ORIENTATION: LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER ARROYO SECO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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ORIENTATION LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER ARROYO SECO
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Welcome

• Mrs. Hermelin, Library Media Teacher

• Mrs. Barrett, Library Media Technician

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Library Hours

• Opens 715 a.m.
• Brunch
• Lunch
• Silent Study Hall on Wed. a.m.
• Closes 300 p.m.
• Closed after school on mini-days

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LIBRARY LAYOUT

• FICTION
• NONFICTION
• BIOGRAPHIES
• REFERENCE
• NEWSPAPERS / MAGAZINES
• TEXTBOOKS
• READING NOOK/GRAPHIC NOVELS
• COMPUTER LAB

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Approved Uses

• STUDYING
• READING
• CHECKING IN AND OUT MATERIALS
• RESEARCH

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Misuses

• EATING
• DRINKING
• CHEWING GUM
• SOCIALIZING
• DISTURBING OTHERS
• CELL PHONES
• GENERAL HOOLIGANISM
• COMPUTER GAMES

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Hooliganism Consequences

• Verbal Warning
• Asked to leave the library
• 30 Standards - you may not return until completed
• Referral to the Assistant Principal
• Saturday School

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Checking out Materials

• YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ID CARD
• SELECT THE MATERIAL YOU WISH TO CHECK OUT
• BRING THE ITEM AND YOUR ID CARD TO THE
  CIRCULATION DESK

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Things to Remember

• BOOKS ARE CHECKED OUT FOR THREE WEEKS
• BOOKS CAN BE RENEWED ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE
• LOP-if your book is late

• YOU MAY HAVE SIX BOOKS OUT OF THE LIBRARY AT ANY
  ONE TIME
• MAGAZINES AND REFERENCE MATERIALS MAY BE CHECKED
  OUT OVER NIGHT ONLY
• WE CAN HOLD LIBRARY ITEMS FOR YOU

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Locating what youre looking for

• The library uses the Dewey Decimal system to
  organize materials
• This system organizes everything into categories
  and subcategories
• The nonfiction categories use numbers.

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What does it mean?

• When youre looking for a nonfiction book, you
  need to know the Dewey Number called the call
  number from the catalog to find its location on
  the shelf.
• For fiction, you need to know the authors last
  name to find a books location on the shelf.
• Think of the call number as the books address.

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Library Catalog

• This resource will help you find what you are
  looking for.
• Catalog Sneak Peek

• You can search by keyword, title, author,
  subject, Accelerated Reader, or call number

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Databases

• These help narrow your search to resources that
  are academic reliable
• InfoTrac Student Resource Center
• World Book Online
• ProQuest
• see page 19 of your Binder Reminder for access
  information

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The Library

• A world of information and adventure just waiting
  to be discovered byYOU!