1. PGHS LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

2. Mrs. Bailey, Library Media Specialist Ms. Heath, Library Media Specialist Mrs. Brown, Library Secretary Mr. Chandler, ITRT Mrs. Prescott, Copier Aide LIBRARY STAFF CONSISTS OF

3. Monday – Friday 7:25 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. *available for extended hours upon request LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER HOURS

4. Students must ALWAYS sign in and show their ID. 7:25 – 7:43 a.m. – no pass required 7:50 – 11:00 a.m. – teacher can call and write a pass in your planner 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – your lunch block – no pass required ETEH – must have a pass in your planner signed by one of the librarians (You must get the pass BEFORE 5 th block bell.) 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. – teacher can call and write a pass in your planner 2:30 – 3:00 – no pass required ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

5. Students must show their ID badges and sign in and out at the circulation desk. Students must present a pass in their planner to an adult staff member. Students must respect library materials and equipment, as well as the quiet atmosphere of the LMC. Students must follow the county’s Acceptable Use Policy. Absolutely no food or drink is allowed in the LMC. Water is permitted, just not near the computers or books. LMC RULES

6. 13,000+ books 60+ magazines and journals Three newspaper subscriptions College and career materials Reference materials Online database subscriptions 30 computers, three scanners, one printer RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN LMC

7. To locate books in the library, use our online catalog, Destiny. Double click on the blue icon on the desktop, then click Prince George High School. Simply type in keywords to search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series. Also available at http://destiny.pgschools.net LOCATING BOOKS IN DESTINY

8. You can access the online databases by using the LMC webpage. If you are inside the school building, just click on the Internet Explorer icon and go to the Prince George County Schools Homepage found at http://pgs.k12.va.us. Simply click on Our Schools and then click on Prince George High. Next, click on Library located on the menu bar. The online databases are linked with Student Resources. Just click on the database for access. http://pgs.k12.va.us *Remote access (outside the building) to the online databases requires the following username/login and password. The username or login is pghslmc for all databases. When a password is required – use royals. ONLINE DATABASES

9. ABC-CLIO is a social studies database which includes: American Government American History World History: The Modern Era World Geography: Understanding a Changing World ABC-CLIO

10. The challenges, motivations, successes, and failures of history’s notables can educate and inspire students. Biography in Context is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies designed to draw students into new perspectives on familiar topics. In this database, you will find: -600,000 biographies covering more than 25,000 individuals -130+ award-winning Gale reference titles -At-a-glance information on newsmakers and historical figures -50,000 new or updated bios added annually in addition to daily updates to account for awards and events -Brings students face to face with their subjects via video, audio clips and images of yesterday and today’s most studied figures -Hundreds of hand-crafted topic pages covering the highest-interest features using a web-like experience that promotes information discovery and 21 st century skills like information literacy and critical thinking BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT

11. Students are able to access a variety of resources that will help them conduct research, complete assignments, create presentations with content with curriculum-focused tools that include: -thousands of primary documents -hundreds of plays and poems -multimedia content that includes video and audio clips, as well as thousands of flags, maps, seals, and photographs -content level recommendations (basic, intermediate, advanced) to help readers choose appropriate content for their abilities -research tools and research guide that tie information literacy skills to use of the resource -more than 1,700 study guide questions to promote understanding RESEARCH IN CONTEXT LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND HISTORY

12. EbscoHost is “designed especially for high school libraries. This database contains full text articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference titles, and primary source documents. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps, and flags, color PDFs and expanded full-text back files (back to 1975) for key magazines.” EBSCOHOST

13. 1.Grolier Multimedia 2.Encyclopedia Americana 3.La Nueva Encyclopedia Cumbre Over 125,000 articles – all articles are correlated to national and state standards Over 340,000 editor vetted web links Over 1,400 world newspapers in 73 languages representing 195 countries GROLIER ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

14. Premier online resource covering today’s hot topics and controversial issues from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration. This database helps students research, analyze, and organize a wide variety of data to conduct research for debates, essays, and presentations. Resources include: pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, 300+ primary source documents, biographies, court case overviews, periodical articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, podcasts, and much more. OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT

15. New this year is ScienceFlix, an online resource that focuses on engaging subject-area science content for students. Each of the ScienceFlix units uses literacy skills while bolstering understanding of crucial subjects relating to science, technology, engineering and math. ScienceFlix units are further supported with a wide variety of related multimedia including videos, interactive media, images, and more. SCIENCEFLIX

16. -General One File -Criminal Justice -Vocations and Careers -US & World History -Military & Intelligence -Diversity Studies -Health Reference -Physical Therapy -Child Development -Culinary Arts -Pop Culture -War & Terrorism -Science -Agriculture -Gardening -Insurance -Business -Fine Arts & Music -Plus, many, many more! MORE GALE DATABASES (PROVIDED BY LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA) 37 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INCLUDING:

17. Students who are information literate will: -Access information efficiently and effectively -Evaluate information critically and competently -Use information accurately and creatively INFORMATION LITERACY

18. To ensure that students and staff are efficient and effective users of ideas and information. Like us at Facebook at PGHS Library. OUR MISSION