Cedar Crest Middle School Media Library Passport Cedar Crest Middle School Media Center Welcome to the Jungle Pamela Raytick, Librarian 101 East Evergreen Road Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-2032 E-mail: praytick@clsd.k12.p.a.us http://journaling.clsd.net/ms_library/ Cornwall-Lebanon School District www.clsd.k12.pa.us March 2014
PAGE 2 C EDAR CR EST MID D L E S C HOO L MEDIA C ENTER C EDAR CR EST MID D L E SCHOO L MEDIA C ENTER PAGE 11 Library Policies & Procedures The purpose of the Library/Media Center is to provide access to print and electronic resources for independent reading, class assignments, reference and supplementary work. The library is open to students throughout the school day, beginning at 8:00 AM. Students must show their library card to use the library. Students wishing to use the library during morning homeroom should obtain a pass from their homeroom teacher. Students wishing to use the library during their tutorial period must present a pass from the teacher/proctor. Students are permitted to use the library during one tutorial period each week. If a student needs additional library time during that week, s/he should see the library staff for a special access pass. The school library is a learning environment. In order to provide an appropriate atmosphere for study or research, students are expected to adhere to the following rules: Talking should be kept to a minimum. Conversation necessary for completing assignments should be in a low voice. Appropriate activities are searching for an independent reading selection taking Accelerated Reader quizzes completing Moodle and other class assignments requiring computer access working on small group projects/assignments reading magazines conducting research. Gum chewing and eating are not permitted in the library. Students may spend one period a day in the library. Those who need more time must see the library staff to obtain a special pass. The consequences for rule violations are as follows: 1 st Offense Verbal Warning 2 nd Offense Return to classroom of origin 3 rd Offense A week out of the library 4 th Offense Referral to the assistant principal Electronic Resources CHAT with a LIBRARIAN When you need help, this link from the top of the Power Library page is the ticket. You may ask a librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The answers/information is sent via email. At the end of the session, a record of the chat will be sent, too. POWER LIBRARY This site houses a mountain of materials, including full-text books. For middle-schoolers the Children s Resources are the best fit. You need a public library card to access this from home. You may also apply online for an e- card to use immediately. Remember, the Children s Resources are the best fit for middle school research. INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY This is a collection of sources on a variety of subjects. Search and you will find. This link works from home, so you have a solid source for research and just learning new things. Other Links Under This is where the links for teachers pages are found. Some of the links on this page are dead. Not all teachers have requested that their page be linked to the library page.
PAGE 10 C EDAR CR EST MID D L E S C HOO L MEDIA C ENTER C EDAR CR EST MID D L E SCHOO L MEDIA C ENTER PAGE 3 Electronic Resources REFERENCE FILES This is page off the main library page houses a collection of websites gathered for teacher s assignments at CCMS. These lists of websites can be accessed from home. GROLIER This is an online encyclopedia comprised of 5 encyclopedias. You may only access this link from within the school. Reading level of articles are listed. In Grolier Multimedia, there are research starters, games and quizzes. EASYBIB This free site will guide you through the creation of accurate bibliographies for all of your research. Can be accessed from home, too. When you have entered the information for all of your sources, use Export/Print to save your bibliography. Library Policies & Procedures To borrow materials, a student must present his library card or student ID at the circulation desk. The card number, title information and due date will be stored in the computer. Most books and paperbacks circulate for two weeks. Students may renew most books and paperbacks twice. If student requires additional time, s/he may ask the library staff for an additional renewal. Reference books (including encyclopaedias) and magazines circulate overnight. They should be returned to the library during morning homeroom. Beginning on the day following the due date, fines will begin to accumulate. Most materials carry an overdue fine of 10 cents per day. Overnight materials not returned on time will be charged 20 cents per day. Fines continue to accumulate until materials are returned. Students are encouraged to check their library accounts weekly (directions are included in the section) and/or during their scheduled classroom visits. Reminders about overdue materials and/or fines are sent to students in homeroom weekly. When receiving a third notice of an overdue or fine, a detention may be issued by the librarian. Lost materials will be charged at replacement cost. NOVELIST This a great source to help you find books, esp. if you want one like another you have read. This site also has author information. Located in s links under CCMS Datebases. This is only accessible from the school.
