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Thursday, 22 October 2015

Library skills

Index = Alphabetical list of all the topics in a book with the page number where the information can be found.

End papers = The first and last pages of a book.

Illustrator = The person who prepared or drew the pictures.

Introduction = Information about the book found at the beginning of a book.

Dedication= Words about a special person found at the front of a book.

Author = The person who wrote the book.

Glossary =  List of special words used in the book with their correct meanings.

Spine = The flat narrow outside strip of the book.

Publisher = The company who made the book.

Cover = The outside of the book.

Spine label = The label which identifies the book on the shelf.

Bibliography = A list of more books on the same subject.

Contents = A list of the titles of the chapters.

Thursday, 23 July 2015

Dewey Decimals.

Decimals

Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically.
The books are given a decimal number according to their subject.

Try putting these numbers in order.



1. 001
2. 362
3. 500
4. 593.9
5. 610
6. 629.2
7. 737.5
8. 745.5
9. 808.8  
10. 994

Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library.  What subjects do you find at these numbers.

004 - Data processing computer science.  
796.3 - Sports
500 - Science
821 - English poetry
993.1 - NZ history

At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:
Myths and Legends? - 753
Fashion? - 729
Inventions? - 608
Birds? - 598
Fairy tales? - 398

Thursday, 30 April 2015

How to reference a book using APA format.

Image result for haunted houses book by Torque  This is how you reference a book.

Stone, Adam. (2011). Haunted Houses. Bellwether Media, Inc. : North Mankato