1. The Library Collection
Hamilton High School Library
Ms. Kelley, Teacher Librarian

2. Collection Areas Fiction Non-Fiction Biographies Spanish Career FIC
Dewey #
BIO SP
CAR

3. What’s a Call Number?
FIC
Edd
ANS: The information on the spine of a book that lets you know where to find it.
Identifies the area of the collection and how it is arranged on the shelf.

4. Fiction A story, a novel, an imaginary literary work
Arranged by the Author’s last name.
Located on the first shelf and wraps along back wall.

5. Fiction Call Numbers
FIC
Edd
Fiction
Last Name of the Author

6. Non-Fiction Books of information, “true” stories
Located on the free-standing shelves.
Arranged by the
Dewey Decimal System

7. Non-Fiction Call Numbers
616.9
Far
Non-Fiction Call Numbers
Dewey number =
Non-Fiction
Last name of the Author

8. Biography The story of a person’s life
Located on the back wall between the windows.
Arranged alphabetically by the last name of the subject (THE PERSON IT’S ABOUT)

9. BIO = Biography Biography Call Numbers BIO Lon
The last name of the SUBJECT

10. Autobiography The story of a person’s life.
Written by himself or herself.
Same Call Number/Location as Biography

11. Career Materials Located on short shelves by counter.
Contains post-high school information
Military
Career
College
CAR
351.02
Smi

12. Spanish Located at end of Non-Fiction
Contains all Spanish materials (Reference, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biographies) SP
FIC
Arm SP
REF
345.02 SP
345.02
End SP
BIO
Was

13. Let’s Explore…!
Explain each term and locate in library.