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6666 Module 58

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

USING A CARD CATALOG

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Good day dear learner. This is another day that we can learn skills in English. I hope that you will have fun as we learn together. The skill that we will learn today is about using a Card Catalog. This skill is needed when you do some researches in libraries and museums.

Have you gone to the library? Do you find it easy to locate or find

a book that you want to read? Today let us presume that we are in the library. It is a place where you can find many books, atlas, maps and other references. It is very difficult to locate books in a place which is full of books. So, let us learn to find them easier.

Directions: Read each question below then choose the correct answer. Write the letter or your choice. 1. Why is a card catalog important?

a. It teaches about the library. b. It helps locate books in the library easily. c. It guides one on how to refer to books. 2. What can help you to locate books in the library easily and quickly? a. card catalog b. borrower’s card c. identification card

To the Learner

Let’s Try This

Let’s Learn This

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3. What kind of cards are needed on fiction?

a. author and title card b. title card c. title, author and subject cards 4. If you want a book on a special subject such as boxing, what kind of card will you use?

a. title card b. subject card c. author card 5. How are the cards arranged?

a. in alphabetical order b. in chronological order c. in numerical order After the learning points we will go back to the items above and

check if our answers are correct. How is the card catalog used? These numbers are part of the ‘Dewey Decimal System’ “They are the books Call Numbers.” All libraries using the Dewey Decimal System use the same pattern for filing books. The system divides all non-fiction books into the main groups, each is represented by numbers. 0-999 General Work such as libraries, computers, etc. 100-199 Philosophy 200-299 Religion 300-399 Social Sciences 400-499 Languages 500-599 Pure Science-Math, Astronomy, Chemistry, etc 600-699 Applied Science such as Medicine, Engineering etc.

Let’s Study This

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Study the figure below:

The cabinet is a card catalog. Inside are index cards which can help you locate books for different subjects.

An index card looks like this : The cards reflect the data of the book. It can be a title card,

subject card or author card.

A - Aa Eg - Fe Mi - Na

Ap – Ba Fr - Fu Ne - Op

Ca - Co Ha - Ho Ru - So

Cr - Cu Hu - In Sp - Ti

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Read and remember : 1. If you want a particular book and know its title, look in the drawer that covers the first word (except a, an , the) of the title.

2. If you cannot remember the title of a particular book but you know the name of the author, look in the drawer where his last name would be filed.

3. If you want a book about a special subject such as basketball, look under that word. There will be a subject card with that label for each book that the library has about basketball.

4. Copy the call number, the title card and the name of the author. 5. Find the section in the library where the books have the upper number as the call number of the book you want.

6. Look at the lower part of the call number. Look on the book on the shelves until you find the right capital letter, number, and small letter given in the call number.

Study the following samples.

AUTHOR CARD 634-88 Ab 14 g

Abadilla, Domingo Grape Growing in the Philippines Quezon City, Capitol Publishing House 1973 111, 144 p. illus. plates, maps,tables 22 cm Bibliograhy : p. 143-144 1- Grapes I- Title 27393e

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SUBJECT CARD

301.42 M 5221

Family- Philippines Mendez, Paz Policarpio Love, Courtship- Cr 6a 27392e c

TITLE CARD

658 5 310

Accounting Principles L. A., Charles R. Jackson, Hughes Hadley Co. Pub., C. 1946 XV:, 779 p. illus. plates, tables Diagrs. 25 ½ cm. 27392e How is the Author Card different from the Subject Card? How is the Subject Card different from the Title card?

An Author Card reflects the name of the author first like Abadilla, Domingo.

A Subject Card reflects the name of the subject first, eg. Family – Philippines.

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The parts of the author card tell you the data that you are looking for.

The author is written first because this is the most important in

the book.

This will help you locate the book if the author is familiar.

Although it contains some other important data but is given emphasis so it is called an author card.

