If you are not sure what to ask for, here is some useful vocabulary

See if you can match up the words!

a. Dewey Decimal Classification

b. Alphabetical order

c. Dewey number order

d. Location

e. OPAC

f. Spine label

g. Barcode

h. Circulation desk

i. Librarian

j. Fiction

k. Non-fiction - NF

l. Atlas

m. Dictionary

n. Thesaurus

o. Encyclopaedia

p. Biography

q. Autobiography

r. To borrow

s. To return

t. To renew

u. Audiovisual

1.       Book about a person’s own life

2.       The library catalogue on computer

3.       to take a book out

4.       The place where a book can be found

5.       The label that shows location

6.       The label that shows the unique book number

7.       A person who manages a library

8.       To bring a book back

9.       Book with synonyms and antonyms

10.   A story book

11.   A reference book with facts and information

12.   A book with maps and information

13.   With numbers from 000 to 999

14.   To take a book out again

15.   A book with definitions and spellings

16.   From A to Z

17.   A book about someone else’s life

18.   Place where books are borrowed and returned

19.   books with facts and information

20.   DVDs, videos, CDs, and audio books

21.   System used to put NF books in order

a 21, c 16, c 13, d 4, e 2, f 5, g 6, h 18, i 7, j 10, k 19, l 12, m 15, n 9, o 10, p 17, q 1, r 3, s 8, t 14, u 20.