Information Literacy Library Skills

You have 4 fiction books to put in order on the library shelf. Use the spine labels to put the books in the correct order.

• Row 1
• Row 2
• Row 3
• Row 4

A friend tells you that he is reading a good fiction book. The book is Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary. You go to the library to find a copy of the book. Where would the book be located?

• On the "H" shelf for Henry
• On the "R" shelf for Ribsy
• On the "B" shelf for Beverly
• On the "C" shelf for Cleary

You are writing a report about a country. You have questions about the country. What would be the best resources to use to find information?

• Dictionary, fiction book
• Atlas, biography
• Nonfiction book, website
• Biography, nonfiction book

You must write a report on how people in China live today. Which of these resources would be helpful in finding the information you need? Choose two.

• An online encyclopedia
• A fiction book
• A magazine article
• A thesaurus

Look at the picture below. In what section of the library is the book Bears located?

• the easy section
• the fiction section
• the nonfiction section
• the reference section

6. Look at the Table of Contents below from a book about the moon. Which chapter will tell you about the layers of the moon?

• Walking on the Moon
• The Solar System
• The Moon's Makeup
• How the Moon Moves

You are looking for a book that comes from the author’s imagination. Where in the library would you look for this type of book?

• the fiction section
• the biography section
• the nonfiction section
• the reference section

In most libraries when searching for a book, you would use the online catalog to find the book you want. Which of the following are used when searching for a book?

• title, author, or subject
• title, copyright date, or publisher
• title page, author, subject
• title, publisher, place of publication

You are doing a project on light and sound. When you search the library’s online catalog, what search would be the best to help you find out more about light and sound?

• subject search
• author search
• title search
• illustrator search

The first page in a book that usually gives the title, author, illustrator, and publisher is called the

• end page
• back page
• cover page
• title page