Showing posts with label library skills t3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library skills t3. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Thursday, 20 August 2015
Referencing a non fiction book.
Hudson, John, (2003) Magnetism understanding science, Smart Apple Media, North MankatoThursday, 6 August 2015
Inotia - Nazella Library skills, Non Fiction
Non-Fiction
What are non-fiction books?
Non Fiction books are books that are true and factual.
Who was Dewey?
Dewy is the man that made the Dewy system for non fiction books.
How are non-fiction books arranged on the shelf?
They are ordered by numbers.
List the following spine labels in the correct order:
001
219
623
796
913
Choose a non-fiction book from the shelves.
Does the book you have chosen include the following? Locate and photograph
Index The Index was at the back.
Contents page
The contents was in the front.
Title pages 
The title pages
The title pages
What is a glossary?
A list of speacial words normally at the end of a non fiction book.
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Dewey numbers
Decimals
Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically.
The books are given a decimal number according to their
1.001 2.362 3.500 4.593.9 5.994 6.610 7.629.2 8.737.5
9.745.5 10.808.8
Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library. What subjects do you find at these numbers.
004 = computer = Data processing, computer science
796.3 = football
500 = Natural science and mathematics
821 = poetry
993.1 = NZ history
At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:
Myths and Legends = 753
Fashion = 787
Inventions = 608
Birds = 598.2
Fairy tales = 398.21
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