LIBRARY ORIENTATION

2010-20112010-2011

School Librarians

Mrs. Collins & Mrs. Harrison

WHAT’S THE QUESTION?

THETHE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER IS IS THE ANSWER!THE ANSWER!

LIBRARY HOURS

• MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYMONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY6:50A.M.-4:00 P.M.6:50A.M.-4:00 P.M.

FRIDAYFRIDAY 6:50 A.M.– 3:00 P.M.6:50 A.M.– 3:00 P.M.

• OPEN DURING LUNCHSHIFTS,UNLESS CLASSES OPEN DURING LUNCHSHIFTS,UNLESS CLASSES ARE IN SESSIONARE IN SESSION

• OPEN DURING CLASS PERIODS WITH A PASS OPEN DURING CLASS PERIODS WITH A PASS FROM YOUR TEACHER)FROM YOUR TEACHER)

• OPEN AFTER SCHOOL, FOR UP TO ONE HOUR OPEN AFTER SCHOOL, FOR UP TO ONE HOUR (MONDAY - THURSDAY)(MONDAY - THURSDAY)

LIBRARY CONDUCTUNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR INCLUDES…….UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR INCLUDES…….

• EATING EATING • DRINKINGDRINKING• RUNNING RUNNING • SITTING ON FURNITURE SITTING ON FURNITURE • DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORDISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR

COMPUTER USAGE RULESNO GAMES

NO CHAT ROOMS

NO E-MAIL

NO SOCIAL NETWORKING

NO INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES

NO PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES

NO CELL PHONES

STUDENTS MUST WEAR SCHOOL ID!!

Circulation Policies

Regular books check out for 2 weeks • Fines .5/day

Special materials checkout overnight• Fines $1.00

Reference, Magazines, Newspapers, Videos, DVD’s

Do not Circulate!

CONSEQUENCES

““STUDENTS STUDENTS WILL BE WILL BE REMOVED FROM REMOVED FROM THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY FOR BEING FOR BEING DISRUPTIVE.”DISRUPTIVE.”

THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER IS….

A LABORATORY EXPERIENCE WHERE A LABORATORY EXPERIENCE WHERE STUDENTS DEVELOP AN STUDENTS DEVELOP AN

UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ACCESS UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO ACCESS AND USE INFORMATION FOR THEIR AND USE INFORMATION FOR THEIR

OWN LEARNING NEEDS.OWN LEARNING NEEDS.

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

FICTION BOOKS (A-Z)FICTION BOOKS (A-Z)

NON FICTION BOOKS (000-999)NON FICTION BOOKS (000-999)

SHORT STORIESSHORT STORIES

REFERENCE BOOKSREFERENCE BOOKS

BIOGRAPHIESBIOGRAPHIES

MAGAZINESMAGAZINES

NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERS

READ-A-LONGSREAD-A-LONGS

ELECTRICONIC DATABASESELECTRICONIC DATABASES

DESTINY (LIBRARY CATALOG)DESTINY (LIBRARY CATALOG)

WHAT ARE FICTION BOOKS?

FICTION - BOOKS THAT FICTION - BOOKS THAT ARE BASED ON THE ARE BASED ON THE IMAGINATION AND NOT IMAGINATION AND NOT NECESSARILY TRUENECESSARILY TRUE

ARRANGED ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR’S LAST NAME.AUTHOR’S LAST NAME.

““F”- FIRST THREE F”- FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE AUTHOR’S LETTERS OF THE AUTHOR’S NAME.NAME.

ExampleExample::

F MEYF MEY

WHAT ARE NON- FICTION BOOKS?

*BOOKS WITH *BOOKS WITH FACTUAL FACTUAL INFORMATION, INFORMATION, CONCERNING REAL CONCERNING REAL THINGS, PEOPLE, THINGS, PEOPLE, EVENTS AND EVENTS AND PLACES.PLACES.

*ARRANGED ON THE *ARRANGED ON THE SHELVES BY DEWEY SHELVES BY DEWEY DECIMAL CALL DECIMAL CALL NUMBER.NUMBER.

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE::

004004EDEEDE

REFERENCE BOOKSTHESE BOOKS CANNOT BE THESE BOOKS CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT OF THE CHECKED OUT OF THE LIBRARY. LIBRARY.

AUTHORITATIVE BOOKS AUTHORITATIVE BOOKS THAT ONE CAN REFER TO THAT ONE CAN REFER TO FOR AUTHORITATIVE FOR AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION.INFORMATION.

ALMANACSALMANACS

ENCYCLOPEDIASENCYCLOPEDIAS

DICTIONARIESDICTIONARIES

ATLASATLAS

BIOGRAPHIES

BOOKS ABOUT ABOOKS ABOUT APERSON’S LIFEPERSON’S LIFE

ARRANGED ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLYALPHABETICALLY

CALL NUMBER IS 920 OR 921CALL NUMBER IS 920 OR 921PLUS THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OFPLUS THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OFTHE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK THE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK

ACCELERATED READER (A.R.)

YOU CAN RECOGNIZE A.R. YOU CAN RECOGNIZE A.R. BOOKS BY THE “A.R. STICKERS”BOOKS BY THE “A.R. STICKERS”ON THE SPINE OF A BOOK.ON THE SPINE OF A BOOK.

INSIDE THE FRONT INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF BOOKSCOVER OF BOOKSIS A LABEL WHICHIS A LABEL WHICH

INDICATES THE TITLEINDICATES THE TITLEAUTHOR, READING LEVEL, AUTHOR, READING LEVEL, POINT VALUE AND QUIZ POINT VALUE AND QUIZ

NUMBERNUMBER

PRINT MATERIALS

NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER

MAGAZINESMAGAZINES

BOOKBOOK

Multimedia Equipment- Network computers

-Digital Cameras- Lap Tops

- Digital Video Cameras-Projectors

-Smart Boards-Television & monitors

SLIDESLIDE

VIDEO-TAPEVIDEO-TAPEAUDIOTAPESAUDIOTAPES

CD-ROMCD-ROM

WHAT’S THE QUESTION?

THETHE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER IS IS THE ANSWER!THE ANSWER!