About the Library
About the Library
Hours | Circulation | Media Collection | Electronic Services | Other Services
The media center is open each school day from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Students are welcome to use the center on their own before and after school.
The media center uses an automated circulation system for check-out of all media and equipment.
Books may be checked out for 2 weeks
Books may be renewed for an additional 2 weeks
Reference books may be checked out overnight only
Periodicals and newspapers do not circulate outside of the media center
Overdue fines are .10 each school day.
The books and AV materials in the collection are selected to meet the curriculum needs and interests of our students and faculty. The media center has a collection of over 11,000 items including fiction and nonfiction books, magazines, CD-ROMs, DVDs, videos, and other AV media. The center is fully automated with an electronic card catalog to help patrons find and identify resources. There are 20 computers in the center for students to access the card catalog as well as the Internet and other electronic information. Our campus is networked and this allows students and faculty to access the media center from anywhere on campus.
Books--The media center has over 9,000 titles that are arranged by the Dewey Decimal System.
Periodicals--The center subscribes to 9 magazines and 3 newspapers. Current magazines are on display in the reading area and some back issues are retained for 3 years. The Abridged Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature and National Geographic Index are available to aid patrons in finding articles. A computer data base periodical index is also available for patron use.
AV Material--Over 300 titles including CDs, DVDs, videos, filmstrips, records, audio cassettes, and kits are housed in the media center. All AV material can be identified in the center's electronic card catalog. Most AV material is reserved for faculty to supplement their teaching, but some items may be checked out by students. Our center belongs to an educational coop which provides access to additional AV material. The media center also has access to cable TV as well as a satellite receiver. When requested by faculty members, programs can be taped off the air for instructional use. All video programs are scheduled through the media center.
Electronic ServicesThe following electronic services are available in the library media center :
Card Catalog--Follett's Circulation/Catalog Plus provides a full MARC circulation and on-line public access catalog (OPAC) system.
Periodical Indexes (online)
Gale Discovering Collection --Student-friendly interface providing access to more than 45,000 biographies, criticisms, essays, and overviews, and 21,000 timeline events.
OCLC First Search--Access to more than 70 databases in 14 topic areas.
EBSCOhost - Provides access to a variety of full text databases and popular databases ranging from general reference to subject-specific.
Lamination--A 25" roll laminator is available in the media center. The media center staff provides laminating services for all faculty members. Students may have items laminated as long as items are related to class activities.
WAESC COOP--Our school is a member of the Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative located in Branch, AR. A wide variety of media is available to our faculty and students through this coop. A computer program listing the coop's catalog is available in the media center. A delivery and pick-up service runs weekly.