Características del clima social del aula desde el criterio de estudiantes

1. Reading Carrels: These are partitioned tables and chairs used in libraries to allow students read and do all other academic activities independently. These are also called study carrels because they provide quiet atmosphere and private computer work stations for students in the library. Apart from the general study carrels that have can accommodate 4 to 5 students, there are other carrels that are made for one person only. These single carrels encourage students to have their privacy and carry out their assignment in a distraction free environment. The space requires silence and it is appropriate for students who wish to concentrate best in a soundless environment. There are new reading carrels that have good lightening and more enclosed to allow for privacy for students.

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Figure 1: Reading Carrels

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2. Shelves and Shelf Guides: Shelves are set of tinny, flat pieces of rigid materials set horizontally at right angles into a frame or wall, to hold books without drooping. It is important for the school librarian or media specialist to take into consideration the durability, movability, and flexibility of the type of shelves he or she purchase for the library. When purchasing shelves for the library, consideration should also be given to shelf guides. Shelf guides are labels written on the library shelves indicating the subject area covered on a particular shelve. They are used by users and staff to locate or trace information materials or books from the library’s catalogue to the shelves.

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Figure 2 : Library Shelves

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Figure 3: Shelf Guides

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3. Book Trolley: This is a book rack that is used in school libraries to move books, magazines and other information materials from one area of the library to another.

Figure 4: Book Trolley

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Figure 5: Steel Book Trolley

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4. Display Rack: This rack is use to display newly acquired books, magazines, and bulletins. The essence of using this rack is to create awareness so that students and teachers will be informed about the newly acquired resources purchased by the university.

Figure 6: Display Rack

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5. Library Catalogue (furniture): It is also referred to as a comprehensive list of books and non-books information materials or resources arranged in alphabetical order. The catalogue serves as the backbone of library operations as it simplifies the retrieval

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of books from the library shelves. The library catalogue furniture is a a four-sided wooden cabinet made up of drawers, holes, and pin that holds the card catalogue. The pin is usually located at the centre each drawer and it helps in holding the card catalogues.

The following are the functions of a library catalogue:

i. It provides a comprehensive list of all information materials owned by the library. That is to say, it shows the total number of print and non-print materials that a library has in its collection.

ii. It makes it easier for library staff and users to easily locate information materials on the shelves.

iii. It shows materials that a library has by a certain author, on a particular subject and on a specific title.

iv. It enables library users to find information resources on the shelves using only author, title, or subject.

There are three approaches to a library catalogue and they are as follows:

i. Author Catalogue: This is also called the main entry card. In the author catalogue, the cards are alphabetical order according to the author’s name. In cases where the author is a corporate body, the first letter of alphabet of the corporate body is used. Hence, a library user that knows only the name of the author of a book can be able to find and locate the book using the author catalogue.

ii. Title Catalogue: The title catalogue also referred to as added entries except cases where the title serves as main entry contains, that is the book or work has only title without authors or probably the book is written by more than three authors. Hence, a library user that knows only the title of a book can be able to trace and locate the book using the title catalogue.

iii. Subject Catalogue: The subject catalogue entries are arranged according to the subject of a book. They are also known as added entry cards. This catalogue allows the library user who knows only the title of a book to be able to trace and locate a book using the title catalogue.

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Figure 7: Library Catalogue Drawers

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6. Catalogue Card: The card catalogue is a type of catalogue that is made up of 3x5 (7.5x12.5cm). It contains bibliographic record about a book in the library collection. The card catalogue is very popular among other types of catalogues in developing countries.

The card in the card catalogue is alphabetically arranged in the catalogue wooden cabinet and they represent the entire holdings of the library. Some of the characteristics of the card catalogue includes:

i. The card catalogue is actually cheap to operate and maintain.

ii. Entries are easily added to the card catalogue.

iii. Entries are also easy to delete without stress.

iv. It is expensive due to the cost of stationery.

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Figure 8: 3 by 5 Catalogue Card

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Library Equipment

Library equipment includes the following:

• Computers

• Photocopying machine

• Digital camera

• Printer

• Scanner

• Microform Reader

SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE List 5 library furniture.