ORIENTATION

2003-20042003-2004

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTERSLIBRARY MEDIA CENTERS

WHAT’S THE QUESTION?

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

MEDIA CENTER HOURS

Secondary SchoolsSecondary Schools7:30 -2:15 7:30 -2:15

• MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYMONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY(WITH A PASS FROM YOUR TEACHER)(WITH A PASS FROM YOUR TEACHER)

Elementary SchoolsElementary Schools

8:45 – 3:308:45 – 3:30MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAYMONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

• (WITH A PASS FROM YOUR (WITH A PASS FROM YOUR TEACHERTEACHER))

MEDIA CENTER RULES

STUDENTS MUST STUDENTS MUST ENTER THE ENTER THE MEDIA CENTER MEDIA CENTER QUIETLY.QUIETLY.

STUDENTS SHOULD STUDENTS SHOULD KEEP THEIR KEEP THEIR HANDS, FEET, HANDS, FEET, AND OBJECTS TO AND OBJECTS TO THEMSELVES.THEMSELVES.

STUDENT SHOULD STUDENT SHOULD FOLLOW FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.DIRECTIONS.

STUDENTS SHOULD BE STUDENTS SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL TO RESPECTFUL TO TEACHERS, CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, CLASSMATES, AND VISITORS.AND VISITORS.

STUDENTS ARE NOT TO STUDENTS ARE NOT TO MUTILIATE ANY BOOKS MUTILIATE ANY BOOKS HOUSED IN THE MEDIA HOUSED IN THE MEDIA CENTER.CENTER.

STUDENTS ARE TO LEAVE STUDENTS ARE TO LEAVE THE BOOKS NEATLY AT THE BOOKS NEATLY AT THE EDGE OF THE THE EDGE OF THE SHELVES. SHELVES.

CONSEQUENCES

WARNINGWARNINGMEDIATIONMEDIATIONLUNCH LUNCH

DETENTIONDETENTIONCALL PARENTCALL PARENTGUIDANCE GUIDANCE

REFERRALREFERRALREFERRAL TO REFERRAL TO

AN AN ADMINISTRATORADMINISTRATOR

THE 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.

SIGN IN/SIGN OUT

STUDENTS MUST STUDENTS MUST SIGN IN AT THE SIGN IN AT THE CIRCULATION CIRCULATION DESK WITH THE DESK WITH THE MEDIA MEDIA SPECIALIST SPECIALIST WHEN ENTERING WHEN ENTERING THE MEDIA THE MEDIA CENTER AND CENTER AND BEFORE USING BEFORE USING THE COMPUTERS.THE COMPUTERS.

LIBRARY MEDIA CENER RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

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

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

REFERENCE BOOKSREFERENCE BOOKS

MAGAZINESMAGAZINES

NEWSPAPERSNEWSPAPERS

CIRCULATION DESKCIRCULATION DESK

ATHENA (LIBRARY CATALOG)ATHENA (LIBRARY CATALOG)

INDEPENDENT WORK AREASINDEPENDENT WORK AREAS

INFORMAL READING AREASINFORMAL READING AREAS

WHAT ARE FICTION BOOKS?

FICTIN - BOOKS THAT ARE FICTIN - BOOKS THAT ARE NOT TRUE NOT TRUE

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

FIC- FIRST THREE LETTERS FIC- FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE AUTHOR’S NAME.OF THE AUTHOR’S NAME.

WHAT ARE NON- FICTION BOOKS?

BOOKS WITH BOOKS WITH FACTUAL FACTUAL INFORMATION.INFORMATION.ARRANGED ON THE ARRANGED ON THE SHELVES BY CALL SHELVES BY CALL NUMBER.NUMBER.

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE 004004 EDEEDE

REFERENCE BOOKS

THESE BOOKS THESE BOOKS CANNOT BE CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT OF CHECKED OUT OF THE MEDIA CENTER.THE MEDIA CENTER.

ALMANACSALMANACS

ENCYCLOPEDIASENCYCLOPEDIAS

DICTIONARIESDICTIONARIES

ATLASATLAS

NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES

SUFFOLK NEWS HEARLDSUFFOLK NEWS HEARLD

DAILY PRESSDAILY PRESS

INFOTRACINFOTRAC

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOTTHE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

SIRSSIRS

BIOGRAPHIES

BOOKS ABOUT ABOOKS ABOUT APERSON’S LIFEPERSON’S LIFE

ARRANGED ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLYALPHABETICALLY

CALL NUMBER IS 92CALL NUMBER IS 92PLUS THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OFPLUS THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OFTHE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK THE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK

ACCESSING THE INTERNET

CLICK ON CLICK ON ““INTERNETINTERNETEXPLORER”EXPLORER”

CLICK ON “STUDENTS”CLICK ON “STUDENTS”AT SUFFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSAT SUFFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSHOME PAGEHOME PAGE

CLICK ON “GREAT SITES”CLICK ON “GREAT SITES”

CLICK ON “SEARCH ENGINES”CLICK ON “SEARCH ENGINES”

ACCELERATED READER

YOU CAN RECOGNIZE AR YOU CAN RECOGNIZE AR BOOKS BY THE COLORED DOTSBOOKS BY THE COLORED DOTSON THE SPINE.ON THE SPINE.

INSIDE THE FRONT INSIDE THE FRONT COVER OF EACH BOOKCOVER OF EACH BOOK

IS A LABEL WHICHIS A LABEL WHICHINDICATES THE TITLEINDICATES THE TITLE

AUTHOR, READING LEVEL, AUTHOR, READING LEVEL, POINT VALUE AND QUIZ POINT VALUE AND QUIZ

NUMBERNUMBER

PRINT MATERIALS

NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER

MAGAZINESMAGAZINES

NON PRINTSLIDESLIDE

CD-ROMCD-ROM

VIDEO-TAPEVIDEO-TAPE

AUDIOTAPESAUDIOTAPES

WHAT’S THE QUESTION?

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

Presentation By:

Sandra White