FRESHMAN LIBRARY ORIENTATION St. Mary’s High School

Introduction  Hours  7:30 am – 3:30 pm  Rules  During school hours, you must have a signed pass to come to the library study halls/lunches). Sign yourself in. This is not necessary before or after school.  Noise level must be respectful of others.  No food or drinks other than water.  No games, Facebook, or inappropriate websites.  If you use a school laptop, please sign it out, including date & computer number. Return it to its proper place. Plug it into the cart’s charger. Please report any problems/damage immediately.  Obtain a pass if leaving before the period ends.

Vision - monitoring your computer use Login name Remote control

Library Resources  Books  Magazines  Newspapers  Videos  Computers  Internet Access  Databases  Supplies

Looks at Books- Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Search by Keyword Title Author Subject Series Call # Combine search terms with Power Search How to find: Go to “My Computer” Under “Network Drives” click “Courses” Click “Software” Click “OPAC”

OPAC Search Results Locate call # In = available Match call # on OPAC to call # on a book’s spine Search term Type = books, video/ DVD Title Author Subject search Out = checked out

OPAC: Author Search Type last name first 4 books by Nathaniel Hawthorne Double click to see the individual entries

OPAC: Power Search Enter multiple search terms Select category Choose how to combine your search terms. “AND” and “BUT NOT” narrow your search; “OR” broadens your search.

Locating Fiction  Fiction  Alphabetical by author’s last name  FIC + first 3 letters of author’s last name  Summer Reading List  Alphabetical by title  “RL” label  FIC + first 3 letters of author’s last name

Locating Nonfiction  Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification  Dewey Decimal # + first 3 letters of author’s last name, editor, or title  Reference -“R” label  Biography - “B” label, 92 call # + first 3 letters of subject’s last name N00/

Nonfiction: Dewey Decimals 000s-200s Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers General Knowledge Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions Psychology and Philosophy Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and other world religions; Greek, Roman and other myths Religion and Mythology

Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 300s-600s Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Folktales, Government, Manners, Money Social Sciences and Folklore Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish. Includes dictionaries. 400 Languages and Grammar Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants Math and Science Computers, Cookbooks, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Inventions, Manufacturing, Pets Medicine and Technology

Nonfiction Dewey Decimals 700s-900s Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Sports Arts & Recreation Literary Criticism, Plays, Poetry, Quotations, Shakespeare Literature Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars Geography & History

Checking out Materials  Barcode in student handbook (student ID #)- scanned by librarian  Check out books, magazines, a few flash drives  Public library & interlibrary loan  Due in 10 school days; can renew  Fines for lost or damaged library materials.

What are databases?  Archived collections of published works:  Newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books, encyclopedias  Primary sources: memoirs, letters, historical documents  Images: photographs, pictures, graphs, charts  Clips from film & videos  Quality information  Keyword searching and browsing

Online Resources- Go to SMH Homepage- under “Academics” and “Library Resources” you’ll find “Media Centre Resources”. Academics Databases

Databases & e-books NameName URLURL Log inLog in PasswordPassword EBSCO EBSCO 142smhs142smhs 142smhs142smhs F a c t s o n F il e h t p : / w.f o f w e b. c o m / D i r e c t 2. a s p ? I t e m I D = W E 0 & I D = stmaryhsstmaryhs gaelsgaels GaleGale h t p : / i n f o t r a c. g a l e g r o u p. c o m / it w e b / n y s l _ w e _ s t m a r y h s nysl_we_stmaryhsnysl_we_stmaryhs e m p i r e li n k SIRS SIRS I n s c h o o l: h t t p : / / s k s. s i r s. c o m h t p : / s k s. s i r s. c o m E l s e w h e r e : h t t p : / / a r s. s i r s. c o m h t p : / a r s. s i r s. c o m ny25670ny25670 dogdog G r o li e r h t p : / g o. g r o li e r. c o m nystate3211 nystate3211 novelhome novelhome Gale e-Books Gale e-Books See p.6 in your Student Planner or p.51 for the online version.

Sample Database & e-book SIRS databases Arts and Humanities through the Eras Debate current issues Global Studies eras

NoodleBibNoodleBib User ID: stmaryshs Password: student Project Title Bibliography, Notecards, Paper

Other Library Media Center Services  Make-up tests… ask librarian. Identify test and teacher  National Honor Society (NHS) tutoring- Thursdays after school. Please report by 2:30

Ask for Help HHow to find library materials UUsing the computers/printer HHow to search websites and databases SSupplies: lined and scrap-paper, Scotch tape, glue sticks, scissors, some markers.

Review Questions 1. When you come in the library or want to use a laptop, you can sign in your friends. True False 2. To accommodate your busy schedule, you can eat in the library. True False 3. If you are playing a video game your screen will probably go blank. True False 4. The library supervisor will look up whether the library has a book for you using OPAC. True False 5. The library is divided into various sections and placards specify the different locations. True False 6. The only place to see a list of library resources is on the SMH homepage. True False