ISHCMC Parent Library Handbook 2013/14
Location: 2nd Floor Hours: 8AM – 4 PM Monday – Friday Closed for Primary Recess 10 – 10:30 AM Table of Contents
ISHCMC Library Philosophy
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Circulation Policies
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Magazines & Newspapers
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Library Facilities
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Destiny OPAC
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Destiny Quest
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Lexile Level Search
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Databases & Passwords
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FollettShelf ebooks
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Visiting Authors 2013/14
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Library Staff Contact Information Susan MacIntosh
library@ishcmc.edu.vn
Librarian
Giao Cao
giaocao@ishcmc.edu.vn 2
Library Assistant
Quy Pham
quypham@ishcmc.edu.vn
Library Assistant
Nga Nguyen
ThuyNgaNguyen@ishcmc.edu.vn
Circulation Policies Students can borrow books for two weeks, and they can be renewed for one additional week. Parents may check out up to 5 books for two weeks. Patrons will be charged a replacement fee for books that are lost or damaged. If lost books are found, the money will be refunded. Primary students need to bring an ISHCMC library bag or other type to carry books; otherwise, they will not be permitted to borrow.
Borrowing Limit EE4: 1 item K – Grade 2: 2 items Grade 3: 3 items Grade 4: 4 items Grade 5: 5 items Secondary: 10 items (excluding textbooks) Parents: 7 items Library items are borrowed for 2 weeks and renewable for 1 additional week.
**If students are leaving ISHCMC, their borrowing priviledges end 2 weeks before their departure date – they cannot borrow books in their final 2 weeks at ISHCMC**
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Magazines & Newspapers
Magazines & newspapers are in the lounge
The ISHCMC Library subscribes to the following magazines: National Geographic Time Newsweek Harvard Business Review The Economist Psychology Review 20th Century History Review Wide World (geography) Wired Marie Claire Teen Vogue
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We also have the following newspapers: South China Morning Post Asahi Shimbune Korea Herald Saigon Times International Herald Tribune Saigon Investment Review Viet Nam News
Library Facilities The ISHCMC Library has the following facilities: Videoconferencing room with Interactive Whiteboard 8 Desktops with 2 scanners Printer Student Quiet Study room (priority given to Grade 11) 3 small group meeting rooms with TV projection screens
Teacher Resource Centre
Location: 2nd & 3rd floors of Admin. Building 2nd Floor (beside Mr. Tang’s office) •
DVDs & software packages
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Teaching resource books
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Desktop & scanner to check items in & out
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Posters & maps 5
3rd Floor (behind Meeting Room) •
Big Books
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Maths manipulatives
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Puzzles, Games & Toys
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Single-copy Textbooks
Library Catalogue ISHCMC has Follett Destiny as the online catalogue. It is web-based, so it is available in school and at home. An app is also available for download at: Free app in iTunes: http://bit.ly/A4aooM Free app in Android Marketplace: http://bit.ly/wdivSH
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Installing & configuring Destiny Quest catalogue http://youtu.be/eZlXmRy46sw The server address to use once installed is: https://ishcmc.follettdestiny.com/ Learn more about the Follett Destiny Mobile App: http://bit.ly/wxGd2j
Destiny OPAC Features Login If you cannot log into Destiny, please contact the librarian at library@ishcmc.edu.vn.
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Databases
Destiny’s Homepage has online resources for all grade levels. There are 2 categories arranged in alphabetical order.
Circulation Click on the tab circled in red:
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My Info When you’re logged into Destiny, you can view your patron record to see if you have overdue items:
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**We do not charge fines for overdue items**
If a book or Teacher Resource item is lost or severely damaged while checked out, the patron must pay for its replacement.
My Lists
This feature allows you to create personal resource lists for classes, units etc. Click “view� to access the list: My lists are viewed by only you; public lists are viewed by everyone, including students.
Destiny Catalogue Log in to see what items you have checked out, to create personal lists, and access our subscription databases through One Search. 10
Click on the Power tab to further refine your searches:
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Compiling a Resource List
If you want to create a resource list, select “add list” as shown above.
Resource lists are compiled through the catalogue. When you see a title you want to include, click on the “add to this list” tab.
When you’ve clicked on this tab, it will show “in this list”.
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Resource lists can be used for Units of Inquiry, classes, students’ reading logs etc.
Destiny Quest This is a visual interface that gives you lots of great statistics! To begin, ensure you’re in the Catalog tab. Click on the Destiny Quest tab on the left or click on the Begin your Destiny Quest link:
The Destiny Quest interface gives you multiple options:
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My Info Each patron has a My Info tab which stores information in separate tabs: checkouts, holds, resource lists & recommendations.
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Destiny Quest Visual Search This interface lets searchers use visual prompts to help them search – great for primary students!
Choose a shelf from the drop-down menu to put in the appropriate “My Quest” shelf. Holds, Add to List, Make a Wish, Recommend
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The “hold it” button lets you hold the selected item with 1 click. It then displays the expiration date of the hold. “Add to list” lets you add this title to a resource list. “Recommend” lets you send a recommendation for this title to another patron.
“Make a Wish” lets you send purchasing recommendations to the librarian. You can choose between the selected title and another title. NOTE: the title is required.
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Preferences If you click on the title, it opens a window containing “title details”. On this page you can: •
Hold the book if it’s out
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Write a review
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Find books on a similar topic or storyline
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Reviews Patrons can write a review of a particular title under this tab:
Title Peek This feature gives you additional features about a book, including: •
Summary & genre
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Reviews from journals
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My Quest Shelves You can document titles you’ve read & record what you want to read!
Friends
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The “Friends” option lets patrons create a group where you can have a discussion thread about a particular title or genre of books.
Lexile Level Search
Make sure the Reading Programs tab is on Lexile, then enter the student’s Lexile level under “Lexile Measure”. The results will look like this:
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Lexile Levels in Databases EBSCO has Lexile levels in their results:
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Databases at ISHCMC Library http://databases.abc-clio.com/
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http://www.brainpop.com/
No login required if accessed from Destiny site http://school.ebonline.com/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Enchanted Learning http://infoweb.newsbank.com/
http://www.questiaschool.com/ Individual login required http://www.turnitin.com/ Individual login required http://www.jstor.org
www.ithaka.org New Technologies in Higher Education
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E-Books The ISHCMC library has access to a growing number of e-books on FollettShelf. You can choose between Destiny Classic (green & white interface) or Destiny Quest (blue interface). You can access ebooks on FollettShelf from the Destiny catalog page:
When you open FollettShelf, this page will appear: Click on the title of the book you want to read.
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To read from an iPad, use http://wbb32234.follettshelf.com Learn more about Follett ebooks in their Quick Reference Guide. Follett Enlight (basic catalogue) Quick Reference Guide. Accessing ebooks with Follett Enlight & Destiny Quest apps. Accessing ebooks Quick Reference Guide. Follett ebooks using Kindle Fire Quick Reference Guide.
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Visiting Authors
Kenn Nesbitt, American Poet Laureate, will visit ISHCMC on Friday March 21, 2014! http://www.poetry4kids.com/
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