Library Skills for Children

A terrific series that teaches children in grades 2-6 how to effectively use the library, Library Skills for Children's three standalone volumes feature a school librarian explaining and demonstrating various library skills to students. In the first, "Using the Dewey Decimal System," students are introduced to the DDS as they learn about the need for and reasoning behind classification systems. The second volume, "Using the Library," provides students with a basic layout of the library, showing them how information is organized, as well as the difference between fiction and non-fiction, an overview of the circulation process, and pointing out some of the tools found in libraries, such as OPACs, databases, and other materials in the collection. Volume three "Using the Internet," teaches students how to use the Internet as a research tool, offering advice on narrowing topics, electronic searching strategies (including Boolean operators), evaluating and citing sources, and more. Combining a wide array of information science tools with a solid "hands-on" approach, this topnotch series is highly recommended. Aud: E, I, P. (L. Stevens)