Library Information:
AR (Accelerated Reader): you can take a quiz in your teacher's classroom, the core, or in the library, but not at home (just log on to Accelerated Reader). Your user name is your ID number, and your password is abc. Almost every fiction book in the Rio Norte JHS Library has an AR quiz. Many nonfiction books do too. To find out if a book you want to read is an AR book just go to the online AR Bookfinder, or come into the library and ask Mr. Smith.
Library Catalog: To find a book on the shelf when you are in the library you walk up to one of the computers and type in the title, author, or subject of the book you wish to find. If we have the book it will show up and say how many are "available". If the book is checked out the results will say there are 0 available. In addition to books we have DVDs and CDs (for teacher checkout only), and eBooks, each represented by a different icon, for example, a little red book lets you know the item is a book. A little blue monitor represents a DVD, and so forth. You can also access the catalog from any computer anywhere on-campus or off. You can even use an app (if you cared to) to search our catalog. That would be the Destiny Quest App. You can search for any of these apps in the App Store by searching "Follett". I could go on and on, but the simplest way is still just to come into the library and ask Mr. Smith, or if you are really feeling adventurous step up to a catalog and try it.
Databases: We have World Book, SIRS, Gale and CultureGrams. They are paid for by the school district and the content is very reliable (no ads or political bias). It is hard to evaluate the accuracy of random websites you might find online--so this is a big help for research. They usually have a source citation at the bottom of the page that you can copy and paste straight into your bibliography or works cited page. The World Book is a good overview to start with. We have the print version of this available if you are in the library and want to use a book. SIRS specializes in social issues and pro and con topics. Gale is just an amazingly complete place to research just about everything. Culture Grams is good for doing country research. The databases contain other eBooks, links to dictionaries, photos, film clips, and much, much more. Just try them now, if you wish, Databases.
Password? If you need a username "rionorte" should work, and the password is "riverhawk".
Source Citation? They usually have a source citation at the bottom of the page that you can copy and paste straight into your bibliography or works cited page.
AR (Accelerated Reader): you can take a quiz in your teacher's classroom, the core, or in the library, but not at home (just log on to Accelerated Reader). Your user name is your ID number, and your password is abc. Almost every fiction book in the Rio Norte JHS Library has an AR quiz. Many nonfiction books do too. To find out if a book you want to read is an AR book just go to the online AR Bookfinder, or come into the library and ask Mr. Smith.
Library Catalog: To find a book on the shelf when you are in the library you walk up to one of the computers and type in the title, author, or subject of the book you wish to find. If we have the book it will show up and say how many are "available". If the book is checked out the results will say there are 0 available. In addition to books we have DVDs and CDs (for teacher checkout only), and eBooks, each represented by a different icon, for example, a little red book lets you know the item is a book. A little blue monitor represents a DVD, and so forth. You can also access the catalog from any computer anywhere on-campus or off. You can even use an app (if you cared to) to search our catalog. That would be the Destiny Quest App. You can search for any of these apps in the App Store by searching "Follett". I could go on and on, but the simplest way is still just to come into the library and ask Mr. Smith, or if you are really feeling adventurous step up to a catalog and try it.
Databases: We have World Book, SIRS, Gale and CultureGrams. They are paid for by the school district and the content is very reliable (no ads or political bias). It is hard to evaluate the accuracy of random websites you might find online--so this is a big help for research. They usually have a source citation at the bottom of the page that you can copy and paste straight into your bibliography or works cited page. The World Book is a good overview to start with. We have the print version of this available if you are in the library and want to use a book. SIRS specializes in social issues and pro and con topics. Gale is just an amazingly complete place to research just about everything. Culture Grams is good for doing country research. The databases contain other eBooks, links to dictionaries, photos, film clips, and much, much more. Just try them now, if you wish, Databases.
Password? If you need a username "rionorte" should work, and the password is "riverhawk".
Source Citation? They usually have a source citation at the bottom of the page that you can copy and paste straight into your bibliography or works cited page.