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Explore the Media Center: Resources, Guidelines & Online Subscriptions

Navigate Toms River High School North's Media Center with extensive resources, guidelines for student use, and access to online subscriptions. Learn about library materials, computer usage, Dewey decimal system, online catalog, and subscription services.

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Explore the Media Center: Resources, Guidelines & Online Subscriptions

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  1. TOMS RIVER HIGH SCHOOL NORTH LIBRARY ORIENTATION 2005-2006

  2. MEDIA STAFF Ms. Keeton Media Specialist Mrs. Lamb, Secretary

  3. MEDIA CENTER HOURS • MONDAY 7:20-2:45 • TUESDAY 7:20-2:45 • WEDNESDAY 7:20-2:45 • THURSDAY 7:20-2:45 • FRIDAY 7:00-2:00 • ANY CHANGES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AND POSTED ON THE DOOR

  4. WHAT’S IN A NAME? MEDIA CENTER LIBRARY IMC RESOURCE CENTER….. • THAT’S US!

  5. STUDENT USE OF THE MEDIA CENTER

  6. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL • NO PASSES NEEDED • COME AND GO AS NEEDED

  7. FROM STUDY HALL • HAVE A PASS FROM ONE OF YOUR SUBJECT TEACHERS • COME DIRECTLY TO THE MEDIA CENTER • REMAIN UNTIL THE PASSING BELL

  8. FROM LUNCH • EAT YOUR LUNCH FIRST!! • GET A PASS FROM A CAFÉ TEACHER • HAVE A PASS FROM ONE OF YOUR SUBJECT TEACHERS • REMAIN UNTIL THE PASSING BELL

  9. LIBRARY GUIDELINES • BE ON TIME • PLACE YOUR PASS ON THE PROPER CARD • BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS • PLEASE-NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE LIBRARY

  10. LIBRARY MATERIALS • 30,000 VOLUMES • CLASS COMPUTER LAB • STUDENT COMPUTER LAB • SPECIAL COLLECTIONS • NEW JERSEY • CAREERS • OVERSIZED

  11. SERVICES • PHOTO COPIER- .05/PAGE • MICROFILM READER-PRINTER • NY TIMES 1911-2002 • SELECT PERIODICALS 1964-… • COPY-FREE

  12. CIRCULATION • YOUR SCHOOL ID IS REQUIRED TO CHECK OUT MATERIALS • BOOKS – CIRCULATE FOR 3 WEEKS • RENEW ONCE - $.05/DAY OVERDUE • REFERENCE/MAGAZINES/VIDEOS/ NEWSPAPERSDO NOT CIRCULATE

  13. Finding Materials Online • Use the card catalog • You can use any computer in the building • Toms River Home Page • Gray Line “Library” • Click on “High School North” • Click on “Search Catalog” • Enter Keyword

  14. SPECTRUM CARD CATALOG

  15. Materials Located by Dewey Number

  16. COMPUTER USAGE • PLEASE SIGN CLIPBOARD AT THE CIRCULATION DESK • YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ID TO USE THE COMPUTERS • USE ONLY YOUR OWN USERNAME AND PASSWORD • COMPUTERS ARE FOR ACADEMIC USE

  17. COMPUTER USAGE, cont. • NO INSTANT MESSAGES, CHAT ROOMS OR E-MAIL(SENDING RESEARCH INFO HOME IS PERMITTED)

  18. LOGIN/PASSWORD • USERNAME • YOURUSERNAMEIS THE FIRST INITIAL OF YOUR FIRST NAME AND YOUR ENTIRE LAST NAME • PASSWORD • YOURPASSWORD ISPRIVATE AND SHOULD NOT BE SHARED WITH ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS!

  19. PRINTING • ALWAYS USE PRINT PREVIEW FIRST • NEXT CLICK ON FILETHEN PRINT • NEVERUSE THEPRINTER ICON • NEVER PRINT MORE THAN 10 PAGES WITHOUT ASKINGFIRST • NEVER PRINT E-MAILS, GAME CODES, SONG LYRICS, ETC…,ONLYSCHOOL WORK IS ALLOWED! • PLEASE,DO NOTWASTE PAPER

  20. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • EBSCO-HOST- full text periodicals New this year-Scientific American Online! • CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS -Bibliographic information on modern novelists, poets, playwrights, and journalists

  21. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • SIRS- full text articles and graphics, country facts, World Almanac • ACCUNET/AP MULTIMEDIA ARCHIVE -Archive of more than 500,000 current and historical photographs and graphics

  22. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTERBIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL INFORMATION. INCLUDES THE SCRIBNER SERIES AND THE TWAYNE SERIES.

  23. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • COUNTRY WATCH-AMERICAN HISTORY-offers more than 15,000 reference entries, giving students access to documents, biographies, historical images, visual timelines, audio clips, maps, and more

  24. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • WEBFEET ONLINE -WEB FEET is a research tool designed to help you save time and find the best resources available on the Internet. It is not a search engine, but rather collections of preselected sites reviewed by librarians, educators, subject-area specialists, and editors.

  25. ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS • GROLIERS MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES • THE NEW BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE • GROLIER MULTIMEDIA ENCYCLOPEDIA • ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA • NUEVA ENCICLOPEDIA CUMBRE EN LINEA • THE NEW BOOK OF POPULAR SCIENCE • LANDS AND PEOPLES • AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN STUDIES

  26. LOGGING OFF • BEFORE LOGGING OFF,SAVE ALL WORK! • THEN CLOSE ALL OPEN PROGRAMS • YOU MAY NOW LOG OFF THE COMPUTER • ALWAYSUSE THE LOG OFF OPTION • NEVERUSE SHUT DOWN OR RESTART THE COMPUTER! • IF YOU DON’T LOG OFF, SOMEONE COULD MESS UP YOUR WORK!

  27. NEED HELP? • JUST ASK!!!

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