|
 Beauregard High School Media Center Policies
HOURS: 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
PERSONNEL: Mrs. Regena Spence, Media Specialist
Mrs. Pamela Ledbetter, Media Aide Beauregard High School Media Center Policies
STUDENT CONDUCT
Students are expected to conduct themselves in such a manner as to not infringe upon the rights of others. If students choose to spend time in the media center, they are to conduct themselves appropriately. Students are welcome in the media center for browsing or reading magazines and/or newspapers. However, they must remember that other students are in the media center to work. If they choose to be disruptive, they are asked to leave.
RULES
- No food or drinks are allowed.
- No personal grooming is allowed.
- Be considerate of other people in the room.
- Take care of materials, equipment and facilities.
- [Those responsible for damage or loss of media center materials will incur all expenses.]
CIRCULATION INFORMATION
Students may check out general circulation materials for 2 weeks or less. After a 1 day grace period, the student will incur a $. 05 per day fine. Reference books may be checked out after 4th block, and must be returned before 1st block the following school day. If you are ill, you are expected to make arrangements with a family member or friend to return any overnight books The student will incur a $1.00 fine per day for any over night materials, which are turned in late. Reference books may be checked out after 4th block, and must be returned before 1st period the following school day. If you are ill, you are expected to make arrangements with a family member or friend to return any overnight books.
SERVICES
A copier is maintained in the media center for student use. Copies are $0.10 each. Everyone who uses the copier must abide by federal and state copyright laws. Copyright restrictions are posted. ALABAMA VIRTUAL LIBRARY ACCESS **All students at BHS have access to the Alabama Virtual Library through the BHS WebPages available in the media center. The URL address is http://beauregard.lch.schoolinsites.com All students at Beauregard High School are placed in the Alabama Virtual Library database. They are given an AVL card with their ID and password as well as the issuing library and the expiration date. At the beginning of each school year the incoming freshmen are also entered into the database and given an AVL card. This card will give them home access to the databases of the Alabama Virtual Library. HOW TO FIND BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY - Using Destiny Online (the card catalog) at the Computer Centers, you can locate any book in the Beauregard High School Library by its title, subject, keyword, or series name. Using the card catalog, you can tell where to find books in the library by using the call number. Call numbers are located on the lower spine of the book. The card catalog will also tell you the availability of books.
Fiction books can be defined as narratives or stories in which all or some of the events, characters and places are imagined. Fiction books are placed on the shelves in alphabetical order by the last name of the author under the letter "F or FIC". Nonfiction books are books written primarily to give you facts about all kinds of subjects. Nonfiction books are found under the call numbers from the Dewey Decimal System of Classification. Reference books call numbers are preceded by "REF".
- Biographies and autobiographies are books written about particular people. Biographies and autobiographies are both in the biography section of the library.
- Collective biographies (books containing more than one biography) can be found in the 920 section of the library. Individual biographies and autobiographies are found under the call number 92.
- Story Collection books are shelved separately in the BHS library under the call number SC.
INTERNET Internet access is offered on all the computers in the Media Center. The Lee County Board of Education Acceptable Use Policy governs all library Internet usage. A student must have an Internet permission form on file in the media center prior to his/her using the Internet computer. The permission form must be signed by the student's parent or guardian. Students should remember that state and federal copyright laws regulate the use of Internet information. Furthermore, Internet searches must be conducted on only class related projects. Students are responsible for appropriate behavior on library computers. Access is a privilege, not a right! Damaging computer systems, playing games, displaying offensive messages, pictures, or obscene language, changing ANY settings, and downloading files, games or anything else other than articles/pictures for research are all prohibited. The BHS library Internet stations are not available for sending or receiving e-mail. Articles can be viewed at the station and/or printed out with the librarian's permission. Any abuse of computer rules may result in access being denied, revoked or suspended. The following reference sources are offered on the student computer search stations:
A student, using a computer search station, is reminded that he/she should issue the print command only once when printing articles from these computer reference works. Giving the print command more than once results in the printer being jammed with needless documents. Such lack of patience wastes precious time and expensive cartridge ink. Students will be charged for all printed pages at a rate of $.10 per page.
TEACHER INFORMATION Teachers will meet with the library staff and sign up on the media center calendar in order to schedule a class visit. To reserve a library time, you may sign up on the calendar in the media center, or email us at spence.regena@lee.k12.al.us We can accommodate two classes at the same time. When sending individual students, please limit the number to five students and send them with a blue media center pass that includes the research purpose. Library passes will be put in each teacher's mailbox. Additional passes can be requested by the teacher. Teachers can only write library passes for students who have a library assignment for his/her class. Example: Science teachers cannot give a student a pass to do an English report. Do not give a pass to a student just because they want one--give them a pass because they have to do an assignment for you. Please remember that any student wishing to use the media center Internet connection must have a signed parental permission form (per county policy) on file in the media center prior to his/her using the Internet computer. Forms must be turned in to the media staff before any student has access. If you wish to use a video tape in the classroom, you must fill out a Video Use form (available in the school office) prior to showing videos. Furthermore, only school-owned videos are to be shown in the classroom. You may not bring videos from home, from rental stores, or from other educational institutions except with administrative permission. Conference Room Reservations The conference room at the back of the library is shared by the library and the guidance department. If you would like to reserve this conference room, please sign the "Conference Room Reservation" section of the Media Center Master Schedule which is located on the circulation desk or email us at spence.regena@lee.k12.al.us .
|
