Library Media Center
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LIBRARY NEWS & IMPORTANT DATES
NEWS & IMPORTANT DATES
- The Library Media Center is looking for students who are interested in becoming Media Aides. This is a great way of getting job experience and learning how a library is run. For more information, please see Mr. Andrusyk.
LIBRARY CLOSINGS
Teachers are encouraged to bring their classes to the library to do research, work on projects, participate in presentations, and more. When this occurs, the library will be closed to study halls.
- Wednesday, May 5, the Library Media Center will be CLOSED to study hall during periods A, B, C, DE, EF, and FG due to AP Testing.
- Thursday, May 6, the Library Media Center will be CLOSED to study hall during periods A, B, C, DE, EF, and FG due to AP Testing
LIBRARY INFORMATION
Library Hours
Monday – Friday
7:30am – 3:00pm (or by appointment after school)
Loan Periods
| Books |
2 weeks |
| Periodicals |
1 week |
| College materials |
1 week |
| Vertical file |
1 week |
| Overnight materials |
Due before 7:55am the following day |
Overdue Fines
5 cents per day per item
Overnight items are 10 cents per day
Photocopies/Printouts
| Black & White photocopies |
$0.10 |
| Color photocopies |
$0.50 |
| Black & White printouts |
$0.10 |
| Color printouts |
$0.10 |
Library Media Specialist
Mr. Brian Andrusyk
Email bandrusyk@ichsknights.org
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RESEARCH
Research Links
The following links were compiled by Mr. Andrusyk from a variety of sources. Please keep in mind that all Internet sites should be evaluated before using them in research.
2008 Presidential Election Resources
Public Libraries/SWAN
SWAN is the online catalog for public libraries that belong to the Metropolitan Library System.
Public Libraries Sites
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CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
If your teacher has assigned a project that includes library research, click on the teacher’s name to get some helpful websites.
Mrs. Benedett-Sich |
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Mrs. Schram |
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Mrs. Dolata |
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Mrs. Gutierrez |
Ms. Pasteur |
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WEBSITE EVALUATION
It is very important that you use reliable sources when doing a research paper. To ensure that the information you are putting into your paper is accurate, it is important for you to use a variety of sources from a variety of formats (books, periodicals, internet sources, etc.).
When evaluating sources, you need to consider the following:
- Authority
- Who is the author?
- Is the author an expert in the particular field?
- Purpose
- Why was the work written?
- Was it written to inform or persuade?
- Currency
- When was the work written?
- Is the information in the work still current?
- Coverage
- Is there a table of contents or an index?
- Is the work organized in a logical way to make it easy to find information?
- Accuracy
- Did the author cite sources?
- Did you find any discrepancies with facts when compared to other sources?
- Is the spelling and grammar correct?
It is important that all Internet sources be evaluated carefully. Remember that anybody can put up a website!
Not sure as to whether you should use a source? Fill out one of the forms below or ask your teacher or Mr. Andrusyk to take a look at the source.
Source Evaluation Form (doc)
Web Page Evaluation Form (doc)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY MLA FORMAT
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Brunvand, Jan Harold. The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban
Legends & Their Meanings. New York: Norton, 1981. Print.
- Book with two or three authors
Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Creed, Patrick and Rick Newman. Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the
Pentagon on 9/11. New York: Ballantine, 2008. Print.
- Book with more than three authors
Last name, First name, et al. (and others) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Moschovitis, Christos J. P., et al. History of the Internet: A Chronology,
1843 to the Present. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Print.
Last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Worek, Michael, ed. Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners. Buffalo: Firefly,
2008. Print.
- Essay or article in a book
Last name, First name. “Title of Article or Essay.” Title of Book. Ed. Editor’s First name Last name. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Stephens, Gene. "A Variety of Factors Put Teens at Risk." Teens at Risk:
Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Auriana Ojeda. San Diego: Greenhaven,
2003. 19-27. Print.
- One volume reference work
Last name, First name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Book. Editor. Edition. Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Hart, James D. "Taylor, Edward." The Oxford Companion to American
Literature. 6th ed. 1995. Print.
- Multi-volume reference work
Last name, First name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Book. Editor of book. Vol. Number. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Wilde, Ann. "Scottsboro Incident." Encyclopedia of African American
History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the
Twenty-First Century. Ed. Paul Finkelman. Vol. 4. New York: Oxford
UP, 2009. Print.
Treat the pamphlet as you would a book.
Last name, First name. Title of Pamphlet. City of Publication: Publisher,
Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Skin Cancer Foundation. A Guide to Skin Cancer and Precancers. New
York: Skin Cancer Foundation, 2002. Print.
Government Agency or Author. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Medium of Publication.
Examples:
United States. Social Security Admin. Idenity Theft and Your Social
Security Number. Washington: GPO, 2006. Print.
- Scholarly journal article
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Volume Number.Issue Number (Year): Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Gems, Gerald. "Monuments to Memory." Chicago History. 36.1 (2008):
4-25. Print.
- Magazine article with author
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine. Day (if given) Month Year: Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Examples:
Johnson, George. "Plugging into the Sun." National Geographic. Sept.
2009: 28-53. Print.
Thomas, Evan. "What Teddy Can Teach Us." Newsweek. 7 Sept. 2009:
30-33. Print.
- Magazine article without author
“Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Day(if given) Month Year: Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
- Magazine article with author from an online source
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine. Day (if given) Month Year: Page Numbers. Name of Service. (FirstSearch, etc.) Date of Access <Network address>.
Example:
Richter, Jean Paul. "Renaissance man: text from The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci." Muse. 12. 6
Jul.-Aug. 2008: 24(4). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Elmhurst Public Library. 21 Oct.
2009 <http://proxy.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org:2103/srcx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-
Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=SRC-1&docId=A185822186&source=
gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=elmhstpl_main&version=1.0>.
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Site. Editor of site. Medium of Publication. Date of Access <URL or Web Address>.
Example:
Andrusyk, Brian. "Web Site Evaluation." Library Media Center. Web.
21 Oct. 2009 <http://www.ichsknights.org/academics5.aspx#library>
Last name, First name. Personal interview. Date.
Examples:
Enstein, Frank. Personal interview. 31 Oct. 2009.
Bell, Alexander G. Telephone interview. 17 Oct. 2008.
Source: Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009.
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