Cool stuff that you can use with students! Library 101 The catalog Cool stuff that you can use with students!

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) Getting Started: Go to http://nsd-libapp.nashua.edu Here is the homepage Note that you can get to the Catalog from here (See the file tab at the top) You can also visit the Library Sharepoint site Or check out the databases here (ask for passwords.) How is that for one-stop shopping?

Now you are ready to search for materials! Look at all these great limiters in the advanced search!!! You can start here: Search by title, author, subject (this contains controlled language) , series, or note

You can limit by this and this and this! You can select: What words to search Where the item is held What type of item you want Films? Books? Audios? WOW

And you can limit by this and this and this! You can select: When the book was published Interest and reading levels Lexiles Double WOW

What the heck is a Lexile? Lexiles measure the developmental ability of a reader and the difficulty of a text on the same scale so that it is easy to match readers with materials that won’t frustrate them. The Screwtape Letters Treasure Island Alice in Wonderland Redwall My Teacher is an Alien Strega Nona Meets Her Match Franklin is Messy Danny and the Dinosaur 200L

What does that mean to us? While we do not appear to have any source of getting Lexile Reader Measures, Lexiles can still be helpful to us. If you know the approximate reading level of a student, you can use this chart to determine what Text Measure you should target for that student. Remember, don’t limit a reader to a book within a Lexile range. Students can vary in their ability to comprehend material depending on their foundation knowledge and interest levels. Not all books in our system have Lexiles For more information on Lexiles go to: lexile.com Grade Level Reader Measures Text Measures (Lexile Range) 1 up to 300L 200L to 400L 2 140L to 500L 300L to 500L 3 330L to 700L 500L to 700L 4 445L to 810L 650L to 850L 5 565L to 910L 750L to 950L 6 665L to 1000L 850L to 1050L 7 735L to 1065L 950L to 1075 L 8 805L to 1100L 1000L to 1100L 9 855L to 1165L 1050L to 1150L 10 905L to 1195L 1100L to 1200L 11-12 940L to 1210L 1100L to 1300L Chart is from EBSCO: http://support.epnet.com/training/novelist/NLC/InfoPages/Lexiles.htm

You can see what you have out, renew books, and look to see what you have on hold. You will need to sign in, please ask a librarian how to do this. Just click on My Info at the top of the page to see your information.

Lists, Lists, Lists You can check out other people’s resource lists (those that people have made public) or create your own. Start here… Then choose the list that you want to see here… If you pick My Lists you will see what you have created, Public lists are those that you or others have created and made public.

Ready to make your own list? First you have to sign in to Destiny. Ask me how, you will also want us to change your password. Then you can make your own lists. You can keep track of books that you want to read, or make lists for specific classes or populations. Just: <Resource Lists on the left side of the page <My Lists <Add List then give it a name and description, you can decide to make it public if you wish <Save Then go to the catalog and pick the books that you want on your list and click Add to this List TaDahhhh – you have a list

Writing a Book Review in Destiny (Online Card Catalog) After you log in… Go to: Catalog, type in the name of the book that you chose, and click on the book title. Click on the Reviews Tab at the top of the page. Click: You can select a rating by moving your mouse over the stars -- then add a review. Then click. The review goes to the librarian’s desktop and must be approved before it is visible.

You may now follow your Destiny Hahaha – The OPAC is called Destiny – Where do they come up with these names? You are now an official Destiny expert. Go forth and share your destiny!