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2009/2010

The Media Center @ Bad Axe High School

   

Ms. Gail Angeluski  Library Media Specialist gangeluski@badaxeps.org

Hours: School Days 8:00-3:30 Additional time by request  989-269-9593 ext.4010 

     Mrs. Deb Smith       Library Media Aide  dsmith@badaxeps.org

Our Vision:  Students who frequent the Media Center enjoy literature and are information literate. They independently practice inquiry & research skills and are adept at using new technologies to understand and communicate ideas.  As adults, they build upon school experiences to continue to enrich their lives.

 

Use the links to the right to find Accelerated Reader quizzes &

bibliographies, overdue books, fines, and featured resources. 

 

Begin Your Research Here

Search   Spectrum  , our online catalog of library books & magazines.  Browse the collection, pick out books, & save or print your reading list. Dozens of annoted book bibliographies by topic are available to help students find what interests them.

  Online Newspapers  

Huron Daily Tribune  Username: gangeluski   Password: nie

New York Times  Username: 200285161   Password: 200285161

  Online MeL Databases -- Many Others Available  

Academic OneFile  Extensive coverage of physical sciences, technology, medicine,
social sciences, the arts, theology, literature & other subjects. Citation formatting
options, examples & help.
Expanded Academic ASAP  Magazine, newspaper & journal articles appropriate to
college & university-level research. All topics & mostly full-text. Citation formatting
options, examples & help.
WilsonSelectPlus  Full text articles in science, humanities, education & business.
Use the Advanced Search for best results. To produce a perfect citation for an article,
click the box next to it, click "Detailed Record" in the menu bar above, then click 
"External Resources-Cite this item". Copy & paste the format or your choice.
Sirs Discoverer  Full text articles & reference books - great for social isssues research.
 
Landmarks Son of Citation Machine  Makes your "Works Cited" page a cinch!
 
The 5 Paragraph Essay Wizard  Tips & prompts; expository, narrative, & persuasive formats.
 
Widener University's Tutorial  For evaluating websites (takes awhile to load).
 
Online Reference Tools  Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs & more.
 
Quotations   Useful in writing and helpful in choosing your senior quote.
  
B. A. Public Library  Use their Web catalog to see what's available before going there.

The Library of Congress Online  Special links for student, families, and teachers.

Go online, borrow books from libraries statewide, pick them up at BA District Library!  Log on, play around, learn something -- More than 10 million primary sources are online for Michigan residents.These services & many more are free at school or from your own home through your Media Center's best friend, "MeL".

Online Learning Sevices for Students

Go to Peterson's to find the perfect educational program in just the right place and every scholarship available to help pay for it. This is a FREE educational search and planning service for K-12 through Grad School.

Learning Express Library

Plato Learning

 

Practice tests & review for A.P. courses, the SAT, middle & high school skills & much more.

A comprehensive library of rigorous, interactive content & assessment.

            

Updated on January 12, 2010

 Documents
Accelerated Reader Quizzes
Biography Resources
Overdue Library Books - Please Return
Unpaid Library Fines



 
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