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Shelving Fiction Books Shelf Reading FictionMount Si High School LibraryKR 2/9/2011Read the spine labels and put books in alphabetical order using the call numbers on each books spine. KR 9/15/2010Shelving Fiction

KR 9/15/2010Fiction books are arranged in alphabetical order by authors entire last name.

KR 9/15/2010More than one author with the same last name? Then alphabetize by the first name. Example below: Laurie R. King comes before Stephen King because L comes before S in the alphabet.

KR 9/15/2010More than one book by the author? Arrange the books in alphabetical order by the title. Ignore the initial articles such as a, an, & the.Example below: ignore A in A Shadow on the Glass, ignore The in The Tower on the Rift, and ignore The in The Way Between The Worlds.

KR 9/15/2010Book Series A collection of books which share common characteristics, that are officially identified as a group.

KR 9/15/2010The entire series is treated as one book title using the series title.Example below: Fire Bird, Fire Rose, Heralds of Valdemar, Last Herard Mage, Owlflight, Sacred GroundKR 9/15/2010Within the series books are organized by series number.

KR 9/15/2010Before shelving a book at the beginning of a shelf check the shelf above to ensure the book is in the correct order.

WARNING!!Before shelving a book at the end of a shelf check the shelf below to ensure the book is in the correct orderYou will receive a daily shelf reading assignmentDaily Shelf ReadingKR 9/15/2010KR 9/15/2010Check your assigned area and make sure it is neat and tidy, with books standing up straight, and spines even along the shelf about 1/2 inch back from the edge. Use bookends as needed. This process is called facing.

KR 9/15/2010Make sure no trash or books are hidden behind the books on the shelf. Books should not be packed tightly on the shelf, but allowed to be easily removed. KR 9/15/2010Shelf Reading The purpose of shelf-reading is to check the proper order of books on the library shelves. All books are placed on the shelf by call number.

KR 9/15/2010A shelf is read like a book left to right. When you get to the end of the shelf you continue on the shelf below like you would read a paragraph in a book.

KR 9/15/2010Stack a vertical group of shelves

When you reach the bottom of the stack you continue on at the top of the next stack just like reaching the end of a page and continuing at the top of the next page.

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KR 9/15/20101. Explain facing books.2. How are fiction books arranged on the shelf? (include authors with the same last name and authors with more than one book)3. How are books in a series arranged on the shelf?4. When you reach the end of the shelf where do you continue shelf reading?5. When you reach the end of a stack, where do you continue shelf reading?6. What do you need to check before shelving a book at the beginning or end of a shelf?KR 9/15/2010Provide detailed answers to the questions below.