The library program supports and encourages
daily class work, research assignments, and recreational reading. Chaminade
Middle School Students receive progressive instruction in research methods
which prepares them for the demands of advanced academic work. In addition,
two exploratory classes, Student Librarians and Storytelling, are offered
through the library.
Each year the library sponsors several
programs for students including two book fairs, the California Reader Medal
Award program, a visit by a noted author of books for young adults, and
assists the English Department in the administration of the Accelerated Reader
Program.
In addition, two special events are
sponsored--The Adopt-A-Book Fair at October's Back to School Night, and the
Celebrate Your Library program for which parents generously donate the cost of
new book to the library on their child's birthday or other special event. The
library benefits greatly from the support and interest generated by these
events.
Local Area Network (L.A.N.)
The Middle School Library is fully
automated and is on a Local Area Network with Internet access. Many resources and indexes are
available at any of our numerous workstations. The L.A.N.
enables us to expand our library beyond its walls and is accessible from all
classrooms and the students' homes.
Library
Catalog and Book Collection
The collection is arranged according to
the Dewey Decimal classification system and contains about 7,500 volumes.
Access to the collection is through Winnebago, our online public access
catalog.
Periodicals
The library subscribes to twenty
magazines and newspapers. Many back issues are available on microfiche and may
be copied on our microfiche reader/printer. In addition, the library
subscribes to the following periodical indexes on CD-ROM:
Resource One
Resource One indexes general periodicals
(Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, etc.). Many of these periodicals
are available full-text, i.e., the article itself is on the CD-ROM and may be
printed out. Resource One is supplemented by an extensive microfiche
collection.
SIRS (Social Issues Resource Service)
Researcher, SIRS Renaissance, and SIRS Government Reporter
SIRS (Social Issues Resource Service)
Researcher, SIRS Renaissance, and SIRS Government Reporter index magazines,
newspapers, government and university publications not readily available
elsewhere. SIRS Researcher is comprised mainly of perioidcals on science,
health and the environment; SIRS Resaissance covers the arts and humanities;
SIRS Government Reporter contains current event and country information. All
articles on these databases are available full-text.
Biology Digest
Biology Digest offers full-text articles
from science magazines and journals exclusively.
Reference
Collection
Reference books are intended to be
consulted from time to time when seeking specific information. This collection
includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and biographical resources.
Some biographical references are on CD-ROM and are included on the L.A.N.
While reference books generally remain in the library, overnight loans are
available.
Multimedia CD-ROM's
The library has computers for use with
multimedia CD-ROMs (CD-ROMs that include text, pictures, video, sound and
animation). These CD-ROMs are for PCs and many are available for checkout.
Internet Access
Internet access is available in the
library via Chaminade's T1 line.
Library Resource Specialists
