DeSales High School

Cecil Library Media Center

 

Mission
DeSales is a learning community committed to the effective use of technology to develop information literacy.  The mission of the school library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information:

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by providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats;

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by providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using
information and ideas; and

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by working with the faculty to design learning strategies that the needs of individual students.

 

 

 

NOTE:  Library catalogue is under construction

Understanding How the Library is Arranged: The Dewey Decimal System
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Destiny Online Library Catalogue

Search for books & media materials in the school library

 

Text Box: Destiny Online Library Catalogue
Search for books & media materials in the school library
 

 

 
Links for Specific Subjects Books to Read for Enjoyment Summer Reading Books Circulation Policy & Hours Audio Books in the Media Center

 

NetTrekker

Search for useful web sites

 

KYVL Databases

Search for articles from magazines & newspapers online

 

KYVL Tutorial

Get help in using the Kentucky Virtual Library

 

 

The Big6 Research Method

Use this six step process for doing research

 

 

Turnitin

Check your writing for plagiarism before you hand it in

 

Landmark's Citation Machine

Create a Works Cited

Citing Sources in APA & MLA styles

Look up the rules for documenting sources

Copyright Guidelines

How do I know if it's plagiarism?

 

Tips for Using Search Engines

Learn better ways to find what you want

 

United Streaming Online Videos*

Search for video clips

 

Web site Evaluation

Is this web site reliable?

GUYS READ!

Find books for guys

Subject-Specific Links

Information to help you with individual classes

 

Magazines

Find magazines in the Library Media Center

Louisville Free Public Library

Search the LFPL catalogue

 

Thesaurus & Dictionary

Find the right word

Project Gutenberg

 

Find free books online

Media Literacy

Find out why media knowledge is so important

AP Courses/College Board

Find information about AP courses and exams

Summer Reading Lists

Find out about the books you need to read

*Need username and password--available from the Library Media Center.

Contact :  Kate Breen

Library Media Specialist

 

 

Last Updated:   09/19/2007