Sections of the Media Center

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 Sections of the Media Center
• Easy Fiction
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Biography
• Reference
 Easy Fiction
• Not True
• Make Believe
• Primarily Picture Books
 Easy Fiction (Conti.)
• Books in the Easy Fiction Section are
arranged alphabetically by the author’s last
name.
 Easy

Letters of Author’s Last Name

 Fiction
• Not True
• Make Believe
• Chapter Books
 Fiction (Conti.)
• Books in the Fiction Section are also
arranged alphabetically by the author’s last
name.
 Fiction

Letters of Author’s Last Name

 Non-Fiction
• True
• Contains Facts
 Non-Fiction (Conti.)
• The Dewey Decimal System is used to
organize books in the Non-Fiction section.
 Non-Fiction (Conti.)
• Non-Fiction books are shelved in numerical
order by subject or topic.
• The numbers are followed by the letters of
the author’s last name.
 Dewey Decimal Number

Letters of Author’s Last Name

 Biography
• What is a biography?
– A biography is a true story of someone’s
life written by someone else.
 Biography (Conti.)
• True
• Contains Facts
 Biography (Conti.)
• Books in the Biography
Section are labeled with the
number 92 or letter B
followed by the letters of the
famous person’s name, not
the author.
 Reference
• Reference books can be used to find
important information.
Reference (Conti.)

Dictionary Almanac Encyclopedias

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s Atlas
 Reference (Conti.)
• What does a dictionary contain?
– A dictionary contains:
• an alphabetical list of words
• the pronunciation of words
• the parts of speech
• the definition of words
 Reference (Conti.)
• What does a thesaurus contain?
– A thesaurus contains:
• Synonyms
• Sometimes Antonyms
• What is a synonym?
– A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as
another word.
• Example: Begin is a synonym for start.
• What is an antonym?
– An antonym is a word that have the opposite
meaning of another word.
• Example: Small is an antonym for gigantic.
 Reference (Conti.)
• What does an almanac contain?
– An almanac contains facts about various topics.
There might be facts about:
• countries
• government
• historical events
• sports
• weather
• gardening
– This book is revised every year so the information is very
current.
• The Old Farmer’s Almanac is North America’s
oldest continuously published Almanac.
 Reference (Conti.)
• What is an atlas?
– An atlas is a book of maps.
 Reference (Conti.)
• What are encyclopedias?
– Encyclopedias are a series of books that contain
brief entries on various topics.

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 Reference (Conti.)
• Books in the Reference Section will have
either the letter R or REF on the spine
followed by numbers and/or letters.
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Closing
 What are the different sections
of the media center?
• Easy Fiction
• Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Biography
• Reference
 What section of the media center
contains primarily picture books?
• Easy Fiction
The _____________ is used to organize
books in the Non-Fiction section.
• Dewey Decimal System
 What is biography?

• A biography is a true story of someone’s

life written by someone else.
 Books that are not true are found
in the _____________ Section.
• Easy Fiction and Fiction
 How are books in the
Non-Fiction Section shelved?
• In numerical order by subject or topic
• Numbers are followed by the letters of the
author’s last name
 Chapter books are located in the
_____________ Section.
• Fiction
 Who invented the Dewey
Decimal System?
• Melvil Dewey
 Books in the _____________
Section are true and contains facts.
• Non-Fiction
 How are books in the Fiction
Section arranged?
• Alphabetically by the Author’s Last Name
How are books in the Biography
Section labeled?
• Books in the Biography section are labeled
with the number 92 or letter B followed by
the letters of the famous person’s name, not
the author.
What types of books are found in
the Reference Section?
• Atlas
• Almanac
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Encyclopedias
What is on the spine of the books
in the Reference Section?
• The letter R or REF followed by numbers
and/or letters