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mknopp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:12:21 CST

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teAchnology - free resources for teachers including rubrics, lesson plans, printable worksheets, and webquests

Regents Prep Center

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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Gateway to Educational Materials Project

AOL@School

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/

http://www.worldcat.org/

Library Home

mknopp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:55:10 CST

WELCOME TO THE
WESTLAKE HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL
VIRTUAL LIBRARY

Library Catalogue

Subscription Databases

Mrs. Knopp, Library Media Specialist, collects, organizes, and facilitates access to information resources in many formats. Students are encouraged to use varied media for research including books, periodicals, reference databases, and the Internet. Our mission is to support and enhance the research, information, reading, viewing, and instructional needs of students and staff. Mrs. Knopp provides instruction in the use of traditional and new information technologies that enhance and reinforce the school curriculum.

The library program ultimately seeks to promote the skills, knowledge and attitudes of students that will enable them to become critical thinkers, lifelong learners and effective users of information in the 21st century.

All students and faculty are invited to participate in poetry slams, book discussions, and other events throughout the year conducted by Mrs. Knopp and the Library Council.

This wiki was developed to facilitate 24/7 access to reliable information resources for students, teachers and parents.

Please feel free to e-mail Mrs. Knopp at mknopp@mtplcsd.org if you have any questions or suggestions.

Reading & Books

mknopp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:50:51 CST

New Books in the Library

Over 65 new books have arrived in the library and are just waiting to be checked out by you! Below are just a few of our new titles. Click on any of the book covers to read a summary/review of the book. Click here to go to our online catalogue.

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Want to know what's next in your favorite series? Click here to find out!

Student Book Review Blog

Have you ever read a book that was so amazing you told all your friends "you've GOT to read this!"? Well here's your chance to share what you are reading with other students and to discover new books based on student recommendations!

There are two ways to submit your review:

E-mail your review to knoppm.library@blogger.com or
Print out and complete the Book Review Template and give it to Mrs. Knopp

Want to know what books Westlake HS/MS students are recommending? Click here to find out and check one out today.

Summer Reading Lists

Please see Summer Reading List attachments at the bottom of this page.

Class Projects

mknopp — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:44:17 CST

Databases

mknopp — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:53:59 CST

Gale Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources
Student Resource Center - Reference material, periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, video and audio clips.
Junior Edition - K12- Magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Informe - Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

Custom Newspapers - national and international
New York State Newspapers

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select- Contemporary authors
The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors

Health Reference Center Academic - Journals plus personal health information sources.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module- journals, pamphlets, health-related videos and articles

Business and Company Resource Center- Detailed company and industry news and information.

EBSCO Databases

MasterFILE Select provides full text for more than 700 general reference publications. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Select also includes 36 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.
TOPICsearch allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
General Science Collection offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back as far as 1992.
Science Reference Center - Encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals on biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
EBSCO Animals provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Bloom’s Literary Reference Online

LitFinder

Encyclopedia Britannica

Grolier Online

Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Popular Science and New Book of Knowledge

Power Media Plus

Maps 101

* Login IDs and passwords are required. Please see Mrs. Knopp in the library to obtain this information.

New York Public Library

mknopp — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:32:32 CDT

The New York Public Library has a wealth of free programs and resources of interest to students. All you need is a library card!
See Mrs. Knopp if you need access to these resources but don't yet have a library card.

Do you live, work, attend school, or own property in New York State? If so, you are entitled to a New York Public Library card.
Click here to apply for a public library card online. Find a public library branch near you - Bronx - Manhattan

Access the NYPL online catalog, databases or digital gallery with over 600,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.

	Public library resources of interest to teenagers.
	Access online tools and resources for completing homework or select from 3 Free Live Services Ask-A-Librarian - for quick reference questions. Live Homework Help - for live online help with a tutor and interactive whiteboard. Dial-A-Teacher - telephone and online service with a teacher
	Did you know that you can download an audiobook to your computer, iPod, MP3 or CD player? Or you can download an electronic print version to your computer to read online. Click the eNYPL icon to the left and/or see Mrs. Knopp for details.
	Free online test prep material, study guides and e-books to help you advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams.

