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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.

Art Foreign Languages Search Tools
Careers & Colleges Health and Sports Social Studies
Computers & Technology Just for Fun Theology
Current Events/Issues Math Other Great Sites
Economics/Consumer Ed. Reference Chicagoland Links
English Science

 

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

Addison Elmhurst Northlake
Bartlett Elk Grove Village Oak Brook
Bellwood Forest Park Popular Creek (Streamwood)
Bensenville Community Franklin Park River Forest
Berkeley Glen Ellyn Roselle
Berwyn Glendale Heights Skokie
Bloomingdale Helen M. Plum (Lombard) Stickney
Broadview Hillside Villa Park
Carol Stream Indian Prairie (Darien) West Chicago
Chicago Itasca Westchester
Cicero Maywood Westmont
Downers Grove Melrose Park Wood Dale

 

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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
Mrs. Idasek
Ms. Brezinksi
Mrs. Ruffolo
Mrs. Schram
Mrs. Dolata
Mrs. Fenton
 
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

  • Book with one author

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.

  • Edited book

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.

  • Pamphlet or Brochure

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 Publication

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>.

  • Web Page

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>

  • Personal Interview

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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