1. Donna Briggs Library Media Specialist Preparing 21 st Century Learners Only a Click Away

2. The ROGER BACON LIBRARY is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 until 4:00.

3. Library Webpage

4. Links for all areas of the site are listed on the left.

5. OPAC or ONLINE CARD CATALOG is used to locate Books, Movies, eBooks and Audio Books in our library

6. THE ONLINE DATABASES give you access to a wealth of valid and scholarly information.

7. COMPUTERS and iPADS ARE TO BE USED TO SEARCH FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS or INTERNET USAGE FOR CLASS PROJECTS, PAPERS, ETC. ALL WORK DONE DURING CLASS MUST RELATE TO EDUCATION

8. Using the computers is a privilege. Students may not access their personal emails, Facebook, or other social networks during school hours except for class projects

9. Academic honesty is a fundamental principle of scholarship. The goal of Roger Bacon High School is to develop independent students with a sense of integrity and ethical standards of study. ACADEMIC HONESTY

10. BRIEFLY: *Cheating is any form of copying or receiving unauthorized assistance on an exam, paper (essay), homework or other assignment. *Plagiarism means to represent the words, language, ideas, or thoughts of another person as one’s own or original work.

11. Cheating and plagiarism are unethical and wrong. In order to help students avoid plagiarism and cheating, the library provides: Noodle Tools Citation Creator Infohio’s Research Project Calculator In-depth Research Tools for all Roger Bacon and Infohio Databases

12. Fiction books are invented by the author. Fiction books are arranged on the shelf in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. In our library all fiction is split between paperback, hardback, and young adult. Fiction is arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name

13. For Fiction, the sticker on the spine of the book contains the first 3 letters of the author’s last name.

14. Nonfiction books contain facts about real things, people, events and places. Nonfiction books are organized by their subject. Call numbers range from 0-999 and have the author’s last name with the numbers. The Roger Bacon Library uses the Dewey Decimal System

15. Call Numbers for Nonfiction look like this. The numbers on the top row of the label designate the subject (880 Greek Literature) The 3 letters designate the authors last name. PLA - Plato

16. Call Numbers for Biographies can look like this. Biographies are an exception. They are filed by the number for biographies 92. or in a separate section and have a capital B on the spine The letters designate the first 3 letters of the person the book is about. DAH -Ronald Dahl DAL- Richard Daley

17. 000 GENERALITIES 100PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY 200RELIGION 300SOCIAL SCIENCES 400LANGUAGE 500NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS

18. 600TECHNOLOGY (APPLIED SCIENCES) 700THE ARTS/RECREATION 800LITERATURE AND RHETORIC 900GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

19. REFERENCE BOOKS IN THIS AREA ARE NOT TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT USE WITHIN THE LIBRARY.

20. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE BOOKS YOU ARE USING, DO NOT PUT THEM BACK ON THE SHELVES. PLACE THEM ON THE COUNTER BY THE ATTENDANCE COMPUTER OR HAND THEM TO THE LIBRARIAN

21. Fines are levied on library books that are turned in late. The fine rate is set at $.10 per school day.

22. PAYMENTS FOR DAMAGE We use the word damage when any book has to be repaired or replaced. This replacement cost is charged to the student, since it was in their care when the damage occurred.

23. PAYMENTS FOR DAMAGE There are other ways students could be charged fines. These include but are not limited to: Rebind Charge = $11 Loss of Barcode in Book = $5 Water = Replacement Cost of Book (cost varies) Graffiti = Cost Varies (could be full replacement value)

24. LIBRARY POLICIES STUDENTS MUST USE THEIR STUDENT ID WHEN CHECKING INTO THE LIBRARY AND TO CHECK OUT BOOKS NO FOOD OR DRINKS, PLEASE BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY UNLESS USED FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS SHUT DOWN AND PLUG IN LAPTOPS WHEN FINISHED

25. Donna Briggs Library Media Specialist Preparing 21 st Century Learners Stop by Soon

26. STUDY SKILLS Better learners find school more rewarding and enjoyable.

27. Success is a skill that requires will!! If you don’t want to be a good student, there are no skills in the world that can help you do better in school

28. “ To succeed, we must first believe that we can.” Michael Korda Don’t be negative !!

29. Disorganized students are poor students Begin with Organization

30. Get Organized Get and use an assignment notebook Label your books, notebooks, and folders Have an individual folder and notebook for each class Get to class on time Keep your locker and backpack neat

31. What is Study?

32. Whatever you are trying to learn, you are studying. A sport Vocabulary Singing History Test information Study is Learning in and out of School

33. Michael had to learn to become a great basketball player

34. A way or method of learning Study Skills help make learning easier and better Study Skills allow you to get more finished in less time What are Study Skills

35. Study Skills begin in the classroom Know your learning style Listen in class Take good notes Be an active participant Know teachers’ cues Pay close attention on review day Go over notes as soon as possible Get a copy of notes if absent Keep up with reading Use the review questions Put information into your own words

36. Let’s Get Started Know your learning style Find a good place to study Create a study plan What do I have to know? What type of questions? Break information down Memorize first Get started!!!!!!!! Work in 15-20 minute blocks of time

37. STUDY TOOLS

38. What Works Best? Visual Learners need to write their information Auditory Learners need to study out loud or with a partner Kinesthetic Learners create puzzles or other hands on activities FLASH CARDS ARE A MUST FOR ALL TYPES OF LEARNERS

39. Keep your flashcards with you ALL the time REVIEW OFTEN

40. Organize details under the main idea or event Grouping Information Industrial Revolution Factories Crowded cities Child labor

41. See an image or picture of the idea or event in your mind’s eye Visualize Information Visualize the dirty factories the crowded streets

42. Put the info in your own words and go over it aloud Repeat the Information

43. Pay attention in class and be interested in what you are learning Choose to Remember

44. Ways to Memorize Acronym Acrostic

45. A word made by using the first letter from each word you want to remember Acronym HOMES The five great lakes

46. A sentence using the first letter or symbol you want to remember. Acrostic Geography = George eats old gray rats and paints houses yellow

47. Now is the time to start using these skills and become a better and happier student