It isIt is

YOURYOUR

LibraryLibrary

So use So use it!it!

AIMAIMTo introduce you to the different aspects of the library at Endeavour College including …

1. When is the library open?

2. Borrowing

3. Staff

4. Library layout

5. What is on the library intranet pages

6. Internet stuff

WHEN IS THE LIBRARY WHEN IS THE LIBRARY OPEN?OPEN?MONDAY 8.40am – 4pm (lunchtime from 1.10pm)

TUESDAY 8.40am – 4pm (lunchtime from 1.10pm)

WEDNESDAY 8.40am – 4pm (lunchtime from 1.10pm)

THURSDAY 8.40am – 4pm (lunchtime from 1.10pm)

FRIDAY 8.40am – 4pm (lunchtime from 1.10pm)THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED EVERY THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED EVERY

RECESSRECESS

WHO IS IN THE WHO IS IN THE LIBRARY?LIBRARY?

[And don ‘t forget Mrs Wells this [And don ‘t forget Mrs Wells this term!]term!]

Mrs BarryMrs Strickland

Mrs Brussow

BORROWINGBORROWINGWho can borrow?

When can I borrow?

Where do I go?

What do I need?

What can I borrow?

How long are the loans for?

What happens if I lose a book?

Where do I return my items?

LIBRARY LAYOUTLIBRARY LAYOUTSHELVES – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Multimedia,

Teacher Resources and Reference Collection

COMPUTERS – Internet and intranet ONLY

LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK

PHOTOCOPIER and COLOUR PRINTER

DESKS

NEWSPAPERS

ENDEAVOUR COLLEGE ENDEAVOUR COLLEGE LIBRARYLIBRARY

INTRANET PAGESINTRANET PAGESHow do I get there???

1. Double click on the Endeavour intranet icon on the desktop

2. Double click Virtual library from side menu

Yippeee! You made it.

LET’S PLAY!LET’S PLAY!

LOG ON – if you haven’t alreadyLOG ON – if you haven’t already

ENDEAVOUR LIBRARY ENDEAVOUR LIBRARY CATALOGUECATALOGUE

FIND IT …. CLICK ON IT …..

CHOOSE A TOPIC (how about

SPACE)

You will find a variety of You will find a variety of itemsitems

Some will be websites

•Click on the hyperlinked title

•Click on the URL

Some will be books

•record call number Some will be DVDs

Some will be multimedia items

ENDEAVOUR LIBRARY ENDEAVOUR LIBRARY CATALOGUECATALOGUE

FIND IT …. CLICK ON IT …..

CHOOSE A TOPIC (how about

SPACE)

ENDEAVOUR COLLEGE ENDEAVOUR COLLEGE LIBRARYLIBRARY

INTRANET PAGESINTRANET PAGESHow do I get there???

1. Double click on the Endeavour intranet icon on the desktop

2. Double click Virtual library from side menu

Yippeee! You made it.

ENCYCLOPEDIASENCYCLOPEDIASThere is a hard copy of the World

Book Encyclopedia on the Reference shelf.

There are several online encyclopedias that you could use.

Britannica Online can be accessed through Salisbury Library.

How do you find Britannica Online?

We subscribe to Oxford Reference Online.

How do you find Oxford Reference Online?

SALISBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Wow! What a great place!

•Britannica

•Gale Health and Wellness

•ANZRC

Oxford Reference Online

A collection of many encyclopedias!

You can look at it on the Virtual Library Home page

– Reference Materials

DATABASESDATABASESWe subscribe to....

Macquarienet Username : endeavour

Password : macnet68

Very useful forAustralian

information

What is it about Wikipedia?

EVERYONE’S EVERYONE’S FAVOURITEFAVOURITE

THE INTERNET!THE INTERNET!

Internet SearchingInternet Searching

You have looked at the items from the Endeavour Catalogue but you still need more information

You have made a list of at least four related words or key words

At this time for this type of assignment you could then use the internet.

The internet does not always tell the truth

The internet does not give all of the answers

People pay to have their sites put high on your hit list!

Advertising and real articles are easily confused

TYPES OF SEARCH TYPES OF SEARCH ENGINESENGINES

Simple search engines www.altavista.comwww.google.com

Subject indexeswww.looksmart.comwww. yahoo.com

Multi-threaded search engineswww.dogpile.comwww.vivisimo.com

THE SHEET YOU NEED TO FILL INTHE SHEET YOU NEED TO FILL IN

Topic/ Keywords Simple search engine (name)

Multi threaded search engine (name)

Number of hits

Number of hits advertising something to buy

Gives related topics/ more pages information?YES/NO

What does an advanced search allow you to do?

TRICKY BITSTRICKY BITSGet down and get

BOOLEANBOOLEAN

TRICK 1TRICK 1

Use AND

eg “Robin Hood”

TRICK 2TRICK 2

Use AND and NOT

GOOD LUCK and GOOD LUCK and HAPPY HAPPY

RESEARCHING!RESEARCHING!

Remember to see either Remember to see either Mrs Strickland, Mrs Mrs Strickland, Mrs Brussow or Mrs Barry Brussow or Mrs Barry for helpfor help

GOOD LUCK and GOOD LUCK and HAPPY HAPPY

RESEARCHING!RESEARCHING!

Remember to see either Remember to see either Mrs Wells, Mrs Mrs Wells, Mrs Strickland or Mrs Strickland or Mrs Brussow for help.Brussow for help.