Library & Media Center
Columbia High School Library
Overview
Columbia High School's historic library supports curriculum by providing an environment rich in resource materials, both print and electronic. Our library serves nearly 2,000 students in grades 9-12 and more than 150 staff members. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and speak more than 25 languages at home. We have more than 100 databases, 32,000 print items and 5,500 e-books, all available for student and staff use.
The promotion of reading is a major goal of our program. Our curriculum fosters information literacy by providing instruction in research strategies, critical thinking skills and bibliographic instruction. We also offer reference assistance and instruction on helping students use technology.
CHS Library Information Website - Click Here
Online Public Access Catalogs
The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) can be accessed from both school and home.
Click Here To Access The Program.
Click on the Catalog tab to search for a book.
Download the Destiny Quest app for your smartphone or other mobile device and you can search the catalog from anywhere!
Tutorials / Instructional Videos
TurnItIn.com
Link to tutorials on the various steps for TurnItIn.com from setting up the account to uploading your paper, to understanding the Gradebook and feedback comments. http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training
Copyright
Video created from snippets of Disney movies to demonstrate Fair Use / Copyright .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
Plagiarism
Video created to illustrate examples of what is or is not considered plagiarism, and includes examples of how to avoid it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTPv9PtOoo-
NoodleTools
NoodleTools & GoogleDocs - integration
Basically it provides a linked workspace for students to write and share their writing with the teacher, librarian and even a team. When the bibliography is done, the student can export it to Google Docs to include with the paper.
Here's what the student does and sees:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/tutorials/google_integration/
If a student exports his or her work to a word processor, the student can export their notecards and outline to the word processor:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/usersguide/index.html?n=PrintingNotecards.html - click the picture of the printer
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/usersguide/index.html?n=PrintingTheOutline.html - click the picture of the printer
Cornell Note-Taking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7WM_fmR1k - Basic intro to the Cornell System of Note-Taking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki2loe4Hhxw - Taking Cornell Notes the AVID Way
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JAMES W. STANFORD CHS LIBRARIAN James William Stanford was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1923. His family moved to Asheville, NC where he grew up. During the Second World War he enlisted in the US Navy. Following his discharge from military service, Jim attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He obtained a Masters degree in Library Science from Pratt University in New York City. Upon completion of the degree, he was employed at the Newark Public Library. After a short time, he applied to work at Columbia High School. When he started at CHS in the 1950s, the Library was located on the second floor of the building (where the corridor now leads into the D Wing) and consisted of three small rooms. One room was for reading, another for research, and the third room was for teaching. In 1971, Mr. Stanford oversaw the design and construction of the new Library complex. When it was completed, the CHS Library was the largest high school facility east of the Mississippi River. Always active in professional circles, James Stanford served on numerous committees and was most proud of being a book reviewer for the American Library Association (ALA). He retired from CHS in 1984, shortly before his death. |
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ALUMNI AUTHORS (A PARTIAL LIST)
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