By Patricia Paugh and Diane Zuccaro

• Students perform better with access to high-quality media centers.

• Student test performance improves if schools have well-equipped and well-staffed media centers.

• Reading scores improve when librarians and teachers collaborate.

Research shows:

Source: American Library Association

• Almost $5,000 was dedicated to electronic non-print resources

• More than $10,000 was devoted to print resources

• Decisions customized for students and staff at our high school

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

• World Book Online

No more homework excuses. Access to research materials via computer 24 hours a day!

Our after-school Media Center Hours:

Mondays 3:00 - 4:00Tuesdays—closedWednesday 3:00 - 4:00Thursday 3:00 - 4:00Friday 3:00 - 4:00

Students are invited to stay until 5:00 by appointment!

We’ve got Dewey covered!

See what we’ve purchased.

• As comprehensive as the name implies• 12 volumes• Multi-cultural• Literary reference

$1,392.81

• Great for learning how to read maps!• A fully-colored road atlas of tables,

indexes, statistical data.• National Parks information.

$10.96

• Get a handle on the physical world• Topography• Gazetteer• Social and political mapping. $79.96

• This four-volume series features Latino populace data

• Latino influence on the United States• History, cultural, and social information on

Latinos in America

$498.96

• A necessity for all English students studying Spanish and non-native English speakers.

• Helps students translate English words into Spanish.

• Aids in translation for the English Language Learner.

$33.96

• Learn your science through these fantastic reference volumnes.

• This all-inclusive series covers many facets of the science world.

• Ethical and cultural issues. • Highlights science career opportunities. $3,404.72

• A media center must!• Contains more than 165,000

entries.• All entries have definitions,

pronunciations, word origins, example phrases and much more.

$14.95

• National Geographic’s unique view of the U.S.

• Physical landscapes• Maps and photos

$33.96

• First-hand look at issues from the last three centuries.

• Family, gender, and environment.

• Government, Civil Rights, and immigration.

• Terrorism• Much more

$1,230.60

$109.65

• Nearly 500,000 words• Award winner• Etymology, quotes, synonyms and more.

• Computer-generated images.

• Maps of cities and special areas of interest.

• World facts and figures.

$24.56

• Eight volumes• Africa to Portugal• Latin American

$1,207.68

James Joyce

Charles Dickens

Nadine Godimer

Gabriel Garcia

Marquez

RESOURCE QUANTITY PRICE TOTALGale Virtual Reference Library 316 eBooks 3806 3806World Book Online 945 945Encyclopedia Brittanica 32 volumes 1185 1185A-Z Guide 12 volumes 1392.81 1392.81American Map 2008 Road Atlas 1 10.96 10.96Atlas of the World 1 79.96 79.96Encyclopedia Latina 4 volumes 498.96 498.96Larousse standard dictionary Spanish-English/English-Spanish 10 33.96 339.6Concise Oxford Italian Dictionary 5 26 130Collins German Dictionary and Grammar 5 34.65 172.25Merriam-Webster French English Dictionary 5 15.96 79.8Larousse French-English Dictionary 20 5.99 120Macmillan Science Library 7 3404.72 3404.72Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary 14 14.95 209.3National Geographic atlas of natural America 1 33.96 33.96Social Issues Primary Sources 10 volumes 1230.6 1230.6Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language 1 109.65 109.65The world almanac world atlas, 2009 1 25.46 25.46World Literature And Its Times 8 volumes 1207.68 1207.68

14981.71

• Students can conduct research from home or at school with varied and up-to-date resources.• Students can collaborate and brainstorm using both print and non-print materials. • New resources equal information at its best.