Library OrientationMs. Verdin

Librarian

Milby High Library Staff

Mrs. Verdin – Librarian

Juniors & Seniors Library

Assistants

Orientation Objectives

What will you learn today?

1.How library operates2.Student expectations3.How to find resources

Library Hours

Monday and Friday8am – 4:30 pm

General Policies

•Library permit is required during school hours

•All students must sign in•Must be class related

General Policies

•A permit and ID card or ID number is required

•All materials must be checked out at circulation desk

General Policies

•No food or drinks•Work quietly•Follow all school rules•Damage to books beyond repair and all lost books shall be paid for by students

Check out Policies

•You can borrow up to 5 books

•Books are checked out for two weeks

•Magazines and reference materials are to be used in the library only

Check Out Policies

•Videos and DVDs are for teacher check out only

Printing and Copying Policies

•Please do not use machines. Ask library staff to make your copies

•Copies are $.05 per page

Printing and Copying Policies

•Printing is free only when your entire class and teacher is with you; otherwise printing is $.05 per page

Use of computers

•Reserve a computer at the circ desk and sign in

•Internet use – must have AUP form on file

•School related work only

Use of computers

•You may check email before and after school only

•Do not save anything on the computers

•If there are a lot of students waiting to use a computer, limit use to 30 minutes

Use of computers

•No instant messaging or FB•No downloading of games or unapproved videos

•Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action

Sections of the Library

•Fiction•Non Fiction•Reference•Story Collection•Professional

Classification of Books

•Fiction A story that is made up;

may be inspired by real eventsFIC fictionMYE first 3 letters of

last name

Classification of Books

•Story CollectionA book that contains

several storiesSCPOE

Classification of Books

•Non-fictionA book with real

information; not made up. Arranged by numbers and the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.

Dewey Decimal Classification System

•Melville Dewey•Gives order to filing and locating books

•Arranged by subject•10 groups

Dewey Decimal Classification

•000 - General•100 - Philosophy•200 - Religion•300 - Social Sciences•400 - Languages

Dewey Decimal Classification

•500 - Natural Science/Math•600 - Applied Sciences•700 - Arts/Recreation•800 - Literature•900 - History/Geographies/Biographies

How to find a book

•Call number•Ask yourself: Where does this book live in the library?

FIC 338.2 Ref

AUS HEY 912

SC PRO

POE 101.6

Resources

•Print resources•Non print or electronic resources are also available

What are Online Resources anyway?

HISD online databases • subscription databases • paid for by the district each year to

support research and provide information to students, teachers, and parents

• Resources include: journal/magazine articles, maps, encyclopedias, e-books, test preparation materials, primary source documents, timelines, recommended educational websites, streaming video, and many other types of resources

How can I access them?

• Available 24/7 from school or home• From school:

http://www.hisdlibraryservices.org and click on the yellow link to HISD Online Resources

• There are also several links to the HISD Online Resources on the HISD portal. Bookmark the site on each computer you use for research. One easy to locate access point is found by scrolling to the bottom of the HISD homepage on the Parent tab.

• Access from home: user name and password required

• user name is houstonisd• password for last year was dynamos

but on September 1st, the password will change to *****s for the new school year

Why not just have kids “Google it”?

• The Internet is full of wonderful information; however, it can be overwhelming and confusing for young researchers.

• Students need to be taught to evaluate websites and look for bias or points of view.

• Contrary to popular folklore, all information is not on the web. Some of the “best” and most authoritative information is on the invisible web and that is the world of online subscription databases.

• Part of the college bound culture is to teach students to use this type of resource well.

Evaluating Websites

• Questions to ask:1. Is this a personal website or a commercial one? 2. Who created the website?

Note: Even sophisticated high school students often “don’t get” web evaluation. It is easy for students to be overwhelmed by data if they don’t know techniques like Boolean searching to target their Internet searches.

Is there help specifically for me to conduct research in education? • Yes, WisonWeb offers access to full-text articles

from the most popular educational journals. • Ebsco also has professional journals under the

Ebsco Host Web link. • Thompson Gale (Testing and Education

Resource Center) has E-books to help you prep for the GRE as well as sample GRE tests.

How to access the HISD Online Resources

• http://milbyhighlibrary.edublogs.org

• http://www.hisdlibraryservices.org/resources/HISDOnlineDatabases/index.html

• www.hisdlibraryservices.org

Scenarios for Using Online Resources

Students need information to succeed and Online Resources can help them

Scenario 1 – ESL student uses Online Resources to locate information written in Spanish. (Grolier Encyclopedia. EBSCO, or Nettrekker)

Scenario 2 – Students may use scholarly articles to research a topic for a term paper. (Thompson Gale, ProQuest or Ebsco)

Scenario 3 – Student wants to practice for the SAT test (Thompson Gale)

Scenario 4 – Student wants to research a historical topic by browsing though old newspapers. (ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers)

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