Library Skills: Elementary School
These sites are about libraries. Includes parts of a book and how to care for books. Read about Melvil Dewey who created the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Take a virtual tour of a library and its departments. An eThemes Resource of online reference material is included.
Grades
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- 2,
- 3,
- 4,
- 5
Links
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Fact Monster: Books Inside and Out
Learn the anatomy of books, their parts inside and outside. NOTE: This site contains ads.
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Fact Monster: Reference Books
What is the difference between an almanac and an encyclopedia? Here are definitions and examples of various reference books.
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Do the Dewey
This site shows you how to use the Dewey Decimal system. There is also a short biography of Melvil Dewey, and an interactive page for students to test their DDC knowledge.
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Do We Really Know Dewey?
By clicking on the book icons students can learn about Melvil Dewey, the classification of fiction and nonfiction, and how books are arranged in the library.
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Dewey Decimal System
Learn about each of the categories of books, types of books that belong there, and how to use this system.
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Library Virtual Tour
Take a photo tour of Vanderbilt Central Library. Compare the different departments to the ones in your library.
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ThinkQuest: Parts of a Book
These simple illustrations show the main parts of a book. Links at the bottom have information about how books are published, how to make books, and how to get your writing published.
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PBS: Literacy Tips
This site for younger students gives a description of some of the resources that can probably be found in your local library.
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PBS: Computers: Grade Schoolers
This is an article about teaching children information literacy.
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eThemes Resource: Reference Resources Online
These sites include online dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, telephone directories, and Internet searches to locate information. Also learn about primary sources and where to find them.
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