372.6 D 775t

Pacanay, Fe. R. Techniques and Procedures in Second Language Teaching, ed. By J-D Bowen, Quezon City Phoenix Pub. House C 1993 Vxav, 538 p. illus. 23 cm

author title of the book

year it was

published

number of pages

publisher

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Now, let’s do the exercise below: Directions : Identify the card below as to author, title and subject card. 1.________________

2._________________ 3.____________

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136.7354 L257a C.5 Adolescents and Youth Landis, Paul Henry N.Y. MCGrowHill bk. Co. C 1947 Xiii, 470 p. , 21 cm

899.214 D 269e Dauz, Florentino Essays of a Decade (Manila, S.N.J 197 ) 3 v. iii, 24 cm.

135-3 F 624a C.14 Kahulugan ng mga Panaginip Flores,Simplicio C.1949

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This activity will develop your skill more. Study the card carefully and answer the questions that follow.

375.7 D776 F Techniques and Procedures in Teaching Reading Dioscoro, Mary R. Phoenix Publishing House, C 1973 xxiv, 539 p. illus. 23 cm Includes bibliographies Paper Cover 1. Who is the author of the book?

2. Who is the publisher?

3. In what year was it published?

4. What does the book include?

5. What is the call number?

Check your answers against the Answer Key and find what is the

score. Ready?

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Now, before going to the last activity let us always remember… A card catalog is a complete, alphabetically arranged sets of cards on which are listed all books in the library. Important information about a book are contained in each card. The cards are usually classified in sets: title, author, subject. The cards are filed in the cabinet of drawers, with each drawer labeled to show what part of the alphabet it covers. Each non-fiction book is listed on three kinds of card: a. title card b. an author card c. a subject card. Each book of fiction has two cards, an author card and a title card. Each card has on its upper-left-hand corner the call number of the book that it covers. Brief notations are found on the card that tell important facts about the book.

This time you are now ready for the final activity.

Let’s Remember This

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Directions: Read the situations below and answer the questions that follow. Write the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet. 1. What kind of card will he refer to?

a. Title card b. Author card c. Subject card

2. Which word will he not refer to?

a. Earth b. Solar c. System

3. Which information does he NOT need to copy from the book card?

a. Title b. Author c. Publisher

Let’s Test Ourselves

Eddie wants to borrow a reference book that

he needs for his research work in Science. It is about the solar system.

Celia wants to borrow a book in the library. She

forgot the title of the book, but she remembers the author.

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4. Which will she do first? a. Get the call number. b. Look in the drawer where the author’s last name would be filed.

c. Find the section of the library where the books have the same upper number as the call number of the book you want.

5. How many cards does each book of fiction have? a. four b. three c. two d. one

This time check your answers against the ‘”Answer Key”. If you got 4-5 you proceed to the next module. If you have only 3 or below, you answer the exercise in ‘Let’s Enrich Ourselves‘. Directions : Use the Card Catalog below to answer some questions. Write the answers on your paper.

1. Who is the author of the book? a. Gary Bergreen b. N.Y c. Rosen Group d. Be

Let’s Enrich Ourselves

371.3 Bergreen, Gary Be Copying with study strategies N.Y , The Rosen Publishing Group, C 1990 177 p. 1ll

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2. Which is the call number of the book? a. 137 p ill

1990 b. 1990

N.Y c. 371.3 Be d. 137 p

3. Under what subject is this book listed? a. Date of publication b. other features c. call numbers d. Study Skills

4. How is the author’s name listed in the card catalog? a. alphabetically, first name first b. alphabetically, last name first c. numerically, the year the book was printed d. numerically, the year the author was born.

5.Why is the card catalog important? a. It teaches facts about the library. b. It helps locate the books easily. c. It gives activities in using reference books. d. It lets us see numbers.

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Let’s Try This 1. b 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. a

Let’s Do This 1. title card 2. author card 3. subject card

Let’s Do More 1. Dioscoro, Mary R. 2. Phoenix Publishing House 3. 1973 4. Bibliographies 5. 357.7 D776 F

Let’s Test Ourselves 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c

Let’s Enrich Ourselves 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. b

Answer Key