Finding Books in the Library

1. Finding Books in the Library Eastlake High School Library

2. EHS Library Book Collections Reference Books REF Biography B Nonfiction Dewey Classification Story Collection SC Fiction FIC Take one Share One

3. The Call Number is the Spine Label of a Fiction Book Example: Title: If I Stay Author: Gayle Forman Call Number: Dewey Classification and the first three letters of the authors last name

4. The Call Number on the Spine Label of a Nonfiction Book Example Title: Treasury of Greek Mythology Author: Donna Jo Napoli Call Number: Dewey Classification and the first three letters of the authors last name

5. Fiction Books Arranged in ABC order by the first three letters of the authors last name FIC FIC GIF Comes Before GRE

6. Nonfiction Books Arranged in number order If the numbers are the same, use the first three letters of the author’s last name 599.73 599.8 TAY comes beforeATH 599.8 599.8 ATH comes before MAR

7. How do we find a book? • Go to www.sisd.net/eastlakehs • Under Quick links, click on @ your library • Under Media Center Links, click on YouSeeMore Public Access Catalog