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JP Taravella High School Media Center
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Library Hours
The media center is open to students and faculty from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Monday through Thursday and until 2:40 P.M. on Friday.
Mission Statement Our Mission is to provide customer service and equitable access to current databases and print materials while creating a safe and inviting environment where learning can take place.
In addition, the media center staff places a high priority on service to help meet the educational, recreational, and curricular needs of its users and is always available to assist the school community. Passes
Students may use the Media Center during the school day, including lunchtime, with an INDIVIDUALLY teacher-signed pass or with a class. Permanent passes are not acceptable. No more than five (5) students are to be sent to the library on individual passes during any one period without prior approval from the media staff. Student access to the Media Center may be limited by media staff at various times because of crowding, behavior, or other reasons.
Food and Beverages
In keeping with the regulations of the school, food and beverages are to be kept to the cafeteria.
Lost/Damaged Materials
Students are responsible for each item they check out. The cost of a lost book is its replacement cost.
Printing
Printing for students is available for a fee using a card reader system. Users may also save to a disk or to their folder on the server.
Use of Computers
Internet use is a privilege - not a right; users may be monitored. Illegal use of the Internet is prohibited. As per the School Board's Acceptable Use Policy, e-mail for students is not permitted during school hours. Additionally, games are not allowed at any time. Computer operations may be denied to users who improperly use the computers.
Periodicals/Newspapers
Full text of some newspapers and magazines may be accessed through the computer databases. Additionally, daily copies of the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald and el Nueva Herald are available.
Circulation Policies
All materials MUST be checked out of the media center. This practice
makes it easier to locate materials when they are needed by teachers and
students. All materials may be searched using SAVVYCat, Broward School's
online card catalog.
Students:
Students may checkout up to four books at a time. Books can be checked out for a two-week period and can be renewed for another two weeks if necessary. Reference collections are limited to in-school use only. Faculty:
Unlimited materials except for reserved materials.
Faculty circulation period is for 30 days and
may be renewed if materials
are not reserved Staff:
Ten books at a time. One audiovisual material at a time. Staff circulation period is for 30 days and may be renewed if materials are not reserved.
Requesting materials:
Teachers who wish to request
materials for their
classroom, please contact your media specialist. The materials will be
checked out to the classroom teacher. Returning materials:
Faculty and students are encouraged to return items in a timely manner so other my have the opportunity to use them. Students and faculty are financially responsible for materials checked out to them. Students are reminded not to check out materials for others. Return to the
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SAVVY CAT
What is SAVVYCat?
SAVVYCat is the online card catalog for all materials circulating
through the media centers in Broward County Public Schools. Included
in the union database are approximately 2,880,000 items located in Broward's
231 elementary, middle, high, center and technical schools. SAVVYCat
may be accessed from school or home at: http://sbbc.library.net.
The system is operated utilizing the Library.Solution software from TLC/CARL.
SAVVYCat may be searched from school and home making resources
more readily accessible.
SAVVYCat may be searched by individual school or by performing
an all school search.
A SavvySearcher is one who accesses information efficiently and effectively
by:
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Understanding organization of resources in media center;
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Following a search plan using key words and related terms;
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Determining the type of material most appropriate for the topic;
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Using reference materials to locate information;
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Using simple and combined terms to search the PAC (public access catalog);
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Choosing broader or narrower terms to refine search results;
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Recognizing when currency of information is needed;
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Recognizing when a variety of resources are needed on a subject to
represent a range of views.
How
can you search for a book using SAVVYCat?
Access
SAVVYCat at: http://savvycat.
Or
access SAVVYCat from home: http://savvycat.broward.k12.fl.us/
To perform an easy search for a book: type a word in the search query
box on the home page and select either Title, Author or Subject.
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The Browse button allows you to move forward or backward through a word
or number search list, or search additional fields.
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The Combination Search allows you to search author, titles, subject
AND/OR notes simultaneously.
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The Help button opens the help screen that will explain all the features
of the program.
How do you search for more materials in SAVVYCat using the Advanced
Search Method?
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Boolean Searching - allows you to search for words and phrases in certain
combinations:
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AND or & are Boolean Operators that search for more than
one word or phrase;
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OR or | are Boolean Operators that search for either of two or
more words or phrases;
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NOT or ~ are Boolean Operators that search for one word or phrase and
not the other.
Wildcard Searching - allows you to search for partial words in the search
query box by using the wildcard symbol * (asterisk) to the right
of a word stem.
You may also use the * character in a search as a substitute for any
individual character.
Exact Phrase Searches - you can search exact phrases by enclosing them
in quotation marks (" ").
What do the buttons on the SAVVYCat Search Screen do?
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Home button - returns you to the home page;
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Help button - Opens the PAC help screen;
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New
Search - Clears any search terms entered and limits set;
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Browse - Opens the Browse search query box;
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Combination Search - Opens the Combination Search page;
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Find - Let's you select Titles, Authors, Subjects, and/or Notes;
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Return pull down menu - let's you select the number of results that
will be displayed per page;
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Begin with/contain pull down menu - lets you search for items in the
catalog that begin with or contain the search query;
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The word(s) query box - the place where you enter your search terms;
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The Search button - launches a search.
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Broward County Public Schools - Copyrighting
Policy
4212
Broward County Public Schools - Copyrighted Materials -
Reproduction and Usage Policy
6318
Media
Center Handbook - Section A - Page 19
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In an effort to ensure quality resources for all Broward
County Public School students, the Learning Resources Department has purchased
annual subscriptions to a variety of online databases for the 2004-2005
school year.
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Grolier Encyclopedia Online
- http://go.grolier.com
Home Access: username: xxxxx, password: xxxxx
Encyclopedia Americana Online, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online,
The New Book of Knowledge, Lands and Peoples, and Popular Science
----Resources are available for all levels--
* Home access requires specific username and password. See your media
specialist for more information.
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The Gale Group
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http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/browardcpsit
Home access: password: xxxxxxx
Student Resource Center Bronze, Literature Resource Center, and Infotrac
Student for high schools, Infotrac Jr. for middle schools and centers,
Infotrac for Kids for elementary schools, and Professional Collection
* Home access requires specific username and password. See your media
specialist for more information.
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Bigchalk.com/Proquest
- http://www.proquest.com/pqdauto
Home access http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb
Account name: xxxxxx
Password for home access is: xxxxxx
Proquest Silver for high schools
* Home access requires specific username and password. See your media
specialist for more information.
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SIRS Researcher -
http://sks.sirs.com
Home Access - Customer #:xxxxx, Password: xxxxx
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Broward
County Public Schools - Student Code of Conduct
for 2004 - 2005
Broward
County Public Schools - School and District Technology Policy 5306
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Contains resources for professional educators and administrators.
Housed at Broward County Main Library. Tel -(954) 357-7177
http://www.co.broward.fl.us/library
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Includes
a collection of 5,000 videos & CD-ROMs for check-out
http://savvycat/media.htm
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Florida's public school database of 17,000,000 items, searchable by county
and available for inter-library loan.
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu
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http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/learnresource
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