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WELCOME TO THE WILBURY A. CROCKETT LIBRARYAt Wellesley High SchoolFall, 2009
By the end of this class . . . Library information resources Technology basics Expectations How to . . . Case study: all about the world of
Dickens
Our goals for you Identify, evaluate and utilize a variety of
resources when you need information Use technology effectively and
responsibly. Read, read, read. Your choice.
Your goals for us What do you want from your library?
From us?
The Staff
Ms. Flaherty Ms. Purnell Ms. Ellis
Ms. Stravinski Ms. Holbrook Ms. Siram
Library staff Technology department
Library hours Monday – Thursday 7:15 a.m. to 3:45
p.m. (first block access) Friday 7:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Math and writing labs – check schedules
posted in library.
How to behave in a library . . . Be respectful. Covered drinks at tables, but not at
computers.
Signing out of study hall Sign out of study first. Report directly to library. Sign in on the library attendance sheet
stating purpose for using library. Sign out (and back in) if you leave during
the block for bathroom, to see a teacher, etc.
Books. Are not. Obsolete. Extensive print collection for research. Reading can be fun. Books are checked out for one month. No fines for overdue books.
Hardware 26 computers (Apples & PCs) 2 scanners Video cameras Digital cameras Blank CDs/DVDs iPods
Extras! Student library advisory board Lounge Lizard Fridays Student aids Lunch block
Book clubs Chess and board games
The world of Charles Dickens He lived from
1812 – 1870. Great Expectations 1860-1861
Victorian pathfinder
Keywords/Controlled vocabulary
WHS catalog or OPAC
WHS databases Where to find them How to access Controlled
vocabulary
ABC-Clio Academic OneFileJSTORWHS library homepage
Other sources Boston Public Libr
ary
Google Scholar Wikipedia Delicious WHS library home
page Victorian England pathfinder