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Locating Books using Alexandria in Constance Rulka Library
Locating reading materials is very easy. We have approximately 16,000 books in our collection. In
the Library and Library Computer Lab log on to Internet Explorer. The Library Home Page
will appear. Click on the Alexandria (our online catalogue) and Online
Services Link. Click on Alexandria at HSS. You are ready now to do your search. There
are a variety of ways you can search for materials. The most commonly used searches are subject, title,
and author. Type in your search terms, and then click on the subject, title, or author buttons.
Hopefully, you will find what you are looking for. At home you can search Alexandria by going to the
Constance Rulka Library Home Page at www.hsslibrary.com
Elsewhere in the school, the Howe Sound Secondary School Home Page will appear when you
log on to Internet Explorer.. Just click on the Library Link, and then click on Alexandria
at HSS.
The call number or letters will tell you where to locate the book in the library.
Alexandria Researcher Lessons
How Do I Locate a Book on the Shelf?
Locating Nonfiction Books
Nonfiction books in the library are classied according to the
Dewey Decimal System. You will see the Dewey numbers on the spine of the book. The Dewey Decimal Classification System
(DDC) is a system that classifies or categorizes nonfiction books into ten main divisions.These classes are
further divided into ten subdivisions and the use of decimals allows for additional categories. A book is assigned a Dewey
number based on its subject matter. In most libraries the Dewey number and the first three letters of the author's last name
become the book's call number. Nonfiction books are arranged numerically on the shelves according to DDC, ranging from 001
to 999.
Locating Fiction Books
Fiction books (or novels) are organized alphabetically by the first three letters of the author's last name
(e.g. Hinton -- HIN). There are two fiction sections at Constance Rulka Library. You will see the letters
on the book's spine.
For more information on the Dewey Decimal Classification System, check out:
Let's Do Dewey!
Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizations (from Education Place)
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