Transcript MOLINA MEDIA CENTER - Dallas Independent School District

MOLINA MEDIA CENTER
Molina High School
Dallas Independent School District
STAFF
Ms. Hazel Peterson, Librarian
Mrs. Karen Harris, Librarian
Mrs. Ruby Hogg, Library Clerk
Mr. Edwin Serrato, Library Clerk
Hours of Operation
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7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Before and after school use permitted with a
pass.
 Lunch use permitted with a pass.
 Request a permanent pass at the circulation
desk.
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POLICIES
 Check-out
Time Limitations
Books -- 2 weeks
Periodicals -- 1 week
 No
fines for overdue materials
 Lost books and damaged items are charged.
 Unless accompanied by a teacher, you
MUST have an official pass. Slips of paper
will not be accepted.
FLOOR PLAN
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Lost?? Face the windows
in front of the circulation desk
as your point of reference.
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To your left is Nonfiction
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To your right is Fiction
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Directly in front of the desk is
Reference
Floor Plan
Reference
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Left
Right
Circulation Desk
Fiction
Enter
here
Enter
here
Do’s and Don’ts
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Do….
Type in your ID
number at the
computer on the
circulation desk.
Bring all needed
writing materials.
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Don’t….
Eat, drink or chew
gum.
Disrupt others.
Use computers
inappropriately.
Available for You
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School Supplies
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Pen
50¢
Pencil
25¢
Notebook Paper 50¢
Dividers
50¢
DVD-R
$1.00
Poster paper
50¢
Rewritable CD
50¢
Binders
$2.50
USB Drives
$10.00
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Computer Printing
• Research – free up to
10 pages per day
• Personal and more
than 10 pages --10 ¢
Features Available for You
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Home access
• http://library.dallasisd.
org
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Various on-screen
formats
• Aqua Browser
• Classic Browser
• Kids Browser
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Placing a Hold
• Find a book you
would like to have.
• Select the Hold
Request feature
• Type in your ID as
the User ID and the
last 4 digits of your
ID as the password.
Disclaimer
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Using the Internet is a privilege. Misusing it will
result in your not being allowed to access the
Internet using library computers. The Internet is
a vast network of interlinked computers
containing large amounts of information on
myriad subjects. Some of these subjects are based
on adult content and should not be accessed.
Students at Molina are placed on the honor
system about following the District’s acceptable
use policy.
Electronic Resources
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EBSCOHost – a newpaper and periodical index
with full text articles, pictures, and radio and TV
transcripts
Gale – a compilation of databases including
Literature Resource Center and Student Gold
Resource Center
World Book Online – database with access to
World Book Encyclopedia, Spanish encyclopedia,
and 8 research modules
Electronic Resources - 2
Other databasesMolina High School Library Webpage:
 http://www.dallasisd.org/domain/7296
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You will find the links to all the databases. To
use these outside a Dallas ISD school, you
need your EAD username and password. To
use the library PAC, you need your ID
number.
Books, Books, Books
Automation System
Dallink is the library
automation system. It is
available on all
computers and should be
used as your first source
for materials. Check with
a librarian for instruction
in its use.
http://library.dallasisd.org
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Making sense of Dewey...
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The Dewey Decimal
System was created by
Melvil Dewey. It is
the number/letter
designation that
places books in subject
order for easy access.
The Dewey system
divides books into
fiction and nonfiction.
Location on shelf
Author’s Name
629.2
2
RAL
Spine Labels
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Colored Spine Labels
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Green – Short Stories
Yellow – LOTE
Pink – Professional
Red – Graphic Nonfiction
Purple – Paper backs
Blue – Children’s books
Fiction
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Shelved by genre
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Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Graphic Novel
Historical Fiction
Horror
Humor
Mystery
Picture Books
Realistic
Religion
Romance
Science Fiction
Sports
Suspense
Western
Special Collections
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Children’s Books
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Blue spine labels
Paperback novels
• Paper Backs:
Purple spine labels
Found on spinning
book racks
Reference
• Yellow Reference
subject label. Filed
separately
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Graphic Nonfiction
• Red spine labels
• Languages Other Than
English (LOTE)
Yellow spine labels
Interfiled
Come Back Soon!!!
We hope you have enjoyed
your visit so far.