DIFFICULTY PAGE 4 L IB R AR Y PASSPO R T C EDAR CR EST MID D L E SCHOO L MEDIA C ENTER PAGE 9 Top 10 Book Care Tips 1. Look through the book for damage BEFORE checking it out. REPORT any damage to the librarian immediately. Unreported damage may be charged to you! 2. Keep our library s book OUT of your binder. Binder rings put dents in covers and take bites from book spines. You will be charged for this damage. 3. Keep our library s book away from swimming gear and water bottles. 4. Keep our library s book away from younger siblings, especially if they are playing with crayons! 5. Keep our library s book away from puppies whether they are playing with crayons or not! 6. Be careful when eating while reading. Food stains will mar our library s book. You will be charged for this damage. 7. DO NOT DOG-EAR (fold down) PAGES. USE A BOOKMARK! 8. If your teacher requires you to keep a reading log or write thoughts on post-its, please do not hold your pen/pencil while reading. These marks make reading the book difficult. You will be charged for excessive damage. 9. Do not loan your library book to a friend. You are financially responsible for all books and materials checked out on your account. 10. Do not return damaged library books using the bookdrop. Please handdeliver them to one of the library staff. Remember, you are responsible for damage that occurs to the materials checked out on your card. Accelerated Reader STUDENT ACCESS This link only works within the school during regular school hours. My user name is. My password is my lunch pin #. BOOK LEVELS MEASURE TEXT DIFFICULTY Book levels are a measure of the difficulty of a text they do not relate to quality or appropriateness. The ATOS Readability Formula for Books determines Accelerated Reader book levels. (ATOS stands for Advantage/TASA Open Standard.) These levels are not grade equivalent numbers. The readability levels in ATOS are determined by full-text computer scans of all the words in a book, not just sample passages. The levels indicate the text s difficulty and help predict which books individual readers may comprehend. INTEREST LEVELS RELATE TO CONTENT AND APPROPRIATENESS Books are assigned an interest level based on publisher recommendations about the grade-level appropriateness of the content: MG = middle grades, approximately 4 8 UG = upper grades, approximately 9 12 POINTS RELATE TO A BOOK S LENGTH AND DIFFICULTY Points are assigned to each book based on its length and difficulty. For example, Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers, which is about 9,467 words long, is a 1-point book. The Color Purple, about 66,556 words long, is a 9-point book. Points do not reflect a book s literary value. Lower Higher OUR COLOR-CODING SYSTEM Color ATOS LEVEL RED Levels 1 and 2 LIME Level 3 BLUE Level 4 GREEN Level 5 ORANGE Level 6 YELLOW Level 7 PURPLE Level 8
PAGE 8 L IB R AR Y PASSPO R T L IB R AR Y PASSPO R T PAGE 5 EXPLORE ALEXANDRIA Use the EXPLORE button to find books by general topic. This list will include all sources including nonprint (which generally do not circulate to student patrons). Checking Your Library Account Log in to. User ID is your library card number. The password is your lunch pin. The MOST POPULAR button will provide a list of the most popular books at CCMS. Click on WHAT S NEW to see the titles most recently added to. If you want to read a Newbery Winner, click the AWARD WINNERS. If you click on the title details, the award(s) and year of prize are listed. Our ebooks are all listed under the ebooks button. These books are accessible on your home computer, Kindle or ipad. The user name is ccrest. The password is middle. Check what you have out under the LOANED ITEMS tab. To renew an item, click the box before the item. Then click RENEW SELECTED in the lower right. Be sure to read the pop-up. It will show a new due date if you successfully renewed the book. Check for fines and money due for lost or damaged books under the CHARGES tab. To see if you have read a book, look under the HISTORY tab. To check if a hold is still in place OR to remove a hold, click the HOLDS tab. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED in Abbreviation FIC PB GN SC NP REF Meaning Hardback fiction Paperback Graphic Novel Story Collection Non-print (usually does not circulate to students) Reference TO RENEW
PAGE 6 L IB R AR Y PASSPO R T L IB R AR Y PASSPO R T PAGE 7 Build a Reading List When logged in, you may place a hold on a book. If a book is currently OUT, click PLACE A HOLD to be added to the book s waiting list. The book will be delivered to you when it becomes available. Search for Books by Subject Reading about a hobby is more fun. Author Type in author s LAST NAME, First name. Title Be sure to spell it correctly; click title. Series Type series title and click SERIES. Is It an AR Book? Click SHOW COPY INFORMATION AR color will be listed under COPY LOCATION. Search for Books by AR LEVEL/Color Change from SIMPLE to ADVANCED search When logged in, you may also build a reading list. Click on the + sign next to the word LIST. You must name your list; use My Reading List. Click Add. When you see a book you would like to read, click ADD TO LIST and select MY READING LIST. This option is only available when you are logged in ( will prompt you to log in). You Type topic in first search line. Basketball, knitting, autobiography, etc. In 2nd search line, change ALL WORDS to COPY LOCATION. Type AR color into second search line.