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About the Catalog OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is the NHS version of the Follett catalog for books, maps, equipment, video tapes, and kits. To access OPAC from an LMC computer, click the OPAC icon on the desktop. To access OPAC from any computer in the high school: Start -> Programs -> Follett Applications -> OPAC. You may also browse the library catalog from any computer with internet access by using WEB Collection. Keywords & Help with Searching Keyword searching allows you quick thorough retrieval of information in most databases like book catalogs or the internet. A keyword search will work in Follett OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) or WEB Collection, S.R.C., and First Search.You may do simple keyword searches using one word, or you may do advanced searches using operators. Two advanced operators are "and" (narrows the search) and "or" (broadens the search).
Examples: Northville and Michigan North America or Europe Different types of Searches Keyword searching will find the most books for you. Subject searching is by specific topic. Author searching is by last name first. Title searching is by the exact title. Call number searching uses the alpha and numeric Dewey number. Series searching finds books by the series title. "Browse" many shelves in an area to find related books. Call Numbers OPAC and the Web Collection will give you a call number in the upper left hand corner of the screen. This will be a combination of letters and numbers. This call number is located on the book spine.
Examples: R 920 CUR 521.973 COR F BUR Special Call Numbers AUD -- Cassette tapes or records. B -- Biography and autobiography. DES -- Located at the circulation Desk. KIT -- Audiovisual material. You must ask for help at the desk. F or FIC -- Fiction, mysteries, and science fiction are located in the low shelves, under the display windows, or in the paperback racks. GRA -- Graphics are located in the map drawers. Please ask for help. MAP -- Maps are located in the map drawers. Please ask for help. OFF -- Located in the LMC Office. You must ask for help. R -- Reference. Not available to be checked out. VT -- Video tapes are checked out to teachers. Please ask for help.
Examples: B FORD DES 398.2 MEX VT FIC SCA Biographies and Books About Authors To find biographical information:
R 928 CON -- Contemporary Authors R 920 CUR -- Current Biography R 920.73 ASI -- Asian American Biography R 920.073 AFR -- African American Biography R 920.073 HIS -- Hispanic American Biography R 920.073 NAT -- Native North American Biography R 928 SCI -- Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Browse the shevles and ask the library staff if there are any more resources available. Literary Criticism To find literary criticism:
R 809 NOB -- The Nobel Prize Winners,
Literature R 809.04 TWE -- Twentieth Century Literary Criticism R 813.509 BEA -- Beacham's Poplar Fiction in America R 928 CON -- Contemporary Authors R CD 809 MON -- Monarch Notes A few sections to browse:
811.09 812.09 813.09 821.09 822.09 823.09 Plays Plays can be found in the following sections:
808.82 -- Collections of world drama 812 -- American drama 822 -- British drama 822.33 -- Shakespearean drama 832 -- German drama 842 -- French drama 862 -- Spanish drama 882 -- Classical Greek drama Poetry Poetry can be found in the following sections:
808.81 World Poetry 811 American Poetry 821 English Poetry 831 German Poetry 841 French Poetry 861 Spanish Poetry 871 Latin Poetry 881 Greek Poetry 890 Chinese, Russian, Japanese, African Poetry Quotations Books with quotations can be found in the following sections:
R 808.88 (the reference section) 808.08 (may be checked out) Find quotation books in either place. Reference books must stay in the LMC but the others circulate. You may also search the internet. Short Stories Most books with short stories are found in the Story Collection (special call numbers beginning with SC) on the shelves underneath the library display case windows. Use Web Collection or OPAC to find more stories. Anthologies often contain short stories. Sports Books about can be found in the following sections:
793-799 -- Games and sports 796.323 -- Baseball 796.332 -- Football 796.334 -- Soccer 796.342 -- Tennis 796.357 -- Baseball 797.2 -- Swimming and diving 799 -- Fishing |
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