2. WHAT IS A LIBRARY?
A place in which information resources,
such as books, serials/periodicals, print
and non print materials are kept.
Its main purpose is to support
instruction and research.
25. Books of Dr. Salvador Escoto – books donated by Dr.
Salvador Escoto, these books were rare and can be
considered as special collection of our library.
27. 000 - 099 – General Works (Encyclopedia,
Dictionaries)
100 - 199 – Philosophy (Ethics, Logic)
200 - 299 – Religion (Bible, Saints)
300 – 399 – Social Sciences (Sociology,
Psychology, Law)
400 – 499 – Language (Composition, Speech)
500 – 599 – Pure Science (Physics, Biology)
600 – 699 – Applied Science (Agriculture,
Aeronautics)
700 – 799 – Arts and Recreation (Music, Painting)
800 – 899 – Literature (Poetry, Essays)
900 – 999 – History, Geography
It was devised by Melvil
Dewey
It is divided into ten
main classes (10)
28. A - General Works
B - Philosophy and Religion
C - F History
G - Geography, Anthropology , Leisure
H - Social Science
J - Political Science
K - Law
L - Education
M - Music
N - Fine Arts
P – Language and Literature
Q – Science
R – Medicine
S – Agriculture. Landscape, Architecture
It is divided into eighteen
(18) main classes
This classification
system was developed
by James Hanson
29. T – Technology
U - Military Science
V - Naval Science
Z – Bibliography, Publishing,
Librarianship
It is divided into ten (18)
main classes
32. it classifies the books
into ten (10) groups
The Card Catalog, with several sliding drawers and situated at the
most visible part of the library, contains the records of all books
inside the library
33. it classifies the books
into ten (10) groups
For each book, it has the following data:
1. Title of the book
2. Author of the Book
3. Editions
4. Info on the Publication of
the book (place, publisher
date,)
5. Number of pages and other
physical descriptions
6. International Standard
Book Number (ISBN)
7. Subject Matter of the Book
8. Call Number of the Book
34. it classifies the books
into ten (10) groups
These data about the book are typed
on cards arranged alphabetically
inside the sliding drawers. There are
three major kinds of cards, namely…
35. 420
S47 Serrano, Josephine A.
2004 English language / Josephine A.
Serrano. – Manila: Rex Book Store, c2004.
iv, 108 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
1234 1. English Language. I. Title.
36. 420 English Language
S47 Serrano, Josephine A.
2004 English language / Josephine A. Serrano. –
Manila: Rex Book Store, c2004.
iv, 108 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
37. 420 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
S47 Serrano, Josephine A.
2004 English language / Josephine A. Serrano. –
Manila: Rex Book Store, c2004.
iv, 108 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
38. PARTS OF THE BOOK
Binding - The binding holds the leaves of the
book together, protects them, and make them
easy to handle.
Spine - is the binding edge of the book and
caries the title, the author’s name, the
publisher, and the call number if it is a library
book.
Endpapers – are pasted to the covers to
make them stronger; they may carry useful
information, such as tables, maps, graphs,
and rules.
39. Flyleaves – are blank pages next to he end
papers; they are the first and last leaves in
the book.
Half-title page – gives a brief title of the book
and the series title if the book belongs to a
series
Frontispiece – is an illustration relating to the
subject matter of the book; its precede the
title page
Title page – is the chief source of information
Copyright page – the back (verso) of the title
page and gives the date of copyright and
copyright owners.
Dedication page – follows the title page and
bears the name or names of the person or
persons to whom the author dedicates the
book.
40. Preface – introduces the author to the reader
and gives his or her reasons for writing the
book; it indicates those for whom the book is
intended, acknowledges for assistance, as
well as any special features.
Table of content - is a list of the chapters of
the book with page numbers; it may be so
detailed that it serves as an outline of the
book.
Introduction - describes the general subject
matter and plan of the book.
Text- the text is made of the numbered
chapters and constitutes the main body of the
book.
41. Appendix- contains material referred to , but
not explained, in the text.
Bibliography- may be a list of a book,
articles, and other materials, which the author
has used in writing the book, or it may a list of
materials recommended for further reading.
Glossary- is a section, which lists and
explains all technical or foreign words not
explain in the body of the book.
Index- is a list of the topics discussed in the
text, arranged alphabetically with page
references. An index may have subdivisions
of the topics and cross references.
42. LIBRARY SERVICES
Circulation Service – Service in the library
wherein students and faculty are allowed to
borrow books.
Reference Service – One of the services in the
library that provide updated information to all
library clientele (e.g. current awareness,
answering queries, et al.)
Internet Service – Provide additional
information other than information found in
books.
