media center orientation 2011

Hialeah Gardens High School Library

Media CenterORIENTATION

Welcome to HGHS Media Center

Library Media Specialist:

Ms. Anabel Parra

WELCOME AND BIENVENIDOS

HIALEAH GARDENS MEDIA CENTER

Goals of the Library Media Center Orientation

• Learn the arrangement of the library media center and what is located in each section.

• Identify specific parts of books and print materials.• Understand expectations and procedures in the

media center as a student at Hialeah Gardens High School.


What will this presentation do for you?

• This presentation is designed to help you become familiar with the library media center at Hialeah Gardens High School.

• You will have a chance to review information that you already know as well as learn new things.

• There are question and answer slides for you to practice that tests your library knowledge.

• This presentation allows you to work at your own pace and re-visit information as needed.


Hours and Checkout of Materials:• The Library Media Center is open from

7:20 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday• You need a pass from a teacher in order to visit

the library during lunch.• You may check out 2 books for 2 weeks at a time.• You may renew your books twice.• You may print from computers (if available). Cost

to print is 10 cents per page, black & white. • 50 cents per page to print in color.


Library Media Center Fines:• There is a five cents per day per book fine for late

books – please return your books on time for others to use. Or renew your books BEFORE they are due!

• A one dollar ($1) fine will be charged for a lost date due card.

• You will be charged the total cost for lost or damaged books. The fine will be assessed according to the damage and price of the book.


Library Media Center Guidelines

1. You must have a pass signed by your teacher in order to use the LMC when you are not with one of your teachers. Make sure Ms. Parra signs your pass when you leave.

2. As in any classroom, no food, drinks, gum, and electronic devices arepermitted.

3. Please work quietly so you don’t disturb other students in the LMC.

4. You must have a pass during lunch to enter the LMC.

5. Always use the main entrance to enter and leave the LMC.


Review Hours and Checkout of Materials:

• The Media Center is open from:7:20 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday

• You may check-out 2 books at a time for 2 weeks.• You may use the media center during lunch but

must have a pass from a teacher.• You may print from computers: 10 cents per page

in black & white or 50 cents per page in color.• You may use the xerox machine: 15 cents per

page (even back to back).


Parts of the library

How many parts do you remember?

Fiction Non-fiction BiographiesStory Collection Reference Periodicals Computers

. . . any others?


Fiction fic·tion (fík sh′ ən )

n. Fiction books are made up. The story is imaginary, even if it is based on something that might have happened, or people who may have existed. Fiction is “pretend”.


This is an example of a book that is part of the fiction collection. The “call” letter on the spine is F for Fiction.

The story is imaginary, even if some parts are based on real places, people, events, or things.

The author (J. K. Rowling) made the story up. F ROW


What is true about a book in the fiction section?Fiction contains: (choose the best answer)

1. Details about a person’s life – it could be the author’s life or the life of someone else.

2. A story from the author’s imagination.

3. True facts from history, nothing made up.

4. Print only – never any images or other graphics.


The best answer is:

Fiction is a story from the author’s imagination.


Non-fiction n.

Non-fiction books, or Information books are not pretend or imaginary. They are about things that are real. Non-fiction books can be about people, about places, about things – they can be history or geography, arts & crafts, weather, music, sports, recipe books, even science fair projects or dinosaurs . . .


This is a non-fiction book. It contains text and photographs that examine the creation and uses of rocks and minerals.Non-fiction often teaches you how to do things as well as providing details on a topic.The call letter is usually a number from 000 to 999 followed by the first three letters of the author’s or editor’s last name: 536 EYE


What describes a non-fictionbook best?

1. Non-fiction books are made-up. Not real.

2. There are more pictures in non-fiction at Hialeah Gardens Media Center than there are words.

3. Non-fiction is created from the author’s imagination.

4. Non-fiction often teaches you how to do things as well as providing details on a topic.


The best answer is:

Non-fiction often teaches you how to do things as well as providing details on a topic.


Biography bi·og·ra·phy (bī- ŏg r′ ə -fē )

n. a biography is the written history of

a person’s life.


This book is an account of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is written, composed, and produced by another person. Biographies have the call number 92 followed by the person’s last name. This book’s call number is 92 KING.


A biography is a resource that contains:

1. Information about a person’s death certificate,not about the person’s life.

2. Facts and photos about a place or time in history, not about people.

3. Description of a person’s life; the who, what, when, where, and (maybe even the) how concerning the person the book is about.


Reference Booksref"er*ence ('re-f –rn(t)s n.

a work (such as a dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac or atlas) containing useful facts or information. The call number is R followed by the first three letters of the title of the work.


What are reference books?

Reference books usually remain in the library – they are not available for check out.

Almanacs, Atlases, Calculation & Conversion Tools, Calendars, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Periodical Directories, Style & Writing Guides, Telephone & Address Guides, and more. Call number R in their own reference section of the LMC.


What are reference books?

1. They are books you check out for pleasure reading.

2. Reference books are usually collections of information, such as dictionaries,

encyclopedias, atlases or almanacs. 3. Reference books and other reference

material can be checked out for two weeks at a time.


Periodical (pe·ri·od·i·cal) pîrˈē-ŏd -ĭ -k′ əl n.

A publication issued at regular intervals of more than one day. Some periodicals are published every week, some every month, others every two months or even once or twice each year. They are produced regularly. You know them as “magazines”.


Popular periodicals come in many styles and are fun to look at.

Lots of graphics (photographs, drawings, etc.).

Articles are usually short, written in simple language.

The purpose of periodicals (sometimes called magazines) is to entertain the reader, to sell products, and/or to promote a viewpoint.


What are periodicals?

1. Periodicals usually have very long, very difficult to read articles in them.

2. This type of material is published one time, unless there is a revised copy published at a later date.

3. Popular periodicals come in many formats,often pleasing to look at. The purposeof popular periodicals is to entertain the reader.


Periodicals (magazines) cannot bechecked out. However, once a month, the older issues arePlaced on top of the Circulation Desk (where youCheck out books), and you may:

TAKE THESE HOME FOREVER! FREE!!!


Electronic Resources OnlineThe library media center has access to an on-line catalog and databases. The catalog is called DESTINY and that is where you can look for books and eBooks found in the HGHS Media Center.

Databases are collections of informationarranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval.


Electronic Resources(available in the library, classroom & home)

Destiny: A catalog of books & materials for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Search for “Hialeah Gardens Senior High School” under HIGH SCHOOLS, and right-click, highlight “Create Short-cut” and click, OK. There is a HOME tab for websites and a CATALOG tab for searching books & eBooks.


DESTINYhttp://destiny.dadeschools.net

http://destiny.dadeschools.net/

http://destiny.dadeschools.net/

media center orientation 2011

Education

nonfiction books

information books

recipe books

late books

damaged books

specific parts of books

fiction section

fiction collection