Use of Library

GNS 203/CGNS

ADEGBAYE S. I. (PhD)

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GNS 203 : USE OF LIBRARY

USE OF
BOOKS
AND
JOURNALS

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LESSON 3:

❖ LIBRARY RESOURCES/ COLLECTIONS

❖ LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS

❖USE OF BOOKS AND JOURNALS √

Use of Books and Journals

What is a book?

A book can be described as a collection

of printed sheets bound together
between covers. Books come in
different shapes and sizes. It could be
paper back or hard cover.

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Parts of a Book
• Binding
•The cover
•The Spine
• Preliminary pages
•Fly leaves
•Half-title-Page
•Title Page
•Copyright Page
•Dedication Page
•Table of Contents
•Foreword
•Preface
• The body (Text)
• The Auxiliary pages
Parts of a Book

Binding
Cover: The cover of a book is
the outer part of a book.

Spine: The spine is the binding

edge of a book.

End papers are glued to the covers

to make them stronger
Parts of a Book contd……….
Preliminary pages: They are those pages that precede the actual text of the
book.
• Fly leaves- these are blank pages next
to the end papers.
• Half-title-Page-This page introduces the book.
It may carry only the title of the book
or at times both the title and the author’s name.
• Title Page-This page usually contains
the title of the book the name(s) of the
author and publisher.
Parts of a Book contd……………
• Copyright Page-This is usually at the
back of the title page. This page
gives you information about the
ownership, impress and reprints.

• Dedication Page-This is the page where

the author dedicates the book to someone.

• Table of Contents-This is where a

list of the book contents arranged
by chapter, section, sub-section, etc.
are found.
Parts of a Book contd……….
• Foreword-On this page, there is an
introductory statement preceding
the text of the work, and it is
written by someone else.

• Preface- This is an introductory

statement at the beginning of
a book and it is written by the
author. It states the scope,
purpose, audience, etc. for which
the book has been written.
Parts of a Book contd……….
• Text-(or Body) the actual words of a book/ the main portion of a
book.
• The Auxiliary pages:
They are supplementary pages with additional information

• Glossary-A list of difficult words

used in the text with their meanings
usually arranged in alphabetical order
and printed at the back of the book.

• Bibliography-A list of books/articles used or referred to by an author

at the end of the book.
 Parts of a Book contd……….
• Index- It tells you where to find the
topics in an informational book.
It is a list of names and subjects
arranged in alphabetical order
at the end of the book.

• Appendix – contains materials used

in the production of the book or
merely referred to but not
explained in the text.
How to use Journals

What about journals?

• Journals are published periodically, ranging in frequency from monthly to

quarterly or even twice in a year.

• Journals are published in every academic discipline and are used as a

means for scholars and researchers to share their research and discoveries
with others who are also experts in their discipline.
Parts of a Journal

• Cover
• Journal title
• Editorial page
• Subscription and Copyright page
• Table of contents.
• Main text
Parts of a Journal Article
• Article title
• Author’s name and affiliations
• Abstract- A brief information on what the article is about.
• Key words- Major terms used in the article
Parts of a Journal Article
• Main text
• Tables (optional)
• Figures (optional)
• Mathematics (optional)
• Conclusions- The major findings of the study and recommendation
• References- bibliographical information: records of scholarly works
used by the author

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 Questions
and
Discussions
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