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Welcome to the FRC Library!

Welcome to the FRC Library!. The information center of the school. Who works here?. Ms. Macdonald- Teacher-librarian Mrs. Hollyoake -Library technician Aziza Sultana -Noon hour supervisor Student volunteers. When is it open?. 8:00 am-4:00 pm daily. What can we do here?. Study

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Welcome to the FRC Library!

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  1. Welcome to the FRC Library!

  2. The information center of the school

  3. Who works here? • Ms. Macdonald- Teacher-librarian • Mrs. Hollyoake-Library technician • Aziza Sultana -Noon hour supervisor • Student volunteers

  4. When is it open? 8:00 am-4:00 pm daily

  5. What can we do here? • Study • Read in comfortable chairs • School work • Research or type assignments on computers • Listen to your own music

  6. What can’t we do here? • Talk on cell phones • Food • Only drink water • Chatting and visiting • Games or entertainment on computers

  7. WE ARE NOW WIRELESS! • Laptops and smartphones can connect with the internet in the library!

  8. What’s allowed on the computer? • School work • Research • Acceptable Use Only

  9. How do I print from the computer? • 5 black and white pages are free • $.05 per page after that • Colour printing is $0.25 • Instructions for printing are at the desk

  10. How do I make a photocopy? • Copies are $.10 per page • Log in on the library printer • See the library staff for help

  11. How do I send work home? • Set up a PTSD email student account- it’s easy • http://www.pembinatrails.ca/ • Get a USB/flashdrive (don’t leave it in the computer)

  12. How do I access my files at home? • Go to the Pembina Trails webpage to access The Whale ↘

  13. What kind of books are in the library?

  14. FICTION - FIC • Imaginary stories, novels • Arranged by authors’ last names

  15. SHORT STORIES • FIC –SS Shelved after fiction

  16. GRAPHIC NOVELS GN • Yellow stickers • Shelved after fiction • Comic books • Both fiction and non-fiction

  17. High- interest/Easier fiction • Red dot books (thin books)

  18. Orca Soundings, Hip Edge series • General series • Sports series

  19. Good Reads http://abclifeliteracy.ca/goodreads/books

  20. Quick Reads

  21. Rapid Reads • EAL students, reluctant readers, adults who struggle with literacy and anyone who wants a high-interest quick read.

  22. EAL section

  23. Language Dictionaries

  24. Sophisticated Picture Books -SPB • Fiction and non-fiction- for all ages • Social issues, biographies, etc. illustrated!

  25. NON-FICTION • Information books • All books on same subject SCIENCE, are shelved together • Arranged by Dewey Decimal System

  26. Dewey and his Decimal System

  27. DVDs, VIDEOS • Available to watch in the conference room • Sometimes loaned overnight only

  28. Audio books

  29. eLibraries (WPL)

  30. MAGAZINES Borrow for two weeks- new ones in plastic covers for use in library only

  31. WHAT NEWSPAPERS DO WE HAVE? • Winnipeg Free Press (in library use only-use the online version- passwords in the library) • The Globe and Mail – in library use only (Canada’s national newspaper) • Metro – free copies

  32. How do we find material in the library? • Use the Destiny Catalogue Look up by Author, Title or Subject and more! Go to the Destiny FR icon on your desktop or access from home or from your phone!

  33. BORROWING FROM THE LIBRARY • 2 weeks • Renew if you need longer • Watch for overdue lists • Pay for lost books • You need your Go Card to borrow! • Leave any books you don’t want on the tables- don’t reshelve them in the wrong places!

  34. USE THE LIBRARY WIKI • http://frclibrary.pbworks.com/ • ONLINE RESOURCES • CLASS PROJECTS- PATHFINDERS- links for courses • RESEARCH TIPS • CITATION INFO • WHAT TO READ

  35. ENCYCLOPEDIAS • World Book Online www.worldbookonline.com -good articles by identified authors -also in French and Spanish -Research helps • At home use ID: pembina Password: student

  36. For Canadian topics … The Canadian Encyclopedia (free) www.canadianencyclopedia.ca

  37. Wikipedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page • Simple English, language translations • a starting place only, not a credible source • Good External Links to websites • “Wikipedia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields”

  38. DATABASES • magazine and newspaper articles, reference books, journals and other documents that you can’t find by “Googling” on the web • We pay for subscriptions to this high quality information $$$$$$$$$ • IDs and passwords are needed to get into them

  39. Pick up a bookmark with passwords

  40. What databases can we use? http://frclibrary.pbworks.com/w/page/6751878/FrontPage

  41. ??????? Inquiry is asking questions Research is finding answers The library is the place to start!

  42. WHERE CAN I GET RESEARCH HELP? • Info Centre by computer lab for: Works Cited information, Working Bibliographies, Graphic Organizers • Ask the librarian • jmacdonald@pembinatrails.ca

  43. Looking for a good book? • See booklists, in the library and on the wiki • See displays • Ask staff for recommendations

  44. Do we have your language?

  45. Use your library!

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