SEARCHING FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS

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SEARCHING FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS

• Using the OPACs
• Online Public Access Catalogs
• Mulholland Middle School
• Ms. Peggy Thill, TL, NBCT

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STEP 1 Click on OPAC Icon

• You will see this screen. Find our library.

Go to Middle Schools
Scroll down to select
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STEP 2 Pick Your Search Type

• KEY WORD (type in, then press Everything)
• SUBJECT (type in, then press Subject)
• BOOK TITLE (type in, then press Title)
• AUTHOR (type in, then press Author)

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STEP 2 (Cont.)

• To search for an Accelerated Reader book, click
  on the Reading Programs tab.
• Select Accelerated Reader from Reading
  Programs.
• Select your reading level from the pull down
  menu.
• Click on Show Matching Books.

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Click on Reading Programs
Click here to enter
Select your reading level
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STEP 3 Review your results
of titles
Call (Where the book is located)
Available Copies?
Click here to find similar items
YES
Select See More to read details
NO
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See More Example
Notice the number of pages
Read a summary of the book
Check the reading level
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STEP 4 Locating the book

• Using the Dewey Decimal System
• All books are categorized as either Fiction or
  Non-Fiction
• Fiction books are put in alphabetical order
  according to the authors last name (Call
  Example FIC PEL)
• Non-Fiction books are assigned a number based on
  the subject of the book (Call Example 741.5
  GRO)

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WHERE DO I FIND IT?
Non-Fiction Section-Go to 921 BOL
Reference (REF) Section-Go to REF 973 HIS
Story Collection (SC) Section-Go to SC SOT
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Where Do I Find It? (cont.)
Video (VHS) Section-For teacher use
Fiction (FIC) Section-Go to FIC DIC
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If you need any further assistance, please see
the librarian

• Ms. Thill, TL, NBCT
• Mulholland Middle School