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FRESHMAN LIBRARY ORIENTATION St. Marys High School 2013-2014

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Introduction Hours 7:30 am 3:30 pm Rules During school hours, you must have a signed pass to come to the library study halls/lunches). Sign yourself in. This is not necessary before or after school. Noise level must be respectful of others. No food or drinks other than water. No games, Facebook, or inappropriate websites. If you use a school laptop, please sign it out, including date & computer number. Return it to its proper place. Plug it into the carts charger. Please report any problems/damage immediately. Obtain a pass if leaving before the period ends.

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Vision - monitoring your computer use Login name Remote control

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Library Resources Books Magazines Newspapers Videos Computers Internet Access Databases Supplies http://www.flickr.com/photos/vblibrary/4993073773/

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Looks at Books- Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Search by Keyword Title Author Subject Series Call # Combine search terms with Power Search How to find: Go to My Computer Under Network Drives click Courses Click Software Click OPAC

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OPAC Search Results Locate call # In = available Match call # on OPAC to call # on a books spine Search term Type = books, video/ DVD Title Author Subject search Out = checked out

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OPAC: Author Search Type last name first 4 books by Nathaniel Hawthorne Double click to see the individual entries

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OPAC: Power Search Enter multiple search terms Select category Choose how to combine your search terms. AND and BUT NOT narrow your search; OR broadens your search.

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Locating Fiction Fiction Alphabetical by authors last name FIC + first 3 letters of authors last name Summer Reading List Alphabetical by title RL label FIC + first 3 letters of authors last name

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Locating Nonfiction Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification Dewey Decimal # + first 3 letters of authors last name, editor, or title Reference -R label Biography - B label, 92 call # + first 3 letters of subjects last name http://www.flickr.com/photos/83733325@ N00/1455005613

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Nonfiction: Dewey Decimals 000s-200s Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers... 000 General Knowledge Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions... 100 Psychology and Philosophy Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths... 200 Religion and Mythology

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Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 300s-600s Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Government, Manners, Money... 300 Social Sciences and Folklore Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish. Includes dictionaries. 400 Languages and Grammar Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants... 500 Math and Science Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Inventions, Manufacturing, Pets... 600 Medicine and Technology

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Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 700s-900s Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Sports... 700 Arts & Recreation Literary Criticism, Plays, Poetry, Quotations, Shakespeare... 800 Literature Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars... 900 Geography & History

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Checking out Materials Barcode in student handbook (student ID #)- scanned by librarian Check out books, magazines, a few flash drives Public library & interlibrary loan Due in 10 school days; can renew Fines for lost or damaged library materials.

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What are databases? Archived collections of published works: Newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books, encyclopedias Primary sources: memoirs, letters, historical documents Images: photographs, pictures, graphs, charts Clips from film & videos Quality information Keyword searching and browsing

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Online Resources- Go to SMH Homepage- under Academics and Library Resources youll find Media Centre Resources. Academics Databases

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Databases & e-books NameName URLURL Log inLog in PasswordPassword EBSCO EBSCO http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=mainhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=main 142smhs142smhs 142smhs142smhs F a c t s o n F il e h t p : / w.f o f w e b. c o m / D i r e c t 2. a s p ? I t e m I D = W E 0 & I D = 1 0 3 2 5 2 stmaryhsstmaryhs gaelsgaels GaleGale h t p : / i n f o t r a c. g a l e g r o u p. c o m / it w e b / n y s l _ w e _ s t m a r y h s nysl_we_stmaryhsnysl_we_stmaryhs e m p i r e li n k SIRS SIRS I n s c h o o l: h t t p : / / s k s. s i r s. c o m h t p : / s k s. s i r s. c o m E l s e w h e r e : h t t p : / / a r s. s i r s. c o m h t p : / a r s. s i r s. c o m ny25670ny25670 dogdog G r o li e r h t p : / g o. g r o li e r. c o m nystate3211 nystate3211 novelhome novelhome Gale e-Books Gale e-Books See p.6 in your Student Planner or p.51 for the online version.

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Sample Database & e-book SIRS databases Arts and Humanities through the Eras Debate current issues Global Studies eras

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NoodleBibNoodleBib http://www.noodletools.com/login.php?group=9778&code=2087 User ID: stmaryshs Password: student Project Title Bibliography, Notecards, Paper

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Other Library Media Center Services Make-up tests ask librarian. Identify test and teacher National Honor Society (NHS) tutoring- Thursdays after school. Please report by 2:30

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Ask for Help HHow to find library materials UUsing the computers/printer HHow to search websites and databases SSupplies: lined and scrap-paper, Scotch tape, glue sticks, scissors, some markers.

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Review Questions 1. When you come in the library or want to use a laptop, you can sign in your friends. True False 2. To accommodate your busy schedule, you can eat in the library. True False 3. If you are playing a video game your screen will probably go blank. True False 4. The library supervisor will look up whether the library has a book for you using OPAC. True False 5. The library is divided into various sections and placards specify the different locations. True False 6. The only place to see a list of library resources is on the SMH homepage. True False