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Welcome to the Potsdam High