wvhs library
Warwick
Valley High School Library Staff
The Warwick Valley High School Library Staff is listed below. The library staff can be reached Mon. - Thurs., 7:15 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. and Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at 987-3050, or you can email each staff member by clicking on a name below:
| Jo Ann Cheney, Library Media Specialist |
| Adele Bobrzynski, Library Assistant |
| Christine Hiller, Library Assistant |
Information
Literacy
What is information literacy? It is the ability to locate, evaluate and use information to become a lifelong learner. This includes tool, resource, research and social literacy to enable skillful consumers and producers of information.
Library
media center atmosphere? Scholarly
To prevent damage to all library materials
and equipment and maintain a scholarly atmosphere,
we
require:
| * No food or beverages | * No cell phones |
| * No rude behavior or language | * No book bags |
| * No students without passes | * No loud audio devices |
| * No late students | * No inappropriate clothing |
Ask
for help
If you can't find what you need, if
something doesn't work (printers,
copy machine, computers),
please ask for help.
Avoiding
Plagiarism
According to Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services, plagiarism is described as using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information - all too easy a mistake to make with the wealth of information available on the Internet today. Don't fall into the plagiarism trap - click on the following links to learn how to avoid plagiarism:
• Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it (Indiana University)
• Avoiding Plagiarism (Purdue University)
• How to Avoid Plagiarism (Northwestern University)
• Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A guide to Ethical Writing (St. Johns University)
Books,
Resources and Online Information:
Destiny OPAC is your tool to search in school or from home for resources for projects, research and pleasure reading.
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for |
click on : |
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(Including Ebooks - full-text
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Destiny
Online Catalog - Home page (click on catalog tab) Sign out materials at circulation desk Ramapo Catskill Library System (use RCLS library card) Gale Virtual Reference Library ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases & Ebooks |
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Research Sources - Databases &
Ebooks |
ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases & Ebooks Facts on File - Ancient & Medieval History Issues & Controversies US & World Gale Virtual Reference Library JSTOR Ramapo Catskill Library System (use RCLS library card) Proquest Online, Sirs, & Culturegrams |
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Periodicals, Journals, &
Newspapers |
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Citations (Both MLA & APA) |
Noodletools
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Internet Search engines for
research |
Ask.com Clusty.com WVCSD Educational Websites |
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Internet evaluation (Not all websites are created equal)  |
Web Page Evaluation Check Sheet (pdf) |
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Career Information |
WVHS Guidance Career Corner |
