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Library catalogs

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our local public library is

a)

Wabash Public Library

b)

Gurnee Public Library

c)

Zion-Benton Public Library

d)

The Higginbotham Room

2.

The library catalog....

a)

lists books you may buy from the website

b)

is an alphabetical listing of books available to borrow from the library.

c)

can be accessed through the library website.

d)

is only available to library patrons.

3.

The call number of a book...

a)

is the "address" of the book that tells where it is located in the library.

b)

is the number you call to ask the library if they have a book.

c)

is located on the spine label of a library book.

d)

always includes the author's last name.

4.

Three ways to search for a book in the library catalog are...

a)

by Title

b)

by cover color

c)

by Subject

d)

by Author

5.

You may borrow a book from the Zion-Benton Library if...

a)

you say "please."

b)

you have a current Zion-Benton library card.

c)

you attend OLH school.

d)

you have a Waukegan Public Library card.

6.

A non-fiction call number includes...

a)

your phone number

b)

the name of the library.

c)

a Dewey Decimal number

d)

the author's last name

7.

What 2 pieces of information do you need from the catalog to find the book on the shelf?

a)

The call number

b)

The author's name

c)

The illustrator's name

d)

The title of the book

8.

The Dewey Decimal system...

a)

organizes non-fiction books into categories

b)

makes it easier to locate non-fiction books in a library

c)

uses numbers to designate non-fiction categories

d)

was invented by Melvil Dewey

9.

Fiction books are shelved...

a)

by call numbers that include the author's last name

b)

alphabetically by the author's last name

c)

according to whatever the librarian decides

d)

in no particular order

10.

The call number 336.9 Bannon is shelved between...

a)

336.5 Haskell and 337 Acosta

b)

256 Allen and 326.5 Martin

c)

336.9 Bannon and 336.9 Bannon

d)

589.4 Carter and 636 Smith