Transcript Metro High School Library - St. Louis Public Schools

Metro High School
Library Media Center
What’s It All About?
Wilfred D. Moore, Principal
Brenda Kukay, Library Media
Specialist
Library Hours
6:50 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
• Library is open during lunch period
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Rules
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Enter the library quietly.
Sign-in at the circulation desk.
No food or drinks allowed.
Cell phones must be turned off and out of sight.
Work quietly – study groups should keep their voices
low.
Reserve time for meetings, clubs and presentations in
advance.
Leave the library in the same condition it was when
you entered.
Circulation Of Materials
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3 items may be checked out: books, magazines,
newspapers, some reference books
Some reference books may be checked out
overnight
Library materials are due in 14 days
There are no overdue fines but all lost and damaged
books will be paid for or replaced by the student at
the end of each year.
OPAC(Online Public Access Catalog)
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The “Card Catalog” is found on the desktop of each
computer in the library. OPAC
When searching for a title, omit the words “A”, “An”,
“The”. THE GREAT GATSBY becomes GREAT GATSBY in
the search.
An author search begins with the author’s last name
first: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Subject search will give a list of books on a certain
topic: Jazz Age or The Roaring Twenties
Write down the Call Number of the books you want.
The Status or the availability will be listed as either
“in” or “out”.
Helpful Internet Sites
To access helpful internet sites go to the Metro
Web Page, there you will find links to: Public
libraries
 Online Magazines and Newspapers
 Research Support
 Internet Reference Resources
Public Libraries
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If you have a library card you can go to your
library site and access several useful data
bases.
St. Louis County Library
 http://www.slcl.org/
 St. Louis Public Library
 http://www.slpl.org/index.asp
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Online Magazines & Newspapers
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There are suggested sites for magazines and
newspapers. Examples:
Time online
http://www.time.com/time/
St. Louis Post Dispatch
online
http://www.stltoday.com/
Research Support
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There are helpful sites that will assist you
when researching and writing, such as:
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Evaluating Web Resources
http://library.usm.maine.edu/research/researchguides/webe
valuating.html
Research and Writing
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
Writing Resources
http://www.tuc.edu/lrc/writing.htm
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Internet Reference Resources
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A few more examples of suggested sites under
“Library Media Specialist” on the Metro Web
Page:
Questia School Database
www.questiaschool.com
MOREnet
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/st_louis_sd
MOREnet passcode- slpslib
The World Fact Book
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Biographies
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Technology Behavior
All students must log in with their personal
log in information
• Use of generic log ins may result in loss of
computer privileges.
• Consult pg. 14 in the STUDENT CODE OF
CONDUCT HANDBOOK.
• This applies to all computers at Metro High
School.
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Misc.
Suggestions for
library materials are
always welcomed!
Donations
of gently used, age
appropriate books are appreciated.
SeeSeeyou
in
the
library!
you in the library!