WELCOME TO THE WILBURY A. CROCKETT LIBRARYAt Wellesley High SchoolFall, 2009

By the end of this class . . . Library information resources Technology basics Expectations How to . . . Case study: all about the world of

Dickens

Our goals for you Identify, evaluate and utilize a variety of

resources when you need information Use technology effectively and

responsibly. Read, read, read. Your choice.

Your goals for us What do you want from your library?

From us?

The Staff

Ms. Flaherty Ms. Purnell Ms. Ellis

Ms. Stravinski Ms. Holbrook Ms. Siram

Library staff Technology department

Library hours Monday – Thursday 7:15 a.m. to 3:45

p.m. (first block access) Friday 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Math and writing labs – check schedules

posted in library.

How to behave in a library . . . Be respectful. Covered drinks at tables, but not at

computers.

Signing out of study hall Sign out of study first. Report directly to library. Sign in on the library attendance sheet

stating purpose for using library. Sign out (and back in) if you leave during

the block for bathroom, to see a teacher, etc.

Books. Are not. Obsolete. Extensive print collection for research. Reading can be fun. Books are checked out for one month. No fines for overdue books.

Hardware 26 computers (Apples & PCs) 2 scanners Video cameras Digital cameras Blank CDs/DVDs iPods

Extras! Student library advisory board Lounge Lizard Fridays Student aids Lunch block

Book clubs Chess and board games

The world of Charles Dickens He lived from

1812 – 1870. Great Expectations 1860-1861

Victorian pathfinder

Keywords/Controlled vocabulary

WHS catalog or OPAC

What’s a data base?

Internet Movie Database

WHS databases Where to find them How to access Controlled

vocabulary

ABC-Clio Academic OneFileJSTORWHS library homepage

Other sources Boston Public Libr

ary

Google Scholar Wikipedia Delicious WHS library home

page Victorian England pathfinder