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ENG 112. Finding Information Pt. 2. Martin Crabtree MCCC Library. Agenda. Finding books Dewey Decimal vs. Library of Congress Using the online catalog Important places in the library The Computer Lab Library visit. Finding Books. Books are put on the shelves grouped by subject.

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  1. ENG 112 Finding Information Pt. 2 Martin Crabtree MCCC Library

  2. Agenda • Finding books • Dewey Decimal vs. Library of Congress • Using the online catalog • Important places in the library • The Computer Lab • Library visit

  3. Finding Books • Books are put on the shelves grouped by subject. • You may be familiar with the Dewey Decimal System which is used by many school and public libraries. • MCCC like most colleges uses a different system called the Library of Congress (LC) system. • The LC system used both letters and number

  4. Library of Congress System • Organizes knowledge into 21 broad categories. • The 21 categories (labeled A to Z, but missing I, O, W, X and Y) are further subdivided by adding one or two additional letters and a set of numbers. • The first letter of a Library of Congress (LC) call number indicates the general subject area. • The second letter indicates the specific subject section within the general category.

  5. Dewey Decimal System Ancient Olympic Games: 796.48 PER Fiction books are all in the same place: F DIC Biography books are also in the same place: B EDI Library of Congress Ancient Olympic Games: GV23.S9 1999 Fiction books are part of the system: PZ3.D55 T3 Biographies are mixed into the collection: TK140.E3 J75 Library of Congress vs. the Dewey Decimal Systems

  6. Finding books in the libraryUsing the online card catalog • The catalog is available online. Used to find books, videos and other material both in the MCCC collection and the Mercer County Public (MCL) libraries. • You can have materials from MCL brought to the college. Deliveries arrive Tuesday and Friday afternoons. (DVD’s not available from MCL) • You will need to have your student ID card to borrow books or use the computer lab in the library

  7. Link to the catalog is on the library’s web pages.

  8. Getting Around in the Library

  9. Important Places in the Library The Reference Desk The Circulation Desk The Stacks

  10. The person at the reference desk will help you find what you need The Reference Librarian will help you to: • Do database searches • Find books, periodicals and other materials • Find useful web resources • Point out where the restrooms are. But will not read & select the best information for your assignment

  11. At the Circulation Desk You can: • Check out book here. • Get textbook for use in the library • Get videos & current newspapers here. • Get materials (books, journal articles, etc.) that your professor has set aside here • Ask for help in your research

  12. There are 2 kinds of stacks • The Reference stacks: • Holds the reference books • These books do not circulate • The General Collection Stacks • Holds the books that you can check out

  13. We have computers too!

  14. The library’s computer lab • To use the computer lab you need to sign in & have your student ID with you. • You can use the computers for research as well as for email, writing papers, spread sheets, etc. • Bring you own disks, CDs, thumb drives, etc. to save your work.

  15. The library’s computer lab • Anything saved on a computer’s hard drive will be erased once the computer is turned off. • Printing costs 10¢ a page. • There is a lab assistant there to help with computer usage questions. • You’ll need to go to the reference desk for research questions.

  16. Now let’s go visit the library

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