1. Look for it in the Library
catalog

2. The Library includes fiction and non-fiction
books – do you know the difference?
1. Fiction books are made
up stories, and located at
the back of the library,
arranged by the author’s
last name
2. Non-fiction books are
located at the side of the
library, arranged by
subject, using Dewey
Decimal Classification
numbers
3. You use the library
online catalog to find
books in the library

3. Use the AHS Library Catalog –
at school or from home
• Use one of the catalog
computers
• Find and click the
Library Search icon
or:
• To use at home, go to:
http://library.ausd.net/ (or use
the Destiny mobile app on your
phone or tablet; see the link at
the end of this slide show)
• Click on Arcadia High
School

4. For help,
click here
on any page
The Library Search page looks different now in the
new Destiny Library System –
but it works the same way

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You can
search for
the title, the
author or the
subject and a
few other
things you
see here on
the menu bar
Type the name or title or subject in the
find search box and click on the button
in the menu bar

6. A sample search – when
trying to find a book by
Stephen King – if I type in
king and hit enter, the
catalog makes a keyword
search on the word “king”
and I get more than 400
hits – not very helpful
go back to the first search screen

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The best and
fastest way to
find what I want
is to type in his
last name –
king or first and
last names, and
click on the
author tab at
the top of the
search screen

8. When you click on
the title in the list,
you get this page that
tells you more about
the book

9. For your Mythology report on gods and
goddesses, go back to the search screen by
clicking on Library search, type mythology in
the find box and click on the subject button
You can
search for
books by
subject by
typing in the
term and
clicking on the
subject button
at the top

10. When you search for
books by the subject
mythology– this list
shows that we have
more than 120 books
under the subject
term “Mythology”

11. Once again, when
you click on the title,
you can see more
information about
the book
some information for a
“works cited” page in a report or presentation

12. For a different version of the
catalog that you might want to
use – click on Destiny Quest

13. This opening page gives you
another place to search for books in
the library and a whole lot more
(you can personalize it)

14. With a search for mythology - these results
look different from the list we got in the basic
search, but the same books are listed - click
on the cover of the book you want to find

15. Read about the
book here
Some information for a
“works cited” page in a report or presentation

16. Now you can even have Quest on your
iPhone, Droid or tablet
– go here: http://bit.ly/vMweTf
(Download your version, choose Arcadia HS and log
in with your school log in)

17. Now you need to go to the Library
at school, answer the questions
about the library, and then use the
Library catalog to find a free
reading book to check out if you
need one
Bye for now!