User Orientatio

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1. . User orientation program is for students who would like to learn the basics of the library

2. Training or information that are given before starting any new course, job, service etc

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Why do user need orientation?

1. What are the resources available in the library?

2. What type of resources available in the library?

3. How to use library resources?4. What are the timing of library?5. What are rules of the library?Above all the main motto of the user orientation

is to Save the time of the users and maximum use of library resources.

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Let’s start

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Let’s Learn

Library Language

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There are many words that tell about books and help you understand how a library is organized.

Let’s have a look

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The cover of a book protects the pages.

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The spine of the book holds the pages together.

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The title is the name of the book.

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The author is the person who writes the book.

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The editor is the person who edits the book.

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The illustrator is the person who is responsible for the pictures in the book.

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The company that makes the book is called the publisher.

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The copyright date tells the year the book was printed.

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The title page is one of the starting pages in a book. It usually tells about title, author, and the publication of the book.

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The call number is like the book’s address. It tells where the book lives in the library.

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The class number tells about the shelf of book.

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Acc.no.tells about the entries of books done in Library Accession Register. It contains details of books.

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The barcode is the book’s number in the computer. It is read with a scanner.

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Following types of books are there in library-

1.Text books

2.Reference books

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The books related to syllabus are known as Text books.

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The books for reference or consultation are known as Reference books. e.g. dictionaries encyclopedias

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General books are described as-

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A fiction book is a made up story.

Once there was a penguin named Pete. He lived in a beautiful house in the Antarctic. One of Pete’s favorite things to do was ski. One day when Pete went skiing he got lost………04/18/23 25

All fiction books tell a story.

Fiction books have characters, a setting, a

problem, and a solution.

We read fiction books for fun.

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A nonfiction book gives true facts and information.

Penguins are very interesting animals. They are birds but they can not fly. They can however, swim very well. Penguins live in the southern half of the world.

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We read nonfiction books to find answers or to learn more about something.

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**There are some books in the nonfiction section that don’t fit this rule, like fairy tales and poetry books. These books do not give facts and information, but they are placed in the nonfiction section of a library.

iT was the night before Christmas,

When all through the house……04/18/23 29

Now you know some of the words used to talk about libraries.

The End

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