Lesson 5: Practice

Check Yourself Activity!

Ordering the Steps

Activity

Ordering the Steps

Now let’s practice what you’ve learned. Take a moment to look at these steps in “How to find a book in the library”. Pause the video at this point so that you can put them in order. Let’s see what you know. 

____ Find the computers that contain the library’s catalogs. 

____ Locate the books on the library shelves by their call numbers. 

____ Be prepared to show your library card at the checkout desk.

____ In the age of computers, finding a book in a library has become very easy. 

____ In the book catalog, type the topic you are seeking information about in the space labeled “Subject.”

____ There are two catalogs: one for books and one for periodicals (magazines, newspapers, and so on). 

____ Write down the title and call number of each book that you want. 

____ Scroll through the entries for the books that are displayed on the computer screen, and determine which ones seem the most relevant. 

____ Take the books to the checkout desk. 

Now check your answers to see the steps in sequence for the activity, “How to find a book in the library”. 

  1. Find the computers that contain the library’s catalogs. 
  2. Locate the books on the library shelves by their call numbers. 
  3. Be prepared to show your library card at the checkout desk.
  4. In the age of computers, finding a book in a library has become very easy. 
  5. In the book catalog, type the topic you are seeking information about in the space labeled “Subject.”
  6. There are two catalogs: one for books and one for periodicals (magazines, newspapers, and so on). 
  7. Write down the title and call number of each book that you want. 
  8. Scroll through the entries for the books that are displayed on the computer screen, and determine which ones seem the most relevant. 
  9. Take the books to the checkout desk.