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Library Work Study Student Employee Training Guide: Shelving Basics

Shelving tutorial

This video was made by the library at Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Shelving - Floors

First Floor - Reference, new books, periodicals

Second Floor - Education Resource Area Collection, Holocaust Collection, Folios, A- HC main stacks

Third Floor - HD through Z main stacks

Ground Floor - Bound periodicals

ERA Sections

ERA sections:

Section

Label

Loan periods:  Students

Sticker

Education   Resource Area Main Collection – next to the library instruction classrooms   214 and 215

Educ. Res.

3 weeks, may be renewed twice, if there isn’t a hold request for the book.

White label, no special stickers.

Education   Resource Area

Reference –   next to the ladies restroom.

Educ. Res.   Ref.

No circulation, library use only.

White label, no special stickers.

Education   Resource Area Test Books – next to the ERA computers

 

Educ. Res.   Test.

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable.

White label, yellow  “Test Collection” sticker

Education   Resource Area

Kits – lower   shelf, next to the high chair and computer.

Educ. Res.   Kit

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable, no ILL requests.

 

White label, no special sticker.

Education   Resource Area Leveled readers – in back of ERA offices, in colored bins.

Educ. Res.   Leveled reader

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable.

White label, colored  dots for different levels.

Education   Resource Area New Picture Books – Behind the ERA offices, next to SELECT   books.

Educ. Res.   New Picture Books

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable

White label,  orange sticker “New Picture Book”

Education   Resource Area

New Books –   Next to the ERA restrooms, lower shelf.

Educ. Res.   New

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable

White label,  light blue sticker, “New ERA”

Education   Resource Area SELECT – Behind ERA librarian’s office.

Educ. Res.

3 weeks  circulation period, renewable

White label,  light green sticker, “SELECT”

Education   Resource Area Big Books - Behind the ERA offices, next to ERA periodicals.


Education Resource Area Global - Behind ERA offices, next to ERA Leveled Readers.

Educ. Res.   Big


Educ. Res.

3 weeks circulation period, renewable, no ILL requests to pick up in other libraries.


 

3 weeks circulation period, renewable

White label,  no special stickers.


ERA Global stickers

White label, pink sticker "Global"

Education   Resource Area – Edu/Psych Test Collection – in grey locked cabinets against   the ERA back wall.

Educ. Res. Test

Library use   only, can be checked out with permission from the Education Librarian.

White label,  no special stickers.

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