cscisd library duties

1. CSCISD Library Duties Carrizo Springs HS Carrizo Springs JH Carrizo Springs Intermediate Carrizo Springs Elementary Asherton & Big Wells

3. Shelving, Scanning, & Scan Report ~ they all go together Shelving, Scanning & Scan Report ~ These three “must do” jobs represent 60% of your grade and it’s a part of your daily chores; 1. Re-check-in your books on cart; 2. Shelve these books; 3. Scan shelves w/scanner; 4. Give Mrs. Horton your scanner to print report; 5. Check that books are in proper position ~ all books must be aligned with shelf front and straight; 6. Fix incorrectly placed books using the Scan Report; 7. Give Mrs. Horton the corrected Scan Report so we can verify that books have been correctly shelved. Books not shelved correctly are worth points that increase every six weeks.

4. Daily Chores 40% of your grade Cleaning ~ We must always have a nice, clean, and organized environment: Includes, but is not limited to, vacuuming, watering plants, wiping tables & chairs, straightening & filing magazines, cleaning equipment, dusting, Die-Cut & Lab rooms, wiping shelves, etc; Supposedly, most of the dust is dead human cells + all of the dirt brought in on shoes = vacuum, vacuum, dust, dust! Phone & Person to Person Skills ~ Always answer professionally, nicely, and be willing to help. Ask their name & if they wish to leave a message.

5. Shelving Fiction Books Fiction ~ Shelved alphabetically by author’s last name then by book title. 1st line: F for Fiction; 2nd line: 1st three letters of author’s last name; 3rd line: 1st three letters of book title ~ If a title begins with an “A”, “An”, or “The”, then you go to the second word in the title. Fiction books are along the outside wall. SC is for Story Collection – several stories in one book. These are on the wall at the top of the ramp. Think of spine labels as an address to that book.

6. Putting Fiction Books in Order

7. ShelvingDewey Decimal Dewey Decimal System – Classification system using the decimal point that arranges books in ten large classes (by subject) and then they are further divided; Not all books in the Dewey Classification System are non-fiction; Folk & Fairy Tales – 398 & 398.2; Riddles – 398.6 Poetry – 811 Fiction books could be in 813 = American Fiction Dewey numbers always have three numerals to the left of the decimal and can have as many as 25 or 30 numerals to the right of the decimal. The more specific the subject of the book, the longer the Dewey number becomes. The shortest Dewey number is three digits. If you are looking for information on Easter eggs you would go to: 394.2667 – The 300’s is “Social Sciences”, the 9 is for “Customs & Folklore”, the 4 is for “General Customs”, .2 is for “Special Occasions”, etc. etc.. Dewey classified books are in the center of the library book; Biographies are under the window and use a “B” on the 1st line of the spine label. Some libraries may use a “92”; Collective Biographies are at 920…several in one books.

8. Putting Dewey in Order Dewey can get very complicated if you don’t understand decimals, but just remember one simple rule: Arrangement is done in column-by-column sequence- Then arrange by 2nd line; Then arrange by 3rd line

9. Put these in order

10. Now put these in correct Dewey Order

11. Using Follett Software Checking In Books: Be sure the correct button is clicked; Be sure that it’s not on “Hold” for someone; Put on cart for shelving. Checking Out Books: Make certain that the screen is blank before putting in the ID #; Be sure that the book is being checked out to the correct student; After checking books out to student, press “ESC” because it’s confidential information who checked out what; If Books are on hold for someone – get that person’s schedule, check it out to them, and put book on cart or find student and give to him/her;

12. Resources OPAC – Online Public Access Catalog; DKC & Gale Group – online research databases, we pay for, needs password, can be accessed from home – big big databases; Title Peek – part of OPAC, you can get more information on the book and a picture of the cover;