Research 7 - Card Catalog

Card Catalog Search

Use the Card Catalog link below to answer the following questions. Place your answer below each question and submit them to Schoology when finished.

1. Using the card catalog find a book by P.C. Cast.

2. Who wrote the book The Lightning Thief? (hint: search for thief)

3. What is the copyright date of A Day No Pigs Would Die?

4. How many copies of this book does the media center have?

5. How many are available?

6. How many books does the media center have about wolves?

7. Do a search using elephant as a keyword. How many books did this search return?

8. Click on Power Search. Type in drugs and alcohol. How many titles did this search return?

9. Click on Visual Search. How would you search for books on baseball using this search?

10. Use Visual Search to find out how many books the media center has on Dragons.

11. Find the book that has the call number of 796.9 Fr.

12. Do a subject search for science fiction. How many results do you get? What is the first result?

13. What is the subject of Hatchet according to the card catalog?

14. Click on Destiny Quest. Name three of the top 10 books in the Crosby-Ironton High School Media Center.

15. What is the title of the newest book in the media center?

16. How many books about dogs does the media center have?

17. How many of these books have Accelerated Reader information?

18. Do a title search for Twilight. How many books does the media center have that have this title?

19. Click on Accelerated Reader under Reading Programs. What is the book level of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer? How many points?

20. Do a subject search for horses with an AR Level between 5 and 9. How many books did you find?

21. Do the same search again but change the Point Value to From 4 to 7. How many books did you find now?

22. Find a book by Meg Cabot that is worth 9 points.