Primary Sources

mknopp — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:23:11 CDT

What are Primary Sources? Types of Primary Sources Analysis of Primary Sources

Links to Primary Source Documents

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History – Nearly 450 historical documents, organized by chronological period.
American Hypertexts – Many classic texts in U.S. history, including The Education of Henry Adams, Letters from an American Farmer (Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur), Notes on the State of Virginia (Thomas Jefferson), and My Twenty Years at Hull House (Jane Addams).
American Photography: A Century of Images – Historic photographs and information and tools to help students analyze photos as primary sources.
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches – Top 100 speeches of the 20th century, 67 percent of which are available in audio or video.
American Women's History: Digital Collections of Primary Sources – Links to numerous collections of primary sources in women's history
The Authentic History Center – Images of artifacts, excerpts from letters and diaries, and audio clips. Popular culture is the primary focus.
Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy – Documents in U.S. history from the 1630s through the 20th century.
Awesome Stories.com - see Mrs. Knopp for login information
Bartleby – Classic American essays and a small selection of primary sources in U.S. history in the non-fiction section.
A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents – Political documents including some presidential state of the union and inaugural addresses.
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy – Links to many source documents, including executive orders, presidential papers, and the U.S. Code.
Digital History: Primary Source Documents - A searchable data base of 600 primary sources dealing with political, diplomatic, and social history.
Digital Past – Libraries in suburban Chicago have collaborated to produce this data base of 35,000 items, including postcards, architectural plans, photos, and personal letters.
Documenting the American South - Primary sources on Southern history, literature, and culture from the colonial period through 1920. From the University of North Carolina.
EASE History - A collection of presidential campaign ads from 1952 to the present.
eHistory Primary Sources - Ohio State University presents a variety of sources particularly strong in the Civil War era.
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Texts - Approximately 200 historical documents arranged by period.
Historical Census Browser – This site from the University of Virginia allows users to access historical census data.
History Matters: Many Pasts - More than 1000 documents, selected to reveal the lives of ordinary Americans
History Wired: A Few of Our Favorite Things - Approximately 450 objects from the Smithsonian's collections—from the significant (the patent for Bell's first telephone) to the less significant but interesting (a portrait of the first Breck girl). Background information is provided with each item.
Legal Information Institute - Information about the Supreme Court and its decisions dating from 1990 including 600 historic decisions.
Making of America - Collection of social history sources from the 19th century.
National Archives and Records Administration - Searchable databases of documents from the National Archives. Online Exhibits present collections of documents on wide-ranging topics (e.g., Elvis meets Nixon, WPA art, gifts given to presidents, founding documents), and the Digital Classroom provides teaching resources.
National Park Service History and Culture: Collections - Historic photographs and documentation related to architectural and engineering history.
National Security Archive - Repository for declassified documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
New York Public Library Digital Library Collection - Visual and text sources on such topics as the history of the performing arts and African Americans in the 19th century.
Our Documents - 100 milestone documents in U.S. history, along with suggestions for classroom use.
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia - Information on selected past Supreme Court cases, with more than 2,000 hours of sound recordings of the Court’s proceedings.
Picture History - Images in American history, plus feature articles telling "the story behind the pictures."
Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration – History of the presidential library system, plus links to the libraries of every president since Hoover. Many of the specific libraries have interesting primary sources posted—from the daily schedule of President Carter to the correspondence of President Roosevelt and State Department press releases on the U-2 spy incident during the Eisenhower administration.
Primary Sources: Workshops in American History – Workshops for teachers on the use of primary sources. While the workshops include a video component, the many historical sources and activities presented on the Web site would be valuable in their own right. Topics range from the Virginia Company to disease in history to Korea and the Cold War.
Primary Sources on the Web - U.S. and World History
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library: Duke University – Numerous collections of primary sources are available here; particular strengths are the history of advertising, women's history, comic books, and African-American history.
Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library – More than 800 historical maps.
"Ready, Net, Go!" Archival Internet Resources - Links to major indexes, lists and databases of archival resources.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History – More than 20 online exhibits on such topics as the Brown v. Board of Education case, voting rights, Disneyland, the American lunch, the national anthem, and clocks. A useful tool for students is a timeline with links to objects or documents related to events shown.
Smithsonian Institute Archives of American Art – 16 million letters, photographs, diaries, oral history interviews, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, and other documents that support the study of the history of the visual arts in America.
Smithsonian Institute Libraries – Explore a variety of topics, images, and materials featured in online exhibitions from libraries, archives, historical societies and museums around the world.
State Archives Collection Online - Directory of digital collections, virtual exhibits, and state memory projects
Studs Terkel: Conversations with America - Oral history interviews and radio program.
Teaching American History: Document Library – Primary sources organized by time period and topic.
University of Missouri Digital Library – Text and image collections that include sheet music, World’s Fair postcards, historic newspapers, and Fourth of July speeches.
War Times Journal - Collections of primary sources on various military conflicts.
Western History Gallery - Collection of photographs on the American West from the Denver Public Library.

Curriculum Resources

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AV Equipment

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:32:41 CDT

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Citing Sources

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:24:01 CDT

Citing Sources

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Research

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:23:45 CDT

Getting Started with The Big6

The Big6 is an easy-to-follow, six step process that will help you find, use, apply and evaluate information for your specific needs and task.
To get started, view The Big6 Writing Process Organizer (see Mrs. Knopp for handout) or complete an Online Research Paper Organizer

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need Need additional search ideas? Try NoodleQuest (interactive version)

Creating a Thesis Statement

Thesis Builder & Online Outliner
Creating a Thesis Statement
How To Write a Thesis Statement
LEO: Literacy Education Online
The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Notetaking

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:23:08 CDT

Avoiding Plagiarism / Taking Notes

Is it Plagiarism Yet?
Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Note Taking Form

Website Evaluation

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:22:18 CDT

Website Evaluation

Evaluating Print vs. Internet Sources
The Five W's of Web Site Evaluation

Search Engines

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:21:11 CDT

http://infomine.ucr.edu/

http://www.exalead.com/search

http://www.kidsclick.org/
http://www.askkids.com/
http://www.google.com/dirhp

http://www.virtuallrc.com/

Intute http://www.intute.ac.uk/
Access Web resources for education and research

Search Engine and Web Directory Listing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/558/06/

Multimedia Resources

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:19:44 CDT

General / Interdisciplinary

Truveo – Search videos across the web
http://www.truveo.com/

http://www.archive.org/details/movies

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/advanced

U.S. Department of State
http://video.state.gov/

Health Related Videos

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/videos/default.htm

Internet Resources

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:19:22 CDT

Art
http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/

Law
http://www.findlaw.com/
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm
U.S. Supreme Course http://www.oyez.org/
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/index.html

First Amendment
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/

Statistical Data
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/resources/math/stats.html

http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

http://www.state.gov/issuesandpress/

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html

http://www.aaa.si.edu/

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Art_and_Design/
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/default.htm
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/science_and_technology/
http://www.si.edu/websites%5Fa%5Fz/
http://archives.gov/research/arc/

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Social Issues - Pros/Cons

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:11:42 CDT

Research current social issues from multiple perspectives http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html

Get the facts, consider the choices and current public opinion, and learn about ways of working together on problems facing the country.
http://www.publicagenda.com/citizen (click on Issue Guides)

Current Events

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:59:39 CDT

Today’s Front Pages in Newspapers Around the World

Library Poll

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:23:11 CDT

Back to Reading & Books

College/Career

mknopp — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:17:07 CDT

College

Find the Right Colleges for You

Career

U.S. News & World Report - Best Careers 2008