The Skyline High School Library Orientation Page
Welcome to the Skyline Library Orientation Page! This page is designed for students going through library orientation with the campus librarian or in class with the classroom teacher. This page is divided into four sections: The Introduction, The Research Process, The Library Orientation Research Activity, and the Review.
The Introduction
The Skyline Media Center is open from 8:15 am until 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
The Skyline Media Center is staffed with 2 Full time Media Specialists/ Librarians and 2 Media Assistants.
Students must have a pass from their teacher to visit the library during the school day.
Students must leave the library 5 minutes before the bell rings to begin the next class period.
Students may check out books, play-aways, books on CD, and magazines for a period of two weeks. Students are allowed to renew their items ONCE. This will extend the checkout period for an additional 2 weeks.
Students must have a current Skyline Student badge to check out materials.
Students are allowed to use the computers in the Media Center for school and work related projects. For assistance logging in ask a media center staff member.
Students can search for books and other library materials by using the library catalog computers within the library. Students can also access the catalog by visiting www.skylinemediacenter.com and clicking the DALLINK
icon.
Students can place items on hold at Skyline and other schools within Dallas ISD.
The Skyline Media Center is staffed with 2 Full time Media Specialists/ Librarians and 2 Media Assistants.
Students must have a pass from their teacher to visit the library during the school day.
Students must leave the library 5 minutes before the bell rings to begin the next class period.
Students may check out books, play-aways, books on CD, and magazines for a period of two weeks. Students are allowed to renew their items ONCE. This will extend the checkout period for an additional 2 weeks.
Students must have a current Skyline Student badge to check out materials.
Students are allowed to use the computers in the Media Center for school and work related projects. For assistance logging in ask a media center staff member.
Students can search for books and other library materials by using the library catalog computers within the library. Students can also access the catalog by visiting www.skylinemediacenter.com and clicking the DALLINK
icon.
Students can place items on hold at Skyline and other schools within Dallas ISD.
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The Research Process
The media center is a place for students to practice and enhance their information seeking skills. The process of locating information to answer a question is RESEARCH.
You can view the steps for research by clicking the Steps for Research link at the top of this page.
To support your research you will need primary and secondary sources.
Primary sources are original pieces of work from individuals closet to the time period, person studied, or issue. They offer an inside view. Primary sources include original documents such as autobiographies, personal journals or diaries, letters, meeting minutes, film footage, official records, photographs, and speeches (this list is not all inclusive).
Examples of Primary Sources:
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Declaration of Independence
Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech
film footage from the September 11 attacks
Secondary Sources are interpretations, analysis, and articles based upon the primary sources. Secondary sources are 1 step removed from the event.
Examples of Secondary Sources
Encyclopedia
Literary criticism of a work
Textbooks
Magazine and newspaper articles
for access to these sources click on the link to the Online Database and Search Engines page
You can view the steps for research by clicking the Steps for Research link at the top of this page.
To support your research you will need primary and secondary sources.
Primary sources are original pieces of work from individuals closet to the time period, person studied, or issue. They offer an inside view. Primary sources include original documents such as autobiographies, personal journals or diaries, letters, meeting minutes, film footage, official records, photographs, and speeches (this list is not all inclusive).
Examples of Primary Sources:
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Declaration of Independence
Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech
film footage from the September 11 attacks
Secondary Sources are interpretations, analysis, and articles based upon the primary sources. Secondary sources are 1 step removed from the event.
Examples of Secondary Sources
Encyclopedia
Literary criticism of a work
Textbooks
Magazine and newspaper articles
for access to these sources click on the link to the Online Database and Search Engines page
The Library Orientation Research Activity
It is time to practice what you've learned about accessing information for a purpose. The media specialist or classroom teacher will give each group a research topic. You will follow the Big6 steps for research to complete the assignment.
The Review
After completing each step of the library orientation you are prepared to navigate the the resources available at Skyline High School Media Center. Test your skills by completing these activities.
