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Mrs. Sara Kelly Johns, Library Media Specialist           

518-523-2474, ext. 4132

 

Mrs. Peggy Plank, Library Teaching Assistant        

518-523-2474, ext. 4130   

Notes

Mr. Wissler's Stem Cell Project
Pathfinder of suggested resources on stem cells. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 3/16/10

Mrs. Damp's Invasive Species Wanted Poster Project
Pathfinder of suggested resources to learn more about invasive species for your project. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/21/10

Best Databases for Mrs. Decker's Health Classes
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/18/10

Mr. Burdick's Human Body System Project
Mr. Burdick's students will become experts about their assigned body system and will create study/review materials for their classmates. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/17/10

Ms Spicer's class is researching Global Issue
These resources will provide high quality information on the project's topics: War and Peace Refugees Hunger/Poverty Nuclear Proliferation Economic Growth Terrorism Environment Economic Systems Human Rights Political Systems World Trade Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/15/09

Ms Churco's classes will be learning about Egyptian Pyramids
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/9/09

Mrs. Damp's Genetic Counseling Project
Mrs. Damp's biology class will be creating genetic counseling reports on patients with a family history of a genetic disease or disorder. The pathfinder link below provides resources for this project - books, reference books, databases and websites. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/2/09

Ms Rogers' Composer Research Project
Ms Rogers' 9th period Music class can access good resources for their research on composers from the attached pathfinder! Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 11/10/09

Ms Petrocci's Spanish Country research
A pathfinder for Ms Petrocci's assignment on Spanish countries, period 9, is attached with live links. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 10/21/09

Ms Churco's classes will add news web sites to their CNN Live resouces.
Ms Churco's classes will learn about web evaluation, using news web sites for their news reporting activity and how to cite web sites and online periodicals. They already know how to use and cite , one of the library's databases. A list of the sit... Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 10/20/09

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Notes

Mr. Wissler's Stem Cell Project
Pathfinder of suggested resources on stem cells. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 3/16/10

Mrs. Damp's Invasive Species Wanted Poster Project
Pathfinder of suggested resources to learn more about invasive species for your project. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/21/10

Best Databases for Mrs. Decker's Health Classes
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/18/10

Mr. Burdick's Human Body System Project
Mr. Burdick's students will become experts about their assigned body system and will create study/review materials for their classmates. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 2/17/10

Ms Spicer's class is researching Global Issue
These resources will provide high quality information on the project's topics: War and Peace Refugees Hunger/Poverty Nuclear Proliferation Economic Growth Terrorism Environment Economic Systems Human Rights Political Systems World Trade Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/15/09

Ms Churco's classes will be learning about Egyptian Pyramids
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/9/09

Mrs. Damp's Genetic Counseling Project
Mrs. Damp's biology class will be creating genetic counseling reports on patients with a family history of a genetic disease or disorder. The pathfinder link below provides resources for this project - books, reference books, databases and websites. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 12/2/09

Ms Rogers' Composer Research Project
Ms Rogers' 9th period Music class can access good resources for their research on composers from the attached pathfinder! Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 11/10/09

Ms Petrocci's Spanish Country research
A pathfinder for Ms Petrocci's assignment on Spanish countries, period 9, is attached with live links. Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 10/21/09

Ms Churco's classes will add news web sites to their CNN Live resouces.
Ms Churco's classes will learn about web evaluation, using news web sites for their news reporting activity and how to cite web sites and online periodicals. They already know how to use and cite , one of the library's databases. A list of the sit... Continue
Attachments:
Posted by: Sara Kelly Johns
Published: 10/20/09

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Library Links--catalogs, databases and tools

Our Online Catalog Search for books and materials in our library

Icepac Regional Online Catalog. We can inter-library loan for you. Choose "all libraries" or a particular one to begin your search.

Our Flickr Account Snapshots of library activities

NoodleTools  A link to NoodleBib for your citations, Choose the Best Search Engine and more!

MLA 7th ed. (Updated!) Example Site from Northwest's B.D. Owens Library (This is a college library site which includes citation examples for books, encyclopedias and more)

Selected databases (download the whole list from the NOTES section; get remote passwords from Mrs. Johns or Mrs. Plank to use outside school).

Check out this Google Guide Teen "Cheatsheet" for better searching! http://www.googleguide.com/cheatsheet_teens.html

SIRS (including a link to SIRS Discoverer as well as Researcher, Government Reporter and Renaissance databases)

Grolier encyclopedias Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia and New Book of Knowledge general encyclopedias PLUS Popular Science, Amazing Animals, Lands and Peoples and America the Beautiful

World Book Encyclopedia Suite: World Book Kids, World Book Students, World Book Advanced, World Book Discover, World Book Student in Spanish, World Book Digital Libraries: Living Green, Early Peoples. Inventions and Discoveries.

ProQuest and ProQuest Education Collection

Facts on File Issues and Controversies and Today's Science

Teaching Books.net  GREAT database about today's children's and young adults' authors!

EBSCO database suite from NOVEL, the New York State Library's database program. They include:

Primary Search via Searchasaurus, EBSCOHost Espanol (Spanish interface) EBSCO Animals, Funk Wagnalls Encyclopedia and MORE! Science Reference Center (grades 6-12) will be added soon

Gale database suite from NOVEL, the New York Library's database program. They include: Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health ModuleCustom Newspapers, New York State Newspapers, National Newspaper Index, Business and Company ASAP, Business and Company Resource Center, The Twayne Authors Series  (Twayne World English and U.S. Authors), LitFinder for schools

CQResearcher  GREAT for coverage of social issues. Background, current situation, outlook, pro and con, good graphics.