OPAC

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)

Unit Overview:
This purpose of this unit is to give you a chance to review and practice your Online Public Access Catalog search skills. It is important to know how to access and use the library catalog. This saves you a lot of time when trying to locate specific books. Once you understand how to read and use the information found in the catalog, you will realize how much time it saves you to first check the catalog. Most of the information that you need for book citations can also be located in the Online Public Access Catalog.

Unit Learning Objectives:
> Be able to save and upload your glogster poster to your eFolio
 * Be able to navigate to OPAC
 * Be able search by title and author
 * Be able to locate information such as: title, author, call number, and whether or not the book is checked in/out
 * Be able to create a quiz with answer sheet that covers OPAC searches
 * Be able to create an interactive online poster that combines text, pictures, graphics, video and audio
 * Be able to incorporate information about the books on your poster that shows your knowledge of the books

Unit Activities:

 * 1) OPAC Title and Author Search Quiz
 * 2) OPAC Quiz Q&A
 * 3) Top 4 Favorite Books

Task:
For this part of the unit, you will work in a small group to compete the two activities. The first activity involves being able to search the Online Public Access Catalog by Title and by Author to locate specific information. The second activity involves creating an OPAC Quiz with answer sheet. The quiz will need to include a search by title and a search by author. For each search you will then need to come up with specific questions. You will need to refer to the directions to make sure that you include the correct type of questions.

Learning Targets:

 * Be able to navigate to OPAC
 * Be able search by title and author
 * Be able to locate information such as: title, author, call number, and whether or not the book is checked in/out


 * 1) ===**OPAC Title & Author Search-- Click on the link to open the file, then 'file', 'Save as...', type your name after the file name, 'my documents', and clic, on save:** **opac_title_author_search.doc** ===
 * 2) ===OPAC Quiz & Answer Sheet Directions: Create a quiz for OPAC. You will need to come up with 10 challenging questions and answers. Be sure to vary the questions to include: different types of searches, different collections, etc. Be sure to use the glossary (below) for question ideas. ===

Task:
For this activity you will be working on your own to create an interactive poster about your Favorite Book using Glogster. This book should be a book that you would not hesitate to recommend, a book you would probably reread, and a book you'd probably want to own. Consider including information listed in the glossary below that you feel will help your audience connect with the book you are showcasing. You can even link to the author's website if they have one!

This poster is unlike any you have ever created because it is interactive! You will be combining: text, pictures, graphics, video and audio to create your poster. The idea is that you use the poster to display information about your favorite book. For text, you can include any of the following: quotes, a summary, characters, author, why you choose this book, mention if this book is part of a series, how many books are in the series, etc. Think of the poster as a way to display information about the book.

Pick either a **fiction** or **nonfiction** book for this activity. Be sure to read and refer to the Learning Targets (below) as you work on your poster. Use the online catalog to look up book information, such as: call number, author, summary, publishing information, AR level, etc. . If a book is not in the EOE library system, check with me. All books must be appropriate.

Learning Targets:
 * Be able to create an interactive online poster that combines text, pictures, graphics, video and audio
 * Be able to incorporate information about the books on your poster that shows your knowledge of the books
 * Be able to upload your glogster poster to your eFolio

Activity:

 * 1) ===Create an interactive poster about your Favorite Book using //Glogster Poster Yourself Website//. Things you might consider including in your digital poster: author's name, brief summary, quotes, other books in series if applicable or other books written by the author, link to author's website, picuture of your book, etc. Click on the link to Glogster Poser Yourself ===

Glossary:

 * **Author** || == - Person who wrote the book  == ||
 * **Call Number** || == - Book’s physical address on the shelf, every book has a call number (white label on bottom of spine). Collection code followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name  == ||
 * ** Collections ** || == - Like items are grouped together-Everybody, READ, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Reference, Magazines (periodicals)  == ||
 * **Copyright Date** || == - Year book was published, hint: look for four numbers (ex. 1964, 2011)  == ||
 * **Everybody (E)** || == - Picture books, not real, usually 32 pages, Pictures on every page, fewer words  == ||
 * **Fiction (F)** || == - Not real, made up, chapter books, few or no pictures  == ||
 * **Keyword Search** || == - Word appears in anywhere in the record. This type of search retrieves a large number of results  == ||
 * **Nonfiction (numbers)** || == - True, facts, Information. Call Number has //numbers// before the first three letters of author’s last name.  == ||
 * **OPAC** || == - Online Public Access Catalog. Search the library catalog to see if we have a book in our collection and find out where it is located  == ||
 * **Publishing City** || == - City where the book was published  == ||
 * **Publisher** || == - The company that publishes printed material, ex. Books, magazines  == ||
 * **Subject Search** || == - Searching for information on your topic using specific words that are assigned by experts in order to organize information. Make sure to use the plural form.  == ||