benton library media center
September 2010 Newsletter
It’s been another great month for Benton Library Media Center!
Benton Library is having a great year, with even more checkouts and instructional sessions coming during September! Now that the month is over, let’s review our stats and look ahead to some new books! We’re busy! Benton Library has seen stats on
Total Classes in Library . . .
track with last year’s numbers, which will likely outpace last year’s record 15,000 item checkouts! Here’s our stats for September 2010:
306
Grade 10
398
Grade 11
464
Grade 12
204
Unspecified
2540
Total
3912
Total
Total
889
First Shot
Thirteen Reasons Why
One Handed Catch Boot Camp
Wicked Lovely
A Rip in Heaven
Dopesick
Glass
Burned
Compound
keeping us busy! Let’s keep it up!
1253
Total Laptop Circulation . . .
Total
Thanks! Thanks for visiting the library and
Total Book Circulation . . .
40
Top Ten Book Titles . . .
Total Collection Circulation . . . Grade 9
Total Individuals in Library . . .
By the numbers . . .
Total
1601
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Don’t forget about research! Mrs. Corey has been busy helping students and classes conduct research. View our instructional lessons below for August 2010: Dept/Teacher Business/Hays
Social Studies/Rushing
Social Studies/Shavnore
Social Studies/Sherard
Lessons
Standards
Careers Research in Personal Finance: researching possible careers using job outlook statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
CRAP Detection: teaching freshmen students a 3 step research process (Search, Evaluate, Cite) and a 4 step evaluation process (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose)
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
Westward Expansion: researching various groups and their interactions during the period of Westward Expansion during US History, comparing and contrasting.
ICT Literacy CLE: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 5C
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
NETS-S: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D
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Resources LibGuide - http:// bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.co m/content.php?pid=144190
LibGuide - http:// bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.co m/content.php?pid=145353
Slideshare: http:// www.slideshare.net/ bentonlibrary/intro-toresearch-5193425
Slideshare: http:// www.slideshare.net/ bentonlibrary/intro-toresearch-5193425
LibGuide - http:// bentonhs.sjsd.libguides.co m/content.php?pid=145353
Introducing Our New Website . . . Bentonlibrary.org! Our new site is sleek, shiny, and self-hosted! Check out the new blog/resource site at bentonlibrary.org! We have links to our databases, LibGuides, online catalog, and more!
Social Media Database Search News Ticker
New Books Blog Post
Photos
Twitter Feed Video
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Plus much more!!!
The Newest, Hottest Titles . . . Coming Soon to Benton Library! Benton Library placed a HUGE book order based almost entirely on YOUR requests! We’re hoping our books arrive within the month of October! Be sure to check out these titles soon!
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