WELCOME TO THE BULLOCK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER WEBPAGE!

The Bullock County High School Library Media Center is the right place to find the information you need.  It is also a good place to be a hornet!

HOURS:  7:30 - 3:30

     The philosophy of the media center is to strive to supply abundant resources of printed and multi-materials for students.  The availability of materials in a variety of formats presents to students and teachers the opportunity for selecting materials best suited for individual needs and modes of learning.

Mission

     The Bullock County High School Library Media Center is committed to intellectual freedom and supports free access to information.  The primary goal of the library media program is  to provide the leadership, personnel, resources, equipment, and facilities needed to help students and teachers become effective users of ideas and information.

BOOKS

     Students may check-out books for a period of 2 weeks or less.  A student may renew a book for another 2-week period.  Books are expected to be returned on or before the date due.  A fine of .25 will be charged for each day that the book is overdue.  The library media center has an extensive collection which contains over 7,000 volumes.

PERIODICALS

     The library media center subscribes to 30 or more periodicals.  For addition periodicals, visit http://www.avl.lib.al.us/.

SERVICES

     The library media center personnel will provide duplicating copies at a rate of .10 per page for black and white and .50 for color. 

HOW TO FIND BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

     To locate books in the media center, students must access the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) on the network.  The books in the collection are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

INTERNET

     Internet access is available in the media center.  All students must govern themselves according to the district's Internet Acceptable Use and Computer Network Policies.  All students are responsible for appropriate behavior while using the Internet.  Any violation of this policy may result in access being denied, revoked, or suspended.  The following computer and Internet resources are as follows:

• Books:  The Bullock County High School OPAC is the index or automated card catalog to the media center's collection.
• Periodicals:  In addition to print periodicals, students and teachers can access the Alabama Virtual Library's periodical indices (EBSCO, Infotrac).   The AVL contains a plethora of rich resources for educators, parents, and students, The AVL can be accessed by visiting http://www.avl.lib.al.us/.

Do you have an research assignment or project?  Knowing how to research is a skill that you can use not only in your classes, but it can also help you as you become more interested in topics in your everyday life. 

The library media center should be your first stop to find the information you need.  Then, the Alabama Virtual Library (AV) should be your next stop!  Check it out, visit www.avl.lib.al.us.  The AVL provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources.  It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.  (Password available from your school's library media specialist).

     Do you need homework help,educational resources, or other information?  See the above links tab to find online resources to help with teaching and learning.

      "Guide to Copyright, Plagiarism, & Bibliographic Citations"

Copyright:  There is a lot to know about Copyright.  One of the responsibilities of media specialists is knowing if teachers and students have the right to copy material.  Copyright is the exclusive right and legally secure right granted by Congress to the author of a work to publish, reproduce, distribute, perform, or display the work publicly.  Copyright extends throughout the life of the author plus 70 years.  Anyone who is uncertain whether producing copyright material is permissible should consult the media specialist.

Plagiarism:  is to steal and pass off (ideas and words) as one's own without giving that person credit.  The penalties for such action can be severe.  If you are caught plagiarizing, you may fail a class.  College students may be expelled for plagiarizing.  If someone has said something valuable to your piece of writing and has said it much better than you, quote it.  However, unless you are Bartlett, your paper should have more of your own writing than anyone else.  Paraphrase--translate the author's words into your own. 

Citations:  To avoid plagiarizing, cite sources.  If you must quote, make sure you cite the source (information) and list it in your bibliography (even if it is only a phrase or words or their ideas in your own words).  You should quote the source if you use word for word.  There some applications on the Internet that can help you compose bibliographies:  http://www.noodletools.com/, http://www.easybib.com/, http://citationmachine.net/, and http:www.workscited4u.com/bib.ph.  **Please see media specialist for MLA or APA style sheets.

     For helpful online resources, please click on the above "links" tab.

 LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES

October -Teen Read Week (TRW)

March - Read Across America

April - National Library Week & School Library Media Month

May - Get Caught Reading. 

  *See above files for additional information regarding library programming events.

For additional information, visit or e-mail the media specialist.