Faculty Meeting 3/13

Used for collecting and providing citations, this library tool’s name includes a synonym for pasta

Answer explanation

NoodleTools is a citation manager. It is capable of MLA, APA, and Chicago style citations. It's so good that Mr. R uses it for his grad classes as well!

A database commonly seen as a bridge between high school and college, the name of this repository of mostly academic journals starts with a J

Answer explanation

"JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

We help you explore a wide range of scholarly content through a powerful research and teaching platform. We collaborate with the academic community to help libraries connect students and faculty to vital content while lowering costs and increasing shelf space, provide independent researchers with free and low-cost access to scholarship, and help publishers reach new audiences and preserve their content for future generations."

True or False - The CWHS LMC must pay directly for all of our GALE databases

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The LMC's participation in PA POWER Library gives access to most of our GALE database products

Used to help guide student research, the Big ____ process was originally developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz.

Answer explanation

"The Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy, inquiry, research skills, or an information problem-solving process…but we call it the Big6!

Using the Big6, you will identify goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then reflect—is the final product effective and was my process efficient? The Big6 works anywhere—the classroom, workplace, or at home. Moreover, it works across content areas and aligns easily with state and national learning standards."

Our most used GALE database this school year is which of the following - Gale In Context: Science, Gale In Context: High School, Gale In Context: U.S. History

• Gale In Context: Science

• Gale In Context: High School

• Gale In Context: U.S. History

Answer explanation

The Gale Science database has had over 7000 full-text retrievals and 10000 searches this school year.

JoVE is a database containing videos of science experiments and lessons. What is JoVE an acronym for?

Answer explanation

We were the first high school in the country to have access to JoVE.

Written specifically for middle and high school students, this database called Teen Health & _________________ provides resources on diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, and more

Answer explanation

I did not know this database was something we had until it stopped working halfway through the year this year and a teacher reached out to me to fix it.

Some of the database access we have in the LMC is granted through our membership in the PA _______________ library.

Answer explanation

Many of the EBSCO and GALE products are included in our membership. Membership only costs us $250 a year...which is cheap considering the access we get. Membership also includes our ability to use the interlibrary loan system.

A special portal used to access all of our databases, ebooks, and eaudiobooks from one spot, this resource includes a word for something we DON’T want to see students doing in the hallways.

Answer explanation

We are part of a special consortium (group) that gives us access to our Ebooks and Eaudiobooks on a rotating basis. Just like physical books, these items must be checked out and we only have a limited amount of each item.

What is the name of the person who created the system by which the CWHS LMC organizes our non-fiction books?

Answer explanation

Not so fun fact: Melvil Dewey was a womanizer and anti-Semite. "For decades, Dewey refused to stop his "unwelcome hugging, unwelcome touching, certainly unwelcome kissing" with female subordinates and others, according to biographer Wayne Wiegand. The Lake Placid Club banned Jews, blacks, and others from membership, a policy written by Dewey." His system of classification more commonly goes by initials now, rather than his name - DDC.