GST 110 Lib. & Com
GST 110 Lib. & Com
COURSE INTRODUCTION
(USE OF ENGLISH I AND LIBRARY (Core, 3 Units)
GST 110 (3 credit load) is a fist semester course of year one students
of the Federal University of Technology Minna. The course covers
two major aspects (i) The use of library and (ii) use of English
LEARNING GUIDES
GST 110
USE OF LIBRARY:
STUDY OBJECTIVE
INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF LIBRARY
There are about five types of libraries but more emphases will
be laid on the academic/university library for the purpose of this course.
The following are the different types of libraries.
Access: -Information requirements of the University
To select from available information sources most needed
To interpret and publicize other range of information and
To acquire, organize and arrange these information
To make available and publicize other information
To anticipate and provide information needs according to
FUTMinna Library
The Administrative Unit: This Unit houses the office of the University
Librarian who is the Administrative head of the University Library and a
Principal office in the University system. This Unit deals with records
and things that pertain to the administration of the library. This
Unit is the policy making of the University Library
The Catalogue and Classification Unit: This unit deals with the
processing of books i.e the cataloguing and classification of Library
materials.
This is where various journals subscribed for the library are processed
and shelved for the library users.
Reserve Unit:
This is where study materials that are in short supply and are highly used
are kept for consultation. They are not to be borrowed out.
For the purpose of this course, more emphases will also be given to this
unit since the unit deals more often with the users in their day to day use
of the materials in the library.
- Taking note of when the materials borrowed are due back the
library
- Checking users on their way out of the library to make sure that
library books are not taken out unlawfully.
- Then the book card is put inside the borrower�s card and filed
according to the date due.
For students, only two books (2) books are allowed to be borrowed at
a time and for two weeks only
ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE
1) Classification
2) Cataloguing
CLASSIFICATION:
who read�
- It is a time saving device for both the reader and the Liberian
NOTATION
a. Convey order
d. Be flexible
A: General Work
E � F: American History
G: Geography, Anthropology
H: Social Science
J: Political Science
K: Law
L: Education
M: Music
N: Fine Art
Q: Science
R: Medicine
S: Agriculture
T: Technology
U: Military Science
V: Natural Science
SUBCLASSES
Q: Science
QA: Mathematics
QB: Astronomy
QC: Physics
QD: Chemistry
QE: Geology
QK: Botany
QL: Zoology
QP: Physiology
QR: Microbiology
T: Technology (General)
TR: Photography
TS: Manufactures
TT: Handcraft
N: Visual Arts
NA: Architecture
NB: Sculpture
ND: Painting
S: Agriculture (General)
DIVISION
QD: Chemistry
23 � 26 Alchemy Chemistry
71 � 42 Analytical Chemistry
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SUBDIVISIONS
FORM:
TIME:
PLACE:
e.g.
T: Technology
But this is not the case with classes E, F, and Z which have only a letter
and are used integrally from 1 � 999 with gaps to accommodate new
subjects or topics as they arise. Decimal points are used for further
subdivisions and yet further arrangement is often alphabetical using
cutter number after a point.
CATALOGUE
FORMS OF CATALOGUE
FUNCTIONS OF CATALOGUE
AUTHOR
TITLE
IMPRINT
- Place of publication
- Date of publication
COLLATION
SERIES
This refers to a brief description of the book and it comes after collection
and series
ISBN
TRACING
There are added entry readings e.g. Joint author, subject, title etc.
Author/Title Catalogue
AUTHOR/TITLE CATALOGUE
CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE
This is the type of catalogue where the entries are arranged using the
notation of the library materials.
SUBJECT CATALOGUE
REFERENCE SERVICES
In every institution of higher learning, Library is regarded as the
backbone of the Institution. Similarly, a reference unit of every
library is regarded as the backbone of that library. Thus, one can
argue that a reference unit of every library serves as that Library�s
mirror, because this unit is usually the firs part of call of every Library.
REFERENCE TOOL/BOOKS
a) Encyclopedia
b) Dictionary
c) Geographical Sources
A. ENCYCLOPEDIA
Biographical Sources:
B. DICTIONARY SOURCES:
USES OF DICTIONARY
(5) They contain major places or names e.g. politics, history etc.
C. GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
These are the reference materials that are mainly used by the
travelers. The types of tourist, colours, surveyors, prospects for minerals
e.t.c.
The kinds of geographical sources are atlas, maps, globes, travel guide
and directories.
a) Region
b) Physical
c) Historical
d) Economics
e) Social Maps.
a) telephone
b) address
c) parks
d) hotel directories
D. SERIAL
TYPES OF PERIODICALS
The are those periodicals that are meant for news generation, recreation
and entertainment they also specialize in interpreting and providing
opinions on new developments.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PERIODICAL
They help to bridge the gap between the books and the day to day
developments.
ORGANIZATIONS OF PERIODICALS
When periodicals are acquired, they are processed for easy retrieval by
the users.
The serials unit has a Kadex, where each title of a periodical is entered
on a card. When the periodicals are received the date of receipt is
indicated on the cards and the classification mark is assigned to them
and they are then displayed on the periodical rack for library users to
brows. To find out whether a library has particular periodical a �strip
index� which is the list of all the periodicals in stock can be checked.
In libraries where serials operations have been computerized, it is
possible to use the computer terminals to figure out what journal is
available, the latest issue and other information concerning the journals
in the library.
In most cases, periodicals are not borrowed out of the library like
books unless in exceptional cases. They are used or referred to in the
library. This is because of their fragile nature.
REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
One Liberian has suggested that being able to use a library is �in the
first place that art of consulting authorities and comparing results� We
would like to believe that this statement is a true summary at this stage,
of our ability to use a library, otherwise the past few weeks would have
been waste of your time and hours.
You should now be in a position to walk into the library and by using
the catalogue, find a book of your choice provided that you can
remember the author, title or the subject of the book. You should now
know that information may be found in library materials other than
books; for example, in periodicals, newspapers and other serials as well
as in non-book materials.
g) To substantiate claims
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