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Welcome to the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) 2014 Induction. Discover the facilities, resources, and rules of the LRC for students, including how to access books, DVDs, computers, and career information. Maximize your LRC experience with this comprehensive guide.
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WELCOME TO THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC) 2014 INDUCTION
Who works in the LRC? The LRC is run by Mrs Baker, the LRC Manager
What is in the LRC? • There are two floor levels in the LRC • The Lower LRC has resources, computers and careers information and is on the ground floor • The Upper LRC is on the balcony level and has computers for the sixth form; this area is out of bounds unless you are working with a teacher
What does the Lower LRC offer? • A QUIET space for reading or working • Lots of books for reading and research • A selection of magazines and newspapers • DVDs • Computers • Access to careers information
When can you use the Lower LRC? • The Lower LRC is open from 8.15am to 3.40pm (3.20pm on a Friday) • You can come in before school, break time, lunchtime or after school • You can come in during lessons if you have a permission slip signed by your teacher
Careers Information, Advice & Guidance • You can find the Ansbury careers’ advisors and information about careers on the far right hand side of the LRC • Any careers interviews will also be held here
When can you use the computers? • There are 12 computers in the Lower LRC; only 1 student per computer is allowed • In the Lower LRC the computers are available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis before school, break time and after school. For lunchtime you need to book at the issue desk • The Upper LRC computers are out of bounds, except with a teacher in a lesson
What if you have a computer problem? • The IT Services office is next to the main LRC entrance • Alternatively Mrs Baker will help if you need a new password or more file space
How do you borrow books or DVDs? • You are automatically a member of the LRC • You can borrow up to 3 books and 1 DVD at a time • Just take a book or DVD to the issue desk • Books can be kept for 3 weeks and a DVD for 1 week • To return a book take it back to the issue desk • Your tutor will give you an overdue slip if books or DVDs are not returned by the date stamped inside; you will not be able to borrow anything else while you have overdue resources
How do you find a fiction book? • The fiction area is in the first row of bookshelves and divided into Young Adult and General fiction. Classic fiction is in the literature section of the Information Books (Dewey code 800) • Young Adult fiction is nearest the issue desk and General fiction is next to the glass walled classrooms. There are two carousels next to the issue desk; one has quick reads and Manga books and the other holds DVDs • Fiction books on the main shelves are arranged alphabetically (A-Z) by author surname • Books have a label on the spine with ‘FIC’ and the first 3 letters of the author’s surname, e.g. FIC HOP
How do you find an information book? • Information books are on the book shelves nearest the front windows and arranged using the Dewey Decimal Classification System • The Dewey system organises information books by dividing the whole of knowledge into ten main subject groups • Similar subjects are grouped together to make them easier to find; if the Shakespeare was just piled next to the books on engineering we’d never find anything • Within each group every topic has an individual number between 001 and 999 • Subjectnumbers are found in the subject index at the issue desk. For example the subject ‘football’ would have the number ‘796.334’ printed next to it and be in the 700 section of the LRC • You will find the Dewey number on the spine of each book
What are the Dewey system groups? 000 General Reference e.g. facts, computers 100 Philosophy and Psychology e.g. Ethics 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences e.g. politics, law, sociology, economics, environment 400 Languages 500 Pure Sciences e.g. mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, biology 600 Technology e.g. medicine, cars, manufacturing, cooking 700 The Arts e.g. design, painting, photography, music, drama, sport 800 Literature e.g. poetry, plays, literary criticism, foreign literature 900 History and Geography
Are there any rules in the LRC? • Just some behaviour guidelines! • The LRC is a quiet area. Please respect other people by not making a noise as you read or work • There is limited space in the Lower LRC and we can only have as many students as we have seats! Please find a seat quickly • Please leave bags and coats on the left hand side near the entrance to the LRC • Please do NOT eat or drink in the LRC
What can the LRC do for you? The LRC is not just a building full of books: • It can save your day when you need one bit of crucial information for your homework • It can transport you to another world through a fiction book • It gives you somewhere quiet and safe to work or read We want you to view the LRC and those who work here as being dedicated not just to your academic survival and success but to your personal reading pleasure.
