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LESSON FIVE - THE ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS AND THE ONLINE CATALOG 

LESSON 5 CONTENTS:

Learning Objectives

Part One: The Organization of Library Materials

I. Preface to Part One

II. Subject Headings
* Subdivisions
* Types of Subdivisions
* Library of Congress Subject Headings

III. Classification Systems
* The Dewey Decimal Classification System
* The Library of Congress Classification System
* General Principles of Classification Systems

IV. Call Numbers

V. Part One Summary: The Complex Job of Organizing a Library

Part Two: The Online Catalog: Key to the Library’s Collection

VI. Preface to Part Two

VII. The Online Catalog – Key to the Library's Collection
* The Structure of Online Catalogs
* Searching Online Catalogs
* The Peninsula Library system (PLS) Online Catalog

VIII. Key Points to Remember

Lesson Five Quiz

Lesson Five Exercise
Parts. I - III

Lesson Five Exercise
Part IV


LESSON FIVE - EXERCISE
[85 points total: for Parts I - III (below) + Part IV (separate link)]

IMPORTANT NOTE: This exercise is divided into 4 parts. Parts I - III (60 points) are below.

Part IV: The LC Easy program (25 points) must be completed and submitted separately after completing Parts I - III.

 Part IV is a separate link in the left margin below the link for the Exercise Parts I - III.

Part IV (the LC Easy program) can only be completed in the library at Table A.

NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, each question is worth one point.

NOTE: This exercise is longer than usual. Therefore, if you are working from your home computer, you may want to put your answers on a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word), save it, and then copy and past them on this Web form. That way, if something goes wrong, you still have all your answers saved on your original document.

Name
I. SHORT ANSWER (Questions 1- 4)
1) Name the 3 organizational tools used by libraries to accomplish the complex job of organizing the collection. (3 points)
2) Why do subject headings often include subdivisions?
3) Name the classification system used at Skyline Library.
4) The PLS system includes the 3 community colleges (Skyline, CSM, and Canada) and who else?

II. ONLINE CATALOG EXERCISE (Questions 5-20)
For this part of the exercise, you will be using the Peninsula Library System online catalog.

• CLICK HERE to connect to the PLS online catalog.

• You will be brought to what's known as the "Basic Search" mode. This is the starting point for searching the catalog.

• Complete the exercises below. Follow the directions carefully!!
AUTHOR SEARCH
  • The word "Search" appears followed by 2 boxes. The first box allows you to choice your search method. Notice that the default search method is "Any Word(s)" (also known as a keyword search). Click on the down arrow inside this box and a menu of choices will appear. Point to author, and click once.

  • Move the cursor into the blank text entry box and type: sagan, carl.
    Press <enter>     or click on "Go."

  • The result of your search is an alphabetical list of authors' last names. The first name on the list should be:
    SAGAN, CARL, 1934- (the year refers to Sagan's year of birth).
5) How many titles are listed for Carl Sagan?

NOTE: This number represents the number of books written by