CENTENNIAL SCHOOL LIBRARY
LIBRARY HOURS:
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Teacher-Librarian Judy Toy is available in Periods 1 and 2; TL Phil Salembier is available in
Periods 4 and 5 to help you and your students. We are always keen to discuss projects with
you.
Library Assistant Sharon Cook is at the circulation desk to help you in Periods 1-5.
For a resource-based library assignment in Semester 1 contact:
Toy
Periods 1 and 2
Salembier
Periods 4 and 5
We have 16 PC workstations in the main library with Microsoft Office 2010/13 which are
connected to the network and the Internet. Eleven are in the north classroom area and
therefore may be inaccessible to walk-in students if there is a booked class using the space.
Please call the library local (111) before sending students to the library.
PC LAB 115:
— 30 workstations available for supervised classes only, booked with library for resourcebased assignments.
— Students must be under the direct supervision of a teacher at all times in the lab. If you
must step out please locate the TL on duty that block to watch the class for you. Vandalism
has been an issue in the lab in past and we wish to eliminate it.
— Need a quick research lesson? Ask us for help in navigating the web.
We are again accessing the ProQuest eLibrary, Gale and EBSCO databases. Our license lets
students and teachers use these incredible databases from any computer — at home or
school.
ProQuest eLibrary
URL:
http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ce/canada/remote
User id:
centaurs
Password:
centennial
Gale
URL:
User id:
Password:
EBSCO
URL:
User id:
Password:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb
43cest
teacher
http://search.ebscohost.com
Centaurs
Centennial
The Centennial Library collection is also online 24/7 through our Online Public Access
Catalogue (or OPAC):
URL: http://destiny.sd43.bc.ca/common/welcome.jsp?site=165
Or via the library portal page:
http://www.sd43.bc.ca/secondary/centennial/ProgramsServices/Library/Pages/default.aspx
PLEASE ALWAYS SCHEDULE CLASS VISITS
Library, library lab (115) and Lab 206 schedules are in binders at the circulation desk.
Please phone (local 111), email Phil (psalembier@sd43.bc.ca), Judy (jtoy@sd43.bc.ca) or
stop in to book with Phil, Judy or Sharon.
The library is available to individual students, and is usually available for small groups of
six or fewer without scheduling.
Scheduled classes have reserved computers, tables and, where possible, teacher-librarian
time. Problems can arise when students want these resources, and do not understand that
they are not available. Please check on computer and/or teacher-librarian availability before
you send a small group.
Please plan or discuss your library based assignments with Phil or Judy. The library is
our classroom and our input may ensure success.
Please accompany your class while they are in the library. We will be here to lower the
teacher/pupil class size ratio in Periods 1, 2, 4 and 5. We cannot be expected to
supervise/teach your class alone.
Please do not assign library-based assignments to coincide with planned absences.
TOCs or colleagues cannot give the help and motivation that your active participation
provides. Students often get the impression that it’s not important if you are not here.
Plan and schedule major assignments early.
Library assignments are not very successful when several other classes are using the same
resources. Consider the early part of the semester when it is less busy.
Red tape
The library aims to provide the resources and services you and your students need. If our
procedures impede this goal, discuss them with us.
Collection Development
We are constantly looking for new learning resources. What areas of the collection need
strengthening? Do you have specific titles that the library should purchase? What subject
areas need updating? What content areas of the curriculum would you like to present using
library materials? We order new resources on a monthly basis. Our budget has been cut this
year, so the earlier requests are made the more likely they are to be fulfilled.
SUPERVISION
More than 600 students use the library each day.
We know how busy you are — but please consider spending a few minutes each week in the
library to model library use (and see what is here to help you teach). Students are impressed
when they see teachers, administrators and support staff working, reading, or doing research
in the library. We like to see you too!
We appreciate it when you talk to your students about library protocol and the problems
created for others when inconsiderate or uninformed students use the library as a lounge.
Also, please remind students that scheduled classes have first priority for the resources.
When we are really full students not in a class may be asked to find another place to work on
their homework.
Documenting Your Research and Works Consulted Frames For Gathering Source Data
Copies are available in the library. Please consider using the Centennial Library format for
documenting sources. We are happy to teach a lesson with you.
Our neighbour — Coquitlam Public Library
We are very lucky to have a public library next door, and we co-operate but we are
different.
Students often are surprised that resources needed to complete school assignments are more
available in our smaller library. This is no accident. Our school library fills a different role.
Our collection (print, digital and online) is built to support the curriculum. Teacherlibrarians are trained to work with students.
Is there a place where Centennial Library Expectations (printed on the next page) can be
posted in your classroom?
THE LIBRARY IS A QUIET PLACE
TO STUDY, LEARN
AND EXPLORE IDEAS
ASK FOR HELP — It’s a big library with many resources.
ALWAYS CONSIDER HOW YOUR ACTIONS AFFECT
OTHERS.
SOCIALIZE WITH FRIENDS IN THE COURTYARD, CAFETERIA,
OTHER MEETING PLACES IN THE SCHOOL, OR OUTSIDE.
The study carrel area is a NO TALKING ZONE.
The rest of the library is for QUIET STUDY OR
READING.
TAKE CARE OF LIBRARY MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
NO FOOD OR DRINKS
CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF
Comply with the INTERNET CONTRACT.
— No games
— No chat, forums or instant messaging
— Searches must be related to school assignments
(Talk to a teacher-librarian if there are special circumstances.)
SIGN OUT ALL MATERIALS AND RETURN THEM PROMPTLY.
There are no fines, but additional items may not be borrowed
until overdues are returned.
No yearbook if you have overdues in June.
Removing materials from the library without signing them
out is stealing. Thieves are severely disciplined.