THE LIBRARY

What is a library?• Collection of books• Includes digital resources and films• Contains collections of audio, visual and

print materials• Provides a place of silence for users• Stockroom of knowledge and ideas• Heart of the school

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

REFERENCE

RESERVED BOOKS

GENERAL CIRCULATIONFILIPINIANA

PERIODICALS

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

• Circulation – contains the general collection of books, fiction and nonfiction, which the students can borrow for home use

• Reserved Section – books that may be requested by some teachers to be made available for their students but for a short period of time only

• Periodical – magazines, newspapers and journals

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

• Reference Section – books containing specific facts and information about anything in this world– Encyclopedia– Dictionary– Biographical dictionary– Yearbook or annuals– Atlas– Almanac– Gazetteer– Indexes– Bibliography– Directories

SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

• Filipiniana Section --- books authored by Filipinos

• Audiovisual Room --- optional section of the library where a variety of machines for listening or viewing may be kept

• Materials Center – When a student wants to make his class projects and some special activities not needing books, he can go to this area.

• developed by Melville Dewey in 1876

• Classify books using numbers• Divided into 10 categories

Dewey Decimal

Classification

• Used in big libraries• Classify books using letters• Divided into 24 categoriesLibrary of

Congress System

DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM• 000-099 – Computer science, information and general

works• 100-199 – Philosophy and psychology• 200-299 – Religion• 300-399 – Social sciences• 400-499 – Language• 500-599 – Science (including mathematics)• 600-699 – Technology and applied Science• 700-799 – Arts and recreation• 800-899 – Literature• 900-999 – History, geography, and biography

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION• A - General Works• B - Philosophy, Psychology, and

Religion• C - Auxiliary Sciences of History• D - General and Old World

History• E - History of America• F - History of the United States

and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America

• G - Geography, Anthropology, and Recreation

• H - Social Sciences• J - Political Science• K – Law

• L – Education• M – Music• N - Fine Arts• P - Language and Literature• Q – Science• R – Medicine• S – Agriculture• T – Technology• U - Military Science• V - Naval Science• Z - Bibliography, Library Science,

and General Information Resources

KINDS OF MATERIALS

• Reference books• Books of fiction• Biographies/autobiographies• Magazines and newspapers• Government reports• Pamphlets and clippings• Audio-visual materials

THE CARD CATALOG

• Index to the collection of books in the library

• Used in locating books• 3 x 5 inch cards arranged alphabetically• Filed in chest drawers

Types of card catalog

Author cardTitle card

Subject card

Other sources of information:

• CD-ROM (Read Only Memory) Facility• World Wide Web (www) or

Internet• Electronic Mail or E-mail