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WELCOME TO THE

HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

LIBRARY 

MEDIA CENTER

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Ms. Janet Bellusci, Library Media Specialist

Mrs. Janet Levy, Clerical Assistant

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HOURS:  7:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

After School Library Program:  3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

WHAT'S NEW ON THE LMC SHELVES??

(see "NEW ARRIVALS" file below)

Browse the latest additions to our collections

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WHAT THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER OFFERS:

• Automated Card Catalog and Circulation System

• Multimedia Computers with 27 internet stations 

• Relevant Fiction and Non-Fiction Collection to support curriculum

• Outstanding Reference Collection including the Oxford English Dictionary

• World Language Materials Collection (Chinese, French, Italian  & Spanish)

• Diverse Biography & Autobiography Collection

• Databases: 

          NOVEL-NY  (NY Online Virtual Electronic Library - several

                  databases available.  our password: 'empirelink')

         FACTS.COM (username:  herricks; password: facts)

• Other Media Formats (see VHS/DVD COLLECTION file below)

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LIBRARY SKILLS PROGRAM:

As part of the 7th grade skills rotation, students travel through Library Skills for five weeks.  During that time they have uninterrupted access to the resources of the Media Center and receive training in all of the systems we run.  Topics covered include:

• Library Media Center Webpage & Vocabulary

• Automated Card Catalog (Keyword/Boolean Searching)

• Bibliographic Formats - see Herricks HS citations page: http://www.herricks.org/highschool.cfm?subpage=73

• NOVEL Databases

• Internet (Google Navigation Techniques)

• Focus on NOTE-TAKING skills

Students work on an independent project, creating a bibliography on a topic of personal interest.  This demonstrates their ability to locate and to properly cite information wherever it exists.  In addition, students work cooperatively, creating a final group project which reviews and reinforces what they have learned.  These group projects take many forms, the most popular of which is the GAME (either a Board Game or a Game Show).  During the presentations of these projects the entire class participates and has fun while they review.

Check out this great video we use in library skills class to illustrate the "information age" :

http://tinyurl.com/a5atke
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Here's another video we watch which shows one possible future of personal computers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV4R4x2SK0

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SUMMER READING LISTS

"for the students, by the students"

Special thanks to all of the student participants for their hard work, enthusiasm, & GREAT reading suggestions!!

"so many books...so little time..."

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new arrivals listing 2009-10 (doc file - 105kb)

DVD/VHS List (xls file - 66kb)

6th Grade Reading List (doc file - 27kb)

7th Grade Reading List (doc file - 26kb)

8th Grade Reading List (doc file - 27kb)

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• infotrac main menu
  from the main menu of the INFOTRAC database, select "junior edition K12"

• facts.com database
  our user name is: herricks password: facts

• Herricks HS Citations Page
  Gives you 3examples of all types of Bibliographic Citations.