Activity 1

: Unscramble the letters

to form a word.
Doctinira y
A l at s
Ecyocedinlpa
Hostriy Bokos
Fiary Tela Boosk
 Dictionary
Atlas
Encyclopedia
History books
Fairy Tale Books
Books in the library are in two
major groups; fiction nonfiction.
Fiction books have stories
that are made up or imagined.
Nonfiction books have facts
and information.
 These cards are the title card, an
author card, and a subject card.
The cards are arranged
alphabetically. In author card, the
name of the author is written with
surname first. In title card, When
the word A, An or The is the first
word in the title, it does not count.
 The card catalog supplies the
following information:
1. call number
2. title of the book
3. author of the book
4. place of publication
5. publisher
6. copyright date/date of publication
7. number of page
 Author Card
R279f Relf, Patricia
The First Day of School
illus.by Anne Disalvo
New York : Golden Press.
c.1986
160 pp.
 Title Card
823.91 A Donkey Called Paloma
W2422 Hooke Nina Warner
illus.by Lazzlo Acs
London, Methren Children
Books c. 1981
141 pp.
 Subject Card
371.3 STUDYING SKILLS
Be Bergreen, Gary
Copying with Study Strategies
New York, The Rosen
Publishing Group c.1990
137. illus.
 ACTIVITY 2
Identify what type of card catalog
is presented.

Author card
Title card
Subject card
ACTIVITY 3: Look for the DRAWERS
A-C J-L S-T
D-E M-N U-V
F-I O-R W-Z
• Patricia A. Relf
• The First Day of School
• A Donkey Called Paloma
• STUDYING SKILLS
• Bergreen, Gary
GROUP ACTIVITY
 GROUP 1- F or NF
Identify the following books as Fiction or Nonfiction.
1. Biography of Jose Rizal
2. Myths and Legends
3. Mathematics Today
4. Superheroes
5. Language Focus
 GROUP 2- First Lines
Here are the first lines of card catalog. Write
whether each card is a title, author or subject
catalog.
1. The World of UFOs 5. Joaquin, Nick
2. Chang, Daniel
3. SPORTS
4. Call of the Wind
 GROUP 3- Pick the Drawer
Write the letter of drawers in which you would find
each of the following card catalog.
1. The Mysterious Planet
2. Photography 5. A Ukelele for Minerva
3. William Shakespeare
4. English for the 21st Century

A-C J-L S-T

D-E M-N U-V
F-I O-R W-Z
 GROUP 4- Let’s Pretend
Pretend that you are a librarian. Make
an author card for this book with the
following information.
Title: Baseballs Hottest Hitters
Publisher: Lemer Publications
Author: Nathan T. Aseng
Place of Publication: Minneapolis
Date of Publication: 1993
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.53
 GROUP 5- Arrange Me
Rewrite the names of the authors as
written in the catalog. Then arrange
them alphabetically
1. Abdullah T. Madale
2. Rony V. Diaz
3. Jose G. Villa
4. Carmen G. Nakpil
5. Damiana L. Eugenio
 Quiz: Study the card catalog below.
Then answer the questions that follow.

808 Mason, Miriam E.

M 58 p A Pony Called Lightning
1971 -1st ed.- New York, USA:
Macmillan Publishing Co.,
c 1971
234 pp.illus.
Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the author of the book?
2. What is the title of the book?
3. Who published the book?
4. When was the book published?
5. What kind of catalog is this?