What is a Library Media Center?
Library media centers provide access to a variety of resources including:
- books
- online databases
- computer programs
- audiovisual materials
- laptops
- and much more!
These resources are made available to support student learning and to
ensure students have many experiences which influence their development
as information technology literate citizens.
A
full time librarian is available to assist students with selecting the
materials they need to best answer their questions and to guide them in
selecting the book that best suits their individual reading preferences.
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WISE OWL is a Web site that has, as its centerpiece, several
subscription databases. InfoTrac, a periodical database product by the
Gale Group, is made up of a Kids Edition for elementary students, a
Junior Edition for middle schoolers and both the Student Edition and
InfoTrac Gold Reference Edition for the high school and parent
community. The Junior Reference Center and Kids InfoBits offer access to
reference materials with a simplified format for greater ease of use.
Also included in the Gale database collection is the Scribner Writers
Series, with information on more than 1600 authors. Grolier Online
offers two encyclopedias: The New Book of Knowledge for elementary and
middle school students, and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia for middle
and high school students. Additional reference sources available include
Lands & Peoples, Popular Science, America the Beautiful, and a
collection of searchable eBooks in the Virtual Reference Center.