Library skills

When you enter the AMS library and you go to the left which section are you in?

• You are in the genre section of the library.

• You are in the nonfiction section of the library.

• You are in the reference section of the library

• You are in the fiction section of the library.

If you enter our library and you walk straight ahead into a book shelf what genre is located there?

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Graphic Novels

• Biography

Where do we keep a record of every book in our library?

• Online Catalog

• Card Catalog

• Database

• Google Classroom

If you want a Biography book for a book project which way should you turn after you enter through the front door?

• straight ahead

• right

• left

• Back to the hallway

If you need to find a particular book when the librarian is helping another student what should you do?

• Wait patiently for the librarian

• Scan the shelves looking for the book

• Type the title into the online catalog

• Choose a friend to help you find it

When you are trying to locate a book on the shelf, after you found it in the catalog, but you don't see it, what is the BEST first step to troubleshoot the problem?

• ask a friend to help you look

• Ask the librarian where it is

• Give up and look for a different book

• Look for the book in the general area by scanning titles to the left and right

Which Nonfiction genre teaches you how to do something?

• Expository

• Traditional

• Active

• Narrative

Which of the following is NOT a nonfiction genre?

• Active

• Traditional

• Encyclopedia

• Browseable

I want to look for a fiction book called, Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume, what will the call number look like?

• FIC

  BLU

• FIC

  TIG

• FIC

  JUD

• BLU

  345.2

What is a call number?

• A call number is a code used to identify a specific type of call.

• A call number is a unique identifier assigned to a library item to help locate it in the library's collection.
• A call number is a term used to describe a phone call that is not answered.
• A call number on the title page and it tells you when a book was published.