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It’s been another great month for Benton Library Media Center!Benton Library is having a great year, with even more checkouts and instructional sessions coming during September! Now that the month is over, let’s review our stats and look ahead to some new books!
We’re busy! Benton Library has seen stats on track with last year’s numbers, which will likely outpace last year’s record 15,000 item checkouts! Here’s our stats for September 2010:
By the numbers . . .
Total Collection Circulation . . . Grade 9 306
Grade 10 398
Grade 11 464
Grade 12 204
Unspecified 2540
Total 3912
Total Book Circulation . . . Total 1253
Total Laptop Circulation . . . Total 1601
Total Classes in Library . . . Total 40
Total Individuals in Library . . . Total 889
Top Ten Book Titles . . . First Shot Thirteen Reasons Why
One Handed Catch Boot Camp
Wicked Lovely A Rip in Heaven
Dopesick Glass
Burned Compound
Thanks! Thanks for visiting the library and keeping us busy! Let’s keep it up!
benton library media center
September 2010 Newsletter
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Dept/Teacher Lessons Standards Resources
Business/Hays Careers Research in Personal Finance: researching possible careers using job outlook statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=144190
Social Studies/Rushing Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=145353
Social Studies/Rushing
CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/bentonlibrary/intro-to-research-5193425
Social Studies/Shavnore CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/bentonlibrary/intro-to-research-5193425
Social Studies/Sherard Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
LibGuide - http://bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.com/content.php?pid=145353
Don’t forget about research! Mrs. Corey has been busy helping students and classes conduct research. View our instructional lessons below for August 2010:
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Introducing Our New Website . . . Bentonlibrary.org!
Our new site is sleek, shiny, and self-hosted! Check out the new blog/resource site at bentonlibrary.org! We have links to our databases, LibGuides, online catalog, and more!
Social Media
News Ticker
Blog Post
Video
Database Search
New Books
Photos
Twitter Feed
Plus much more!!!