Databases
Databases & e-books
See p.6 in your Student Planner or p.51 for
the online version.
Sample Database & e-book
SIRS databases
Arts and Humanities through
the Eras
Debate current issues
Global
Studies
eras
NoodleBib
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php?group=9778&code=2087
User ID:
stmaryshs
Project Title
Bibliography, Notecards, Paper
Password:
student
Other Library Media Center Services
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Make-up tests… ask
librarian. Identify test
and teacher
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National Honor
Society (NHS)
tutoring- Thursdays
after school. Please
report by 2:30
Ask for Help
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How to find library materials
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Using the computers/printer
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How to search websites and
databases
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Supplies: lined and scrap-paper,
Scotch tape, glue sticks, scissors,
some markers.
Review Questions
1. When you come in the library or want to use a laptop, you can sign
in your friends.
True
False
2. To accommodate your busy schedule, you can eat in the library.
True
False
3. If you are playing a video game your screen will probably go blank.
True
False
4. The library supervisor will look up whether the library has a book
for you using OPAC.
True
False
5. The library is divided into various sections and placards
specify the different locations.
True
False
6. The only place to see a list of library resources is on the SMH
homepage.
True
False