Welcome to the LMC our Secondary School Library Prepared by LMC Librarians 2010

What facilities are available for you?

Photocopy your papers

Using the Photocopy Machine Purchase a photocopy card at the circulation desk. Price: 3,000LL Consider –time constraints –the needs of others

Print out papers for class at the Help Desk

Printing your papers only one printer for 30 computers printing available from all computers print requests go into a queue – first come; first served consider –time restraints –the needs of others recommend printing only 5 sheets at a time sign and record number of pages each time you print

Relax and read a magazine

The Demo Room: Inside this door

Use the computers to search the catalogue and the internet

The LMC houses over 14,000 items

The Multi-Media Collection: videos, CDs and DVDs

The LMC serves the 700 students and faculty of the Secondary School It is a privilege to use the facilities of the LMC. But with privilege comes responsibility. It is the responsibility of all our patrons to abide by the rules established for all users.

Library Rules Secondary School Classroom Rules: –No food, drinks or chewing gum –Bring only electronics required by instructor –No cell phones allowed at school Library Rules –No food or drinks (Water is allowed) –No iPODs, No cell phones

the LMC/BCD is not a lounge or cafeteria be mindful of your noise level and behavior respect the rights of other library users and do not disturb them Students who fail to respect library rules or the Acceptable Use Policy will be asked to leave and will lose their library privileges for a period of time.

1.Classes are booked into the library through cooperative plans between teachers and librarians. Individuals using the libraries should be careful not to disturb these cooperative lessons. 2.Students are requested to respect the cleanliness and tidiness of the physical space when they leave the library or Demo Room. Chairs should be returned to their places; waste papers put in the rubbish bins.

Taking a class in library skills. What do students do and learn?

Lessons are in the Demo Room or the main library room in the computer area.

Students learn to search the OPAC

They learn to locate references in the stacks

How are the books arranged in the stacks?

In numerical and alphabetical order using the Dewey Decimal System

Like this

We color cue the languages of the books too

Reference books are placed in their own area with a special label

Teachers and Librarians help you with your research projects.

Checking for information in the reference section

We hope all students and staff will enjoy the wonderful resources available in the libraries.