Library+Concepts

=Library Concepts= These concepts and principles should be understood and abided by throughout internship. Interns should review this page and the links included.

Privacy
This is extremely important as library workers have access to private information in student records. For students to gain approval to work the circulation desk they must be trusted to uphold privacy values regarding what materials students are checking in and out. Simple terms: Keep what people are checking in and out, and asking questions about, PRIVATE. Don't tell other students. Don't look up other students records.

**Code of Ethics [|online here] (all of this is important but relevant parts to student workers **bolded**)** ===**The principles of this Code are expressed in broad statements to guide ethical decision making. These statements provide a framework; they cannot and do not dictate conduct to cover particular situations. ** === Adopted June 28, 1997, by the ALA Council; amended January 22, 2008.
 * 1)  **We provide the highest level of service to all library users through appropriate and usefully organized resources**; equitable service policies; equitable access; and accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests.
 * 2)  We **uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor** library resources.
 * 3)  **We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality** with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted.
 * 4)  We respect intellectual property rights and advocate balance between the interests of information users and rights holders.
 * 5)  **We treat co-workers and other colleagues with respect, fairness, and good faith,** and advocate conditions of employment that safeguard the rights and welfare of all employees of our institutions.
 * 6)  We do not advance private interests at the expense of library users, colleagues, or our employing institutions.
 * 7)  **We distinguish between our personal convictions and professional duties and do not allow our personal beliefs to interfere** with fair representation of the aims of our institutions or the provision of access to their information resources.
 * 8)  We strive for excellence in the profession by maintaining and enhancing our own knowledge and skills, by encouraging the professional development of co-workers, and by fostering the aspirations of potential members of the profession.

Intellectual Freedom
In simple terms: People have a right to read what they want and libraries should provide a variety of information on all subjects.


 * Library Bill of Rights** (online here)

The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their services. I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas. V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views. VI. Libraries that make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use. Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, 1967; January 23, 1980; inclusion of “age” reaffirmed January 23, 1996

Dewey Decimal System
Non-Fiction books are organized by the Dewey Decimal System. Each subject has a hundreds group number assigned to it. Within each category numbers get more specific. Here are the general categories:

000- General Knowledge, Information, Computer Tech 100- Philosophy, Psychology 200- Religion 300- Social Studies, Civil Rights, 400- Languages 500- Science and Math- Animals 600- Technology (Applied Sciences)- Cooking, Pet Care 700- Arts, Music, Sports, Recreation 800- Literature- Classics, Writing help, Poetry, Plays 900- History and Geography

Important Dewey Listings for [|Kids and Teens] For a super complete version of Dewey, check out the University of Illinois chart of [|Dewey listings] For a Dewey Decimal Game go here: [|Order in the Library]

Vocabulary:
for more definitions see: [|Glossary of Library Terms]

Circulation - The checking out and in of books Readers Advisory- Recommending books, helping patrons find books that will interest them Bibliography- list of resources on a particular topic Annotations- bibliography with explanation or review of each item Displays- visual posters on library matters, books standing up so you can see the face, organizing highlighted books on a topic Processing- getting books ready to put on shelves, stamping, taping, all spine stickers etc. Cataloging- entering books into the library catalog, assigning a barcode number Non-Fiction- true books, organized by Dewey Decimal Number Fiction- Story books, organized by Author Last Name Everyone books- Easy readers, Have orange tape Picture Books- Have green tape Graphic Novels- Comic books, Fiction in picture form, Non-Fiction in picture form- have Graphic Novel Sticker- red for everyone, yellow for teen