WELCOME TO GATEWAY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 364 GATEWAY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 364 LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

ORIENTATION Library Media Center Library Media Center

Ms. M. Anyaehie Ms. M. Anyaehie Library Library Media Specialist Media Specialist

Library Mission In conjunction with our school’s Mission Statement, the Library Media Center will provide access to print, non- print and electronic media for students, parents and staff. The Library Media Center staff will instruct the members of the school community in research strategies for information retrieval, utilization and dissemination. This instruction plus access to a variety of formats containing educational and useful information will help to equip our students to fulfill their educational goals, allowing them to influence the course of events in the twenty first century. In conjunction with our school’s Mission Statement, the Library Media Center will provide access to print, non- print and electronic media for students, parents and staff. The Library Media Center staff will instruct the members of the school community in research strategies for information retrieval, utilization and dissemination. This instruction plus access to a variety of formats containing educational and useful information will help to equip our students to fulfill their educational goals, allowing them to influence the course of events in the twenty first century.

Main Focus: Students are effective users of information. Provide a diverse collection of resources. Encourage the love of reading and learning.

Media Center Hours Monday – Thursday Monday – Thursday 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (With a pass from your teacher) (With a pass from your teacher) Friday Friday 8:40 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. 8:40 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Media Center Rules Students must have a pass in order to use the Media Center. Students must enter the Media Center quietly.

Rules  Students can use the library during periods marked “O.A.” (Open Access) on the library schedule. Check the schedule before requesting a pass from your teacher.

Rules Refrain for eating or drinking. Keep hands, feet, and objects to themselves. Follow directions. Be respectful to teachers and classmates. Not mutilate books. Leave the library neat.

The Media Center is …… A laboratory experience where students develop an understanding of how to access and use information for their own learning needs.

Students must sign in at the Circulation Desk with the Media Specialist when entering the Media center and before using the computers.

Circulation  Students are allowed to borrow materials for a period of one week. Materials may be renewed unless requested by another person, or if the student has overdue books.  Reference materials are restricted to use in the library.

Circulation Periodicals are for use in the library. Teachers may check them out overnight. Periodicals are for use in the library. Teachers may check them out overnight.

Circulation All materials are checked out at the Circulation Desk.

Library Arrangement Sections  Fiction  Nonfiction  Biography  Reference  Easy/Juvenile  Periodicals (magazines &newspapers)  Short Stories  Audio Visual Aids  Others

Library Arrangement WHAT ARE FICTION BOOKS? Fiction – imaginary, not true. Arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Call #: F (Fiction WOO ( first three letters of author’s last name) WOO ( first three letters of author’s last name) Where is this section located in the library?

Library Arrangement BIOGRAPHIES BIOGRAPHIES Biography – written history of a person’s life. Arranged alphabetically by the subject’s last name.  Call #: B (Biography ) PRESLEY (Last name) PRESLEY (Last name) Where are biographies located in the collection? Where are biographies located in the collection?

Library Arrangement REFERENCE BOOKS REFERENCE BOOKSFactual Books we refer to for answers to quick questions. Dictionaries, Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Atlases Books we refer to for answers to quick questions. Dictionaries, Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Atlases Normally do not circulate Arranged numerically by Dewey Arranged numerically by Dewey  Call #: R SCH SCH

Library Arrangement Easy/Juvenile – picture books Arranged by author’s last name Arranged by author’s last name Call #: E (Easy) Call #: E (Easy) REY(Rey) REY(Rey) Where are these books located in the media center?

Library Arrangement NON-FICTION Books about things that are real. Arranged numerically by the Dewey Decimal Classification System Call #: 362 Call #: 362 DOU DOU

Library Arrangement NON-FICTION BOOKS Dewey Decimal Classification System 000Generalities 600 Technology 100Philosophy 700 The Arts 200 Religion 800 Literature 300Social Sciences 900 History & 400Languages Geography 500 Pure Sciences

ACCESSING THE INTERNET Click on “internet Explorer” Shut down properly. Leave computers when first bell rings.

Index How do we locate books in the collection? locate books locate books Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)

In which section of the library can you find books with the following call numbers: FSTE

Fiction

636.5THO

Nonfiction

BWEST

Biography

R811POE

Reference

EJOH

Easy/Juvenile

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