First book to be printed in the Western Hemisphere with movable type (printing press) was the Gutenberg Bible - 1450, Germany.

 

MLA – Modern Language Association of America

Bibliography – list of works cited

 

Academic Libraries – colleges and universities - focus on subject areas of the curriculum

 

Library of Congress Call Numbers – Academic Libraries

 

Reading a Library of Congress Call Number - Watch the Video

 

Call Numbers: Keep subjects together – allow browsing

 

Basic Rules:

• Always begin with at least one letter

• Single letter shelved before double letters:

• Example:   P before PA

• Earliest editions  are shelved first

• Every book has a unique call number

• 3rd line is a combination of letters and decimal numbers

 

Library Catalog  - OPAC – Online Public Access Catalog

locate books in a library

 

Available remotely (off campus via Internet) – http://library.smc.edu

 

Includes the full Bibliographic Record:

1. Author
2. Title
3. City of Publication
4. Publisher
5. Year of Publication
6. Physical Description
7. Library of Congress Subject Headings or Subject Terms

Searching the Library Online Catalog

BROWSE - must search a specific field

• searches an alphabetical list

• beginning with first word and

• displays them in alphabetical order

Searchable fields or access points:

1. Author

2. Title

3. Subject

 

KEYWORD – searches for words in any order in either a specified field or all fields

  

KEYWORD – Search All – searches anywhere in the catalog