CMS Library Media Center

Welcome to the CMS Library Media Center. Following is some information about our facility and staff, links to great resources, and information for students, parents and teachers.

LMC General Info	LMC Staff	NH Lib. EBSCO	JR Collection Onine	Library Gear		Search the Web	Bookmarks
Celebration Club	Citations	© Copyright and Plagiarism	Grolier Encyclopedias	Website Eval.	Subject Resources	Book Awards	NetTrekker

	Media Center - Staff
	Dee Whall - Library Media Generalist, MSLIS Cindy Boyle - Library Assistant Betsy Wilson -A/V Technician

	Media Center - General Information
	Book borrowing - 3 books out at a time, 2 week period Respectful voices requested - "6 inch voices" Students can request passes to the Media Center for free periods for 10 minutes or for the entire period Media Center is open after school until 3:55 (late bus call) Media Center is open at 7:30 AM for drop offs Computer use must be arranged with front desk - groups of computers are often used by entire classes Computers should only be used for school purposes
	Back to Top
	EBSCO
	The New Hampshire State Library provides us with access to an outstanding collection of full-text and bibliographic databases, including periodicals, almanacs, newspapers, encyclopedias, and a dictionary. link: http://search.epnet.com get user name and password from CMS click on "Primary and Middle School Resources" Database to use: Middle Search Plus
	Back to Top
	Library Gear (including online reference books)
	Looking for a book in a specific category? Need some help finding information – “check out” these library sites! Annabelle’s Quotation Guide - A wonderful place to visit if a quotation is needed for a paper – much easier than Bartleby’s site. Authors4teens.com - Need a good book? Wondering what else Will Hobbs has written besides Jason’s Gold? Try it out! BrainyQuote - Allows users to search for quotations multiple ways and also provides an inspirational quote of the day. Dewey Browse - Allows students the ability to look up information by category – e.g. Social Studies, Literature, etc. Great tool. Encyclopedia.com - This general encyclopedia site gives short, easy to read articles. Links readers to other references, but those may require payment or registration. Internet Public Library Teen Space - Provides a listing of “teen appropriate” links on many topics – definitely young adult information here. Internet Public Library Kid Space - Same type of topic divisions, but aimed at a younger crowd. Merriam-Webster Online The BEST online dictionary! The Multnomah County Library Homework Center - Offers link to reliable sites on everything from Geography to Sports. Great trivia, too.
	Back to Top
	CultureGrams Online
	CultureGrams offers 181 country reports. The collection holds huge amounts of information for student projects and reports. The World Edition covers 25 categories, including history, religion, family, economy and more. link: http://online.culturegrams.com get user name and password from CMS click on "World Edition" for general information on countries Other features include: A database of pictures to help illustrate reports Famous people database Recipe database for food festivals!
	Back to Top
	Award Winning Books
	Great Stone Face Awards Children's book awards sponsored by the Children's Librarians of New Hampshire and is given each year to an author whose book receives the most votes from fourth through sixth graders throughout the state. Check out the award winners, past winners and get ready to vote next April during National Library Week. Isinglass Awards
	Back to Top
	Search the Web
	KidsClick - this site is composed and maintained by librarians. Students may pose a question to a reliable resource and receive an answer back in approximately 48 hours. Internet Search Tools Quick Reference Guide (SEIRTEC)- Want to know which site to use for which kinds of searches? Also a quick reference for formatting searches for different engines.
	Back to Top
	Celebration Club
	The Celebration Club is a way to celebrate a special event by donating a book to the Media Center – birthdays, Christmas/Chanukah, May Day, grandparents’ anniversaries or whatever family occasions you may have. A bookplate will be placed in the book as thanks for the gift! For more information and a list of suggested titles, click here.
	Back to Top
	Resource Citations
	It is very important to cite your references properly, depending on the type of resource. To see how to write citations for: Books Encyclopedias Magazines EBSCO Encyclopedia on CD-ROM Online Web Sources See our CMS Citations: How-To Page EasyBib - Citation source – plug in information and a citation will print. Very convenient. NoodleTools Quick Cite! - A “down-and-dirty” citation creator. Put in your information and a citation will be created. Make SURE to check it against the Citation Guide the library hands out (you can also find the guide in the main library home page).
	Back to Top
©	Copyright and Plagiarism
©	Copyright Kids - For younger students, this site explain copyright and fair use in clear terms. Crash Course in Copyright - This site does a wonderful job of explaining fair use and deals with proper use of materials when creating multimedia presentations. Landmarks for School – Permission Template - Save yourself some stress and ASK for permission to use graphics and quotes. This template will walk students through asking Web Spinners for permissions to use items found on sites. What is Plagiarism? Definitions and explanations for older students.
	Back to Top
	Website Evaluation
	Information on assessing websites and determining how useful a resource they are - See Ms. Whall's Web Site Evaluation Presentation. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Critical Evaluation Information Evaluation Web Resources - Wolfgram Memorial Library
	Back to Top
	Subject Resources
	Recommended links on subjects special to CMS students - Link to Subject Resources Page
	Back to Top
	I Keep Bookmarks
	The “I keep bookmarks” site for CMS can be found at the following link: http://ww2.iKeepBookmarks.com/SAU16-CMS This link will take users directly to CMS’ list of links. Some teams and teachers have started to list Web sites for projects and classes on this resource.