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Chapter 3- The Library Group members: Catina 9610001A Naima 9610005A Lydia 9610025A
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3a Layout of the library Past-card catalogs Modern-Internet, computer, photocopy machine … etc. Layout of the library may have changed, library etiquette has not.
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3a-1 Computer A search of the card catalog only takes milliseconds. Remote access
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What are PACs and OPACs? PACs( Public-access catalogs) OPACs( Online Public-access catalogs)- 1. information 2. call number 3. availability 4. location Consortium of libraries
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3a-2 Online full-text databases Most useful databases offer the full text of an article Databases can be searched online->free Some databases only provide abstracts
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3a-3 Microform indexes Single sheet of film (microfiche) A roll of film (microfilm)
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3a-4 Stacks
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3a-5 Reference room or shelf
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3a-6 Main desk& 3a-7 Reserve desk
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3a-8 Audiovisual room
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3a-9 Microform room
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3a-10 Newspaper racks
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3a-11 Computer room
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3a-12 Carrels
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3b Organization of the library collections Two majors classification system: The Dewey Decimal System The Library of Congress Classification System
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3b-1 The Dewey Decimal System
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Fiction is marked with the letter F Biography is marked with letter B Advantage: accommodate the rapid proliferation of books
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3b-2 The Cutter-Sanborn Author Marks Usually combine with the Dewey Decimal System For example: Graf 231 Gari 232 Garl 233 Double Taxation: A Treatise on the Subject of Double Taxation Relief by Charles Edward Garland. G233d
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For example Graf 231 Gari 232 Garl 233 Double Taxation: A Treatise on the Subject of Double Taxation Relief by Charles Edward Garland. Book mark: G233d
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Steps 1.The combination of letters that closet to the author ’ s surname. 2.Places the first letter of the author ’ s surname before the number. 3.Places the first letter or letters of the first important word in the title after the number.
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3b-3 The Library of Congress Classification System Founded in 1800, by the library of congress The system represents the main branches of knowledge with 21 letters (without I,O,W,X,Y) of the alphabet. Addition of letters and Arabic numerals up to 9,999.
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A - General Works B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion C - Auxiliary Sciences of History D - History: General and Old World E ~F - History of America G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation H - Social Sciences J - Political Science K - Law L - Education ……. Z - Bibliography, Library Science
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L - Education LA - History of education LB - Theory and practice of education …….
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LCSH Library of Congress Subject Headings ( 國會圖書館標題表 ) → Arranged by topic
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3b-4 Classification of periodicals Current issues
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Back issues: 1.Bound in books 2.Reproduced on microfilm
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3b-5 Classification of nonbooks Films, microfilms, recording …. No hard-and-fast rule for classifying this material.
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