Library Lingo

Library Lingo Lesson 1

4th Grade

Almanac

• most in our collection are found in the 000's

• contains information of general interest

• contains a calendar with information about specific dates

Bibliography

• a list of resources referred to in a research paper

• used to give credit to the original author

• used to avoid plagiarism

Dewey Decimal System

• how nonfiction books are organized in the library

• 000s - 900s

• each group of hundreds represents a category of books

Thesaurus

• lists words like a dictionary

• instead of definitions, gives synonyms for words

• helpful to use for writing assignments when you need to paraphrase

• found in the 400's

Catalog

• a list of all books and resources available in a library

• we use an online catalog (Destiny)

• libraries used to use card catalogs

Multiple Choice

Which library lingo word means "the system libraries use to organize nonfiction books"?

• Almanac

• Bibliography

• Dewey Decimal System

• Catalog

Multiple Choice

Which library lingo word means "a book that gives synonyms for words"?

• Almanac

• Thesaurus

• Bibliography

• Catalog

Multiple Choice

Which library lingo word means "a type of book that provides general information about specific dates in the year"?

• Dewey Decimal System

• Catalog

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

Multiple Choice

Which library lingo word means "a list of resources referred to in a research paper"?

• Catalog

• Thesaurus

• Almanac

• Bibliography

Multiple Choice

Which library lingo word means "a list of all the books and resources available in a library?"

• Catalog

• Dewey Decimal System

• Thesaurus

• Almanac