Library Orientation

What are the library hours of operation?

• 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

• 8:00 am - 4:15 pm

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

What can you do in the library?

• Print.

• Browse for library books.

• Borrow library copies of textbooks during Embedded Time.

• All of the above.

How are books on the shelves arranged?

• Books on the shelves are arranged left to right, top to bottom.

• Books on the shelves are arranged left to right across all bays.

• There is no system of organization.

A call number is a book's _____ because it tells you where the book is located on a shelf.

• phone number

• Instagram account

• address

You want find the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. What would be the book's call number?

• FIC JK

• JK

• FIC ROW

• arranged by color.

How are nonfiction books arranged in the library?

• according to the Dewey Decimal system.

• according to the 1st three letters of the author's LAST name.

• according to color of the book cover.

• according to the 1st three letters of the author's FIRST name.

For nonfiction books, the call numbers consist of ______.

• numbers and letters.

• only numbers.

• only letters.

You want to find this book Biomes of the Future. It's call number is 577.2 STE. How would you locate this book on the shelf?

Put the steps in order.

• Once you find the exact number (577.2), look in alphabetical order for the letters STE.

• Find the book with the exact number: 577.2.

• Locate the shelf with the correct call number range.

• Look in numerical order until you find the 570s.

You want to read a biography book on Kobe Bryant. What would be its call number?

• LAKERS

• FIC

  BRY

• B

  BRY