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Delaware Valley HSLibrary OrientationWelcome To YOUR Library!What will be covered?Library staffHoursLibrary and computer rulesCheckout, renewals, and overdue booksTech informationNavigating the libraryUsing call numbers to find a bookAccessing the library catalogLibrary StaffMrs. Anderson Librarian

Mrs. Neugebauer Library TechnicianLibrary Hours Monday Thursday 7:50am 4:20pm Friday 7:50am 2:38pm

General Library Use Before school - No pass needed you do not need to sign in No late passes

With a class - No pass needed you do not need to sign in

During a class - Must have a pass you must sign in and out No late passes

During lunch - Must have a pass from the library or a teacher you must sign in and out

After school - Must have an after-school pass from the teacher who assigned the research - you must sign in and outLibrary RulesAll Student Handbook rules apply.No food, drinks, candy, and gumCell phones should not be visible at any time.Ipods are not permitted at any time.All purses and bags of any type are to be left in the cubbies by the door.Students are expected to be courteous, quiet and respectful at all times!

Computer RulesComputers are for educational use only.

Games are not permitted at any time.

You may email work to yourself or retrieve an email you sent to yourself only.

Students must follow all computer usage guidelines located in the student handbook.

Book Checkout3 book maximum for checkouts (includes magazines)Current month magazines may not be checked out. Length for checkouts: 2 weeksBooks may be renewed twice unless there is a hold on the bookReference books are not checked outBooks may be returned to the library and to Mrs. Goodrich at the media center.Students are responsible for all items signed out in their name.

Overdue Books and FinesA fine of 10 cents per day will be charged for overdue books and magazines.A fine of 25 cents per day will be charged for interlibrary loan books.If you have an overdue book or magazine, you will not be allowed to check out anymore items until the overdue book is returned and library fines are paid.Cut the fine in half by paying the fine at the same time that the material is returned.Fines that max out at $5.00 will not be cut in half.

Lost or Damaged Books

Please treat our books with care and respect.Students will be required to pay for the cost of lost or damaged books.Overdue Notices

Distributed in your homeroom every two weeksRead carefully Is your book late? Or do you just owe a fine for returning it late?Do not ignore Tech MiscellaneaSave all your work to My DocumentsMake a Gmail email account to send documents back and forth to yourself.Students do not have access rights to use flash drives.Students do not need to ask to print Remember to LOG OFF when you leave!

Navigating the LibraryOur CollectionFictionNon-fictionReferenceE-booksBiographyStory CollectionBestsellersMagazines/NewspapersGraphic novels/MangaNavigating the LibraryCall NumbersEach books Call Number is the address of that book in the library.

Call numbers are made up of the Dewey Decimal Number for that subject plus the first three letters of the authors last name.

All books about a particular subject will have the same Dewey Decimal Number, but the authors initials may vary.

Books in the library are arranged on the shelves from 000-999. Those with the same Dewey Decimal Number are then arranged alphabetically by the authors last name. Navigating the LibraryNonfictionArranged in the library using the Dewey Decimal System

000 Generalities100 Philosophy and Psychology200 Religion300 Social Sciences400 Language500 Natural Science and Mathematics600 Technology 700 Arts800 Literature900 Geography and History Using Call Numbers to Find a BookNON-FICTION is shelved by the Dewey Number & the first three letters of the authors last name302GLA791.64VAL

Navigating the LibraryBiographyBIOGRAPHIES all have the same Dewey Decimal Number - 92

They are arranged on the shelves according to the first three letters of the last name of the person they are about, not by the authors last name. Here are a few titles of biographies and their call numbers: Michael Jordan 92 JOR Barack Obama 92 OBA Walt Disney 92 DIS Oprah Winfrey 92 WINNavigating the LibraryCollective BiographyCOLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHIES are books containing biographies of several people, 920 is the Dewey Decimal Number.

Here are a few titles of collective biographies and their call numbers:

The Beatles: tens years that shook the world 920 BEA

The literary 100 : a ranking of the most influential novelists, playwrights, and poets of all time 920 BURUsing Call Numbers to Find a BookBIOGRAPHIES are a sub-group of non-fiction. They are shelved by the first three letters of the last name of the person the biography is written about.92WAS920BEANavigating the Library

FictionFICTION books are arranged on the shelves by the first three letters of the authors last name.

If there are several books by the same author, they are then placed alphabetically by the title of the book.Using Call Numbers to Find a BookFICTION is shelved by the first three letters of the authors last nameFCOLPB FSTR

Using Call Numbers to Find a BookREFERENCE is shelved by a capital R, the Dewey Number and then the first three letters of the authors last name. R781.640POPR920 GREAccessing the Library CatalogAt school: click on the DVHS Destiny icon on the desk top. At home: the url is destiny.dvsdedu.org

See you at the library!