USING THE IMCLitchfield Media Center

2011

HOW TO SEARCH FOR BOOKS

• Log onto a computer at school or in the IMC

• Double click the “IMC” icon on the desktop

• Click on the “LHS/LMS IMC” link

IF THERE IS NO “IMC” ICON, YOU CAN SEARCH FROM ANY COMPUTER WITH INTERNET ACCESS (EVEN ON YOUR HOME COMPUTER) . . . WE’LL SHOW YOU LATER HOW YOU CAN FIND THE LIBRARY LINK ON THE LHS WEBSITE

Here’s how - Type the following websitehttp://destiny.litchfield.k12.il.us

The same web page will appear

IN THE SEARCH BAR, TYPE A KEYWORD, TITLE, AUTHOR (LAST NAME), OR SUBJECT

IF A PATRON WANTED TO FIND BOOKS ON “BASEBALL,” TYPE IT IN THE SEARCH BOXHit the “Enter” key or click the “Subject” box in order to search for your request.

THIS SEARCH RESULTED IN 64 ITEMS ON THE SUBJECT OF “BASEBALL”

SOME RESULTS ARE FICTION AND SOME ARE NON-FICTION, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE LIBRARY

HOW TO FIND THE BOOK IN THE LIBRARY The first entry - 20th Century Baseball

Chronicle: A year-by-year history of major league baseball has a “Call Number”

OS 796.357 NEM The OS means “Oversized” (it’s a larger-

than-average-sized book) 796 means it is in the non-fiction section of

Oversized books in the 700s Look for the number on the shelf 794.2 795.6 796.357 798.32

in numerical order – non-fiction books are categorized using the Dewey Decimal Numbering System

HOW TO FIND THE BOOK IN THE LIBRARY CONTINUED. . . The third entry -The Girl Who Threw

Butterflies is a fiction book Its “Call Number” is F COC “F” is for fiction COC are the first 3 letters of the author’s

last name (Cochrane, Mick) Fiction books are in alphabetical order by

the author’s last name

Guess where you’d find all the books

written

by author Stephen King?

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO CHECK OUT?

“1 of 1 available” means there is 1 copy of an item and it is available for check out

“0 of 1 available” means there is 1 copy of an item and it is NOT available for check out

WHAT ELSE MAY SHOW UP ON THE SEARCH LISTING?

Call letters with “REF” indicate reference books and can only be used in the library.You may also reserve items marked “VID” or “DVD” which are videos.

LEFT-TO-RIGHT, TOP-TO-BOTTOM

If you’re having trouble finding your book on the shelf, remember this rule for how books are shelved:

LEFT-TO-RIGHT, TOP-TO-BOTTOM

You start at the left on the top shelf and move to the right until the shelf ends.

Then you go to the next shelf beneath that and do the same--left-to-right, top-to-bottom.

When you get to the end of the bottom shelf, move up to the top shelf of the next section and continue.

DIAGRAM OF LITCHFIELD MEDIA CENTER

ACCESS TO ILLINOIS HEARTLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM (Formerly Lewis & Clark Library System)

When you need materials and the Litchfield Media Center doesn’t have it, you may try Litchfield Public Library (all residents can borrow currently).

We can also borrow materials requested through IHLS (Illinois Heartland Library System)

Deliveries from surrounding libraries comes on Wednesdays and Fridays

Website used to search for materials:http://webcat.lcls.org/search

SEARCHING IN IHLS IS SIMILAR TO ANY SEARCH IN OUR LIBRARY

TYPE A SUBJECT OR KEYWORD

THE SEARCH FOR “BASEBALL” GENERATED 4,959 RESULTS!!!

HOW TO REQUEST ITEMS FROM IHLS THROUGH THE MEDIA CENTER The first 5 requests are

at no cost to patrons Additional requests

beyond 5 (6 or more) will cost 25 cents per item payable before the request is made

Example: You want to request 8 items for your research paper – 5 are at no cost3 would cost 25 cents each = 75 cents

You would write your name and each item requested completely (full title name and author)For example:

Student’s Name Book Title Book Author Outstanding books not

turned in to Media Center will prevent you from requesting through IHLS

Items can be renewed once through IHLS

www.litchfieldpanthers.org

Click on the tab “Schools” Click on Litchfield High School

“Visit website” link Under “News and Events” click

on the “Library” link There you will find forms, links,

pictures, and files associated with the IMC

CHECK OUT THE IMC’S WEBSITE – HOW TO GET THERE

NOW YOU TRY IT Conduct the

searches on your handout using our IMC search directions

Mark the location of the book on the library diagram

Conduct the searches on your handout using the Illinois Heartland Library System search directions

Write down the information you found on the form supplied