Library Orientation               09\96-A

NAME:_________________________________ YOUR TEACHER:_______________

     The library should be a place where you spend a great deal of your time while you are at
______High  School.  It is a place to do research, read and find interesting novels and books. 
The following activities will help you to become more familiar with the library and get the most
use and enjoyment out of it.

Part A -- Using the Library

Use what you already know, what you were told, and the library  brochure to answer the
following questions.

1. For how long can you borrow a book? _______________

2. How many times may you re-new a book? ________

3. If you have a book overdue, name two ways that it affects you. 
          1._________________________
          2._________________________

4.Name two periodicals (magazines) that you can find in the library.
1._________________________  2.___________________________

     5. Where can you find old issues of magazines?
_________________________________________________

     6. Name one type of material that cannot be taken out of the library.    
 ___________________________________________

     7. What are vertical files?  _______________________________________

8. Name the teacher/librarian. ____________________________.

Part B-- Finding You Way Around and Searching for Information.

1.How many computers are there for student use?   ___________

2. Find the encyclopaedias -- what colour is The Canadian Encyclopaedia? ___________
                                   
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From the list of topics which follow, pick one and circle it.  This will be the topic about which
you and your partner, if you work with one, will be finding information. 

Pollution     Soccer    Automobile   Space   Nutrition    Family

i. The Encyclopaedia               Look up your topic and then answer the following:

1. What is the name of the encyclopaedia that you used?_______________________________    
Look up your topic in the encyclopaedia  Write out the volume (number) and page number.
     ____________________________________________________
     
 ii. The Computer Catalog
 
What are the three different areas that you can look for a book under?
1.________________ 2.__________________ 3.____________________

Write out the name, author and call number of a book in  the library that you could use.    
______________________________________________________

 Try to find the book.  Were you successful? __________
           
 iii. The CD-ROM
          
Log onto a computer, go the Information CD menu and select World Book Information Finder. 

Type in your topic and push Enter. How many articles are there on this subject? __________
     
Push F6 -- use the arrow keys and select an article, then push ENTER to go to it.                        
Write down the name of the article. ____________________________________

You will now do a Keyword search.

Push F10 and then the TAB key -- enter your topic and push ENTER

Look at the topof the screen.

How many times does your word appear (hits)__________and in how many articles? ____ 

Push F6-- select one article and write out the title_________________________________.                             
DO NOT FORGET TO FILL IN YOUR NAME AND YOUR TEACHER'S NAME ON THE
FRONT.    HAND THIS SHEET AFTER IT IS TAKEN UP.