Library Media Center

How many a man can date a new era in his life from the reading of a book  --Thoreau
 

Information Literacy

  Defining your Information Need  |  Finding Information   |   Evaluating Information   |   Using Information 

Using Information
 Using information ethically and legally:

TAKE NOTES IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

USE CORRECT CITATION FORMAT AS SPECIFIED BY YOUR TEACHER.  We have MLA guidelines here in the media center and available online.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, write down complete bibliographic information when you have the source in front of you!

Avoid Plagiarism:
Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting (from Joyce Valencia at Springfield Township High School)
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/sumparquo.html

Plagiarism vs. documentation (from Joyce Valencia at Springfield Township High School)
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/sumparquo.html

Credit your sources for use in multimedia projects

 

 Using information effectively:

--Classify and group information using a word processor, database or spreadsheet.

-- Use word processing or desktop publishing software to create printed documents.

-- Use presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint,) to create electronic slide shows

--Create a Webpage

 

 
The size of a school library's staff and collection is the best single predicator of student achievement, outweighing school spending in general, the income and education of the parents, and the teacher-pupil ratio.  The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement:  White House Conference on School Libraries.