Library Media Alternative Final

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

• phone number

• Instagram account

• address

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.

• Locate the shelf with the correct call number range.

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

• Find the book with the exact number: 577.2.

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

• LAKERS

• FIC

  BRY

• B

  BRY

What is the purpose of the Dewey Decimal system in a library?

• To categorize books by the author's name.

• To arrange books based on their color.

• To classify books into sections by subject.

• To sort books by their publication date.

What does the 'FIC' in a book's call number stand for?

• Fiction

• Fact

• Figure

• File

If you are looking for a book on the history of the United States, which section of the library would you go to?

• The fiction section.

• The biography section.

• The nonfiction section.

• The children's section.

Page that tells title, author, illustrator, publisher, and city.

• Preface
• Author's note
• Glossary
• Title page

A listing of the chapters in the book

• Index
• Table of Contents
• Bibliography
• Appendix