Academic School Year 2008 - 2009

SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

The mission of the media center is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.   The library media program seeks to provide an educational atmosphere where students are encouraged to find, evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and communicate information necessary to function in this rapidly changing world.   The media skills are integrated into the regular classroom and taught as needed.   The media center will provide intellectual and physical access to the resources required for quality learning experiences and the empowerment of lifelong learning skills.   The resources in the media center are organized by format.   The print sources are books, periodicals, and pamphlets.   Non-print sources are videos, DVD’s, and on-line services via the computer.   The interlibrary loan system provides access to materials outside the library.   Students are welcome and encouraged to check out the materials, but expected to return them on or before their due date.   Each format has a specified loan period.   Access to these resources is enhanced with the Alexandria automation system, the magazines indexes, and the organization of materials using the Dewey decimal system.   Each student will be provided with specific guidelines and expectations of the media center as he/she enrolls as a student at Lakeview or at the beginning of each academic year.   Materials that are not returned by students must be paid for upon being presented a bill.  

 

Rules for the LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

As a student at Lakeview High School, you are encouraged to use the library media center as much as possible.   You are always welcome to utilize the materials and resources to facilitate both your learning and your reading enjoyment.  Your compliance with the following guidelines is appreciated.

HOURS:

The library media center is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each regular school day.   Requests for other available times to be opened will be honored, if possible.

CIRCULATION:

Materials may be checked out of the library.   PLEASE CHECK OUT ANY MATERIALS THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT OF THE LIBRARY, EVEN IF IT IS JUST FOR ONE PERIOD.   The loan period is determined by format, such as books, periodicals, or videos.   The loan periods are as follows:

           

Nonfiction books (DDC* #)……..........................2 weeks

Fiction Books (FIC)……….....……......................2 weeks

Paperback books……………...………………...2 weeks

Periodicals (back issues)……......……....………1 week

Periodicals (current issues)…...…………….….....1 day

Pamphlets from vertical file……...........................1 week

Videos or DVDs……………….......……………….1 week
      Reference books (R over DDC* #)…………Overnight

*DDC means Dewey Decimal Classification

ALL REFERENCE BOOKS NEED TO BE BACK BY 8:00 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY.   If you need to use equipment to watch videos or DVDs, make arrangements with the media specialist.

INFORMATION ACCESS:

To locate library materials, students may use the computerized catalog for most books, videos, paperbacks, career materials, etc.   A print periodical index, online computer databases, or the internet are always available.

The computer-based card catalog program, called Alexandria, does computerized circulation (checking out) for most materials and provides an online card catalog for student use.   Computer searches can be done by title, author, or subject and by using keywords and Boolean logic.   This "ALEX" catalog can be accessed on any networked computer in the building by clicking on the “Library Card Catalog” icon or from a home computer on a link on the Lakeview Home Page.  

The materials are organized on the shelves in different collections, using FIC for fiction, SC for story collections, R for reference, BIO for biographies, and the Dewey Decimal system for nonfiction books.

The magazine index is the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, which is in print and published monthly, cumulated annually.   The magazines are organized in the periodical room alphabetically by title and year.   Magazines and newspapers for your reading enjoyment are kept current in the study hall.

Other methods of information retrieval may be done via the computer network.   From the Lakeview High School home page, select the Library Media Center page to access the following list of many available full text and bibliographic databases.   Also, the internet is available to our searching other card catalogs in universities and colleges around the world, as well as web pages across all areas of interest.

ONLINE DATABASES

Grolier Encyclopedia:  Five encyclopedia databases provide information

EBSCO Host or MAS Online Plus:   This is a comprehensive general reference database of popular K-12 magazines and abstracts and indexing for over 355 titles, which are full text.

SIRS:   This Researcher full-text product provides information on the differing viewpoints of social issues on a wide range of topics.

First Search:   This provides eleven different bibliographic databases, including ERIC, WorldCat, Articles First, Contents First, GPO, ECO, MEDLINE, and others.

Institute for Careers Research:   This complete guide to careers provides information about today’s hot new careers, its education requirements, the good and bad aspects of the career, and interviews with people working in that field.

Wilson Web:   This excellent resource includes two different databases, Wilson Biographies Plus and Omni File Full Text Select (1994-present) GREAT!!   Again, magazines articles!

The Kiplinger Letter:   Use this database to find the current information on the economy of the United States.

Columbus Public Library:   This catalog lists the materials available to you from the public library.   The bookmobile can bring materials to Lakeview.

Teen Health and Wellness: The database is an excellent resource in all aspects of teen health.

National Geographic: Cultural inforamtion from around the world is on this fascinating web site.

Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders: This is our first ebook used in biology and physiology classes.

GENERAL REGULATIONS:

  • No food, candy, gum, or beverages should ever be brought into the media center.
  • An educational attitude of information searching and studying is to be maintained at all times.
  • The computers are all part of the LAN.   Students are welcome to use these computers for word processing and homework, using same basic guidelines used in the lab.
  • Each student must be individually responsible for returning materials by the due date, and to be sure that any materials taken from the media center are checked out in his/her name.
  • Lost materials must be paid for before grades will be released either upon graduation or for transfer to another school.
  • Students need a signed pass to work in the library, unless accompanied by a teacher.
  • Please feel free to ask for guidance from the media aides and the library media specialist.