Transcript NEW MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

WELCOME TO THE
NEW MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
OVERVIEW OF RESOURCES
OUR RESOURCES
BOOKS
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E-BOOKS
INTERNET
WEB 2.0,
BLOGS,
WIKIS
LIBRARY
MEDIA
CENTER
MAGAZINES
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NEWSPAPERS
SUBSCRIPTION
DATABASES
The Basics
• Mrs. Keesing is the library media specialist, and
Mrs. Kriss is the part-time library clerk.
• We are open at 7:35 daily.
• The facility is for reading, researching, and
collaborating on school work.
• Please respect others by speaking quietly.
• Food and drink are not allowed in the library
media center, except during several special
events.
BOOKS
• E-Books
– Accessible 24/7
– Reference sources on a variety of subjects
• Nonfiction
– Located in two sections of the library media center
• Fiction
– Separated into young adult and regular fiction
• Both fiction and nonfiction
– Circulate for 28 days
– Ask to renew – it is usually ok
– Late fee = $.10 per book per day late
• Reference
– Generally non-circulating
– By special arrangement, may circulate overnight
BELS and BCCLS
• BELS
– Online catalog for our school and other
schools
• BCCLS
– Online catalog for searching the public library
system
ACCESSING BELS
• Start at the school district homepage,
www.newmilfordschools.org
• Click on the tab for high school and then
on the tab for media center
• On the left side, click on library catalog
• Click on BELS, then on BELS Library
Catalog, then on New Milford High School
USING BELS
• Defaults:
– Search catalog of the New Milford High School Library Media
Center
• From remote location, select New Milford High School to be the
default
– Perform keyword search
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Search other school catalogs
Limit search by publication date
Perform title and author searches
Search by a particular material type
NEW! Check your school library holdings – Need a PIN #
Type in search
View results
Click for more info
USING BCCLS
• From the library media center page, click
on library catalogs
• Select BCCLS
• From the BCCLS homepage, you can:
– Search the catalogs for about 80 public
libraries
– View and renew holdings on your library card
• You need a PIN # from the public library for this
– Click on the special section for teens
Enter search
Change default
Change default
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• You may request books from other BELS and
BCCLS libraries if:
– You have a valid public library card in your own
name
– The card is free of fines
• Deliveries: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
You may return any public library items that you
or your family has borrowed to our school library
• Allow a week to receive items (they may arrive
sooner)
INTERLIBRARY LOANS, BELS
• In BELS, click under a title to see which
libraries own the item you want
• Click on “Request This Item”, and enter
your library card number
• Or, ask Mrs. Keesing for your card number
• Complete the form and click submit
INTERLIBRARY LOAN, BCCLS
• Request an interlibrary loan form from
Mrs. Keesing and fill it out
• She will process your request
– That material will arrive at school in a week
(or sooner)
• You may also enter your library card
number to request material yourself
– That material will be sent to New Milford
Public Library for you to pick up
E-BOOKS
• Access through the link on either the
Library homepage or on the Library
catalog page
• Excellent reference information!
• 314 different e-books to support every
area of the curriculum and then some!
• Images, graphs, charts included
SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
• Excellent resources!
– Updated regularly
– Written by authorities in the
subject
– Accurate, balanced coverage
– Text often enhanced by graphics and charts
– Many allow you to save articles in a folder
• Colleges expect students to use databases
• Accessible via remote location
2010-2011 DATABASES
• NBC News Archives on Demand
– constantly updated current events from NBC news
– create playlists and record notes
– appropriate for most subject areas
• Global Issues in Context
– Global perspectives, 21st century concerns
– Podcasts, videos, maps
– International news
• Opposing Viewpoints
– contemporary issues
– viewpoints, primary sources, statistics, media
2010-2011 DATABASES
• Modern World History
– from the 1500s to the present
• US at War
– from colonial wars through the Iraq War
• EBSCO, including:
– comprehensive magazine database
– NoveList
– Points of View
2010-2011 DATABASES
• Issues & Controversies in American History
– the pros and cons – with lots of information
• Facts on File
– databases include health, careers, history, science,
and more
• Teen Health & Wellness
– geared specifically towards teenagers
– nutrition, family life, relationships, drugs, alcohol, and
more
DISCOVER WEB 2.0
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Social Bookmarking
Blogs
Wikis
Google Docs
Wordle
Animoto
Much more!
NEWSPAPERS
• New York Times, Monday-Friday
• The Record, Monday-Friday
• Newspapers remain in the Library Media
Center for the day
• After school, you may request to take
home that day’s paper (or sections of it)
MAGAZINES
• Current issues are in the magazine rack
• Current issues stay in the Library
• Past issues
– may circulate for two weeks
– usually stored for two years
• We have a variety of magazines
– Some may offer useful information for school
assignments
– Some are of general reading interest
SOME OF THE WAYS
MRS. KEESING CAN HELP!
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Provide detailed instruction on databases
Review how to find books/use e-books
Help with book selection
Assist with the interlibrary loan procedure
Help using some Web 2.0 applications
Offer assistance with works-cited page
Discuss plagiarism
Construct collaborations with teachers
NEW MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
YOU!!
Created by Mrs. Keesing, Updated Sept., 2010
(after model by Donna Antonellis, Ridgewood High School, NJ)