Reference Service Reference and Helping Materials Common Requests 10. This lesson provides a brief history of books and libraries, especially in the United States. The various types of libraries are also discussed. This lesson provides a brief historical background of the technician movement, and describes the role and function of the technician within the library. After this lesson, the student will know the various parts of a book, the main type of material in a library, as well as the various other kinds of materials that can be found in a library.
Acquisitions is the process and act of obtaining materials for a library's collection.
This lesson covers the selection of materials, sources for identifying materials, and the various processes used in obtaining monographic and serial publications. Materials maintained in a hap-hazard fashion are virtually unusable. This lesson discusses two of the main systems for organizing library materials in the United States, Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification. In addition to organizing materials, librarians also describe them. Identifying the subject and physical attributes of an item further increases the means of gaining access to the information contained therein.