Library+Volunteers

= In order to be a library volunteer you should know how library materials are organized. =

Know the Terminology!
Dewey Decimal System keyword call number Spine label Encyclopedia Non fiction Biography Autobiography || Overdue check in Check out Memoir novel Genre Documentary (dvd) periodical barcode || In our library we have approximately 12,000 books and 1100 DVDs. Like all libraries it is broken up into fiction and non fiction sections. Every item has a call number (an address) that corresponds to the item listing in the online catalog.
 * Online Catalog

Our library catalog is online. you can use it from home or at school. the best way to find it is to go to __[|www.ctealibrary.com]__ and click on CATALOG. You can search by** title, author, subject and keyword. ** = Both Fiction and Non-fiction are organized by something called the Dewey Decimal System. =
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**So a book by John Green would be listed as F (fiction) and GRE**
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DATABASE: a collection of pieces of information that is organized and used on a computer
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