Pike County Central High School Library Media Center

1. Pike County Central High SchoolLibrary Media Center WELCOME To PCCHS! Always There for You!

2. PCCHS LIBRARY The PCCHS Library is the school information and learning hub that helps students develop a love of reading, become skilled users of ideas & information, and explore the world through print and electronic media resources.

3. We Are Open. . . • 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday • 7:30 a.m. – 3:06 p.m. Friday • Close early on occasion

4. Meet Your Librarian Mrs. Morley School Media Specialist

5. Meet Our Staff Ms. Scaggs “Debbie” Library / Technology Assistant

6. PCCHS LIBRARY LAYOUT

7. How We Can Help . . . • Check Out / Check In Books • Help with Book Selection • Show / Review how to use Online Card Catalog • Teach Research & Information Skills & Strategies • Provide detailed instruction on kyvl database • Offer assistance with Works-cited page • Plagiarism Lecture / Warning • Resolve Printing Issues • Assist with Copying / Copier • Manager Accelerated Reader Program • Checkout / Maintain Laptops

8. When Can You Come to the LMC? • Before and after school • During free times • After Class Work is Finished • During lunch / Break • With a Class

9. What YOU Can Do in the Library. . • Check Out Books • Read Books • Research Using Print Sources and Internet • Read Magazines / Newspapers • Locate Magazine Articles on www.kyvl.org • Study / Complete Class Work / Homework • Tutor Peers • Take AR Tests • Copy CD, DVDs • Complete Multimedia Projects • Use Copier • Use Printer

10. Our Website • PCCHS Library Media Center website • https://pike.follettdestiny.us • Get to it also from main PCCHS website • http://pikecounty.ky.pch.schoolinsites.com/ • Open 24/7 • Anytime, anywhere with internet access • Obtain password for kyvl database from library staff, English teacher, or from library bulletin board.

11. Online Card Catalog – “Destiny” • https://pike.follettdestiny.us • Click “Pike County Central High School” from list of schools • Log on using your network info • Click “Catalog Tab” to begin doing a basic search

12. Online Card Catalog • 2 dedicated Card Catalog computers on Circulation desk • Accessible via the internet from school, home and wherever your travels take you Catalog

13. What Types of Materials Can You Checkout or Use in Library? • Fiction Books • Non-fiction Books • Biography Books • Kentucky Books • Story Collection Books • Reference Books • Career Books • Magazines • Newspapers

14. Print Materials – Non-fiction • Contain Facts about real things, people, places, events • Arranged by Subject in Number Order: 000-999 • Dewey Decimal System • Sample of Non-fiction Call Number: 306.874 PAC Bringing Up Parents: The Teenager’s Handbook by Alex J. Packer

15. Print Materials - Fiction • Made-Up Stories in Narrative Form • Written to Entertain, Inform, Therapy • Shelved in ABC Order by Author’s Last Name • Sample of Fiction Call Number: FIC AND (Speak by Laurie Anderson)

16. Print - Biography Materials • Books about People • Shelved in ABC order by the last name of the person that the book is about • Sample of Biography Call Number: Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur by Michael Eric Dyson BIO TUP

17. Print – Reference Materials • Nonfiction books • Arranged by Numbers 000-999 • No Checkout – Use in Library -- WHY? Don’t need to Read All the Way through • Sample Call Number: Encyclopedia of American Law REF 348.73 WES

18. Book Etiquette • No Marking in Books • Use Bookmarks (Always on Circulation Desk) • Do Not Bend / Tear Pages • If dropped, pick up immediately! • Do Not Check out books for other students • If you find a library book, return it to library; • Help Keep Books in Order – If You do not know where a book goes, bring it to Circ Desk ***Report all Book loses / accidents immediately!!! *** You Must Pay for Lost Library Books

19. Print Materials - Magazines • Current issues are in on display in the Periodical Section • Current issues stay in the library – NO Checkouts • DO NOT CUT OUT ARTICLES – Use Copier • Variety of Magazines – News and Entertainment – 46 titles ordered + donations • Past Issues • Research-based magazines – stored for 1 year • Entertainment magazine – given away

20. Print Materials - Newspapers • Lexington Herald – Monday through Friday • Appalachian News Express • Print: Weekend Ed.; Wednesdays; Fridays • Online Version: (See Library Staff for Logon) • Newspapers Remain in the Library Media Center • Can copy articles when needed • Can request older editions for personal use, if needed

21. Audio Visual Materials • DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs, Audio Books shelved in A/V Room • Offer both Fiction and Nonfiction • Sample Call Number: DVD 340.3 AUS

22. Computer Rules • Computers are for school related projects only • The Internet is for school research only – Follow the school AUP policy or lose your privileges • Never log in as someone else • Always log off when you finish using the computer • If you bring work from home and expect to print, you must use the same programs we have here. • Save word processing files in Rich Text Format (rtf) or Word 97-2003 version when you bring files from home – NO Works files!

23. Using the Internet • Your log-on username is 1st initial, last name, and a number (same one in grade school) • Your password is created by you---write it in a safe place in case you forget it; • Use for school-related information only! • No gaming, IM, or emailing unless for school use • Printing from the Internet: • Educational printing only! • Read before you print – Ask: Is this what I need??? • Use CPR – Copy, Paste, Reduce to word processing • 5 pages maximum printed • NEVER Print An Entire Website!!!

24. Evaluating Internet Sources • You can’t believe everything you read on the Internet! • Anyone, anywhere can post anything they want on the Internet! • You must evaluate the information and decide whether or not the information presented is accurate. • Domains such as .edu, .org, and .gov can help you determine whether or not information found on a website is reliable.

25. Checking Materials in and Out • To check out library materials, please know your library number – Month, Day of your BD • Most books = 3 weeks (if needed longer, please renew) • Reference items = overnight • Current Magazines & Newspapers = No Checkout unless for a special reason • Return books to the Circulation Desk • No checkouts if you owe for lost / overdue library books

26. Other Available ServicesNot sure? Just ask! • Copy Machine for school use only at no charge – Do Not Attempt to Repair – ASK for HELP! • Color printer available upon request • Digital still and video cameras are available for in-school use • Laptops for use in LMC when available—check out at Circulation desk

27. Library Etiquette Be considerate of others! HOW? • Follow PCCHS Code of Conduct • Use the LMC for academic purposes • Leave food, drinks, or candy outside • Work quietly • Keep socializing to a minimum • Leave your space cleaner than you found it • Cell phones strictly prohibited • No GUM - $1 Fine if caught! • DO NOT Rearrange Furniture

28. YES /NO in the LMC

29. Finishing Up. . . • Throw away your trash! • Push chairs in at the end of the period. • Leave in a quiet and orderly manner. • Check out all materials before leaving. **Respect Yourself, Others, and the Library Property. • Profanity • Disrespect • Rudeness • Vandalism ….will not be tolerated! Be Good or Be Gone!

30. Whatever you need to know… The place to go for homework help, information, and research is @ your library Remember: Libraries are for life-long learning