The Library Catalogfor 4th and 5th Graders

How to search the school library catalog& find books!

                    Class Agenda• Watch presentation

 • Check out a screencast or demonstration on how to

use the school library catalog to locate (find the  the address) of the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid 

 •  Help me find books about dogs using the library

catalog • Use the school library catalog to locate (find the

address) of three books on an assigned subject

New vocabulary:Library catalog AgendaAssigned SubjectLocate

Next Week's Class Agenda:

• Use the school library catalog to locate (find the address) of a book

• Use the school library catalog to locate (find the address) of three books on an assigned subject

• Learn about how the library is organized•  Find your books on the shelf

   

The ChallengeYou need to find books about dogs for your report on your favorite animal. 

What do you do?                                                                         What are some strategies for                                         finding books in the school                                             library?                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                            New   Vocabulary                                                                                                Strategy              

          

New Vocabulary and Phrases

• Search bar • Subject• Subject Search• Title• Title Search• Author• Author Search

What are you looking for? Type this into the search bar and click search

You can also do a subject search. Click the button by the word "subject".  Type your

subject into the search bar. Click on "Search".

You can also search for a title. Click the button by the word "title".  Type the name of your book into the search bar. Click on "Search".

We'll look for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

You can also search for a particular author. Click on the author button. Then type the name of the author into the search bar. Be

sure to put the last name first. For example, if I want to search for books by Suzanne Collins,

I need to write in the search bar, "Collins, Suzanne"

           Se     Searching, searching ...  

 We're going to search for a book in the catalog. Let's search for  Diary of a Wimpy Kid. When we find the book in the catalog, we'll click on the "details" button.  Here, we'll answer the questions,• How many copies of this book are there?• Is this book available, or on loan 

            to another student? • What is the address

            (call number) of the book? •  Where is it in the library?"

Help! I need books about dogs

You are researching dogs for your report. For your assignment, you have to look at three sources.

Using a subject search, write down the titles of three books about dogs

1.

2.

3.

Now it's your turn to find books in the catalog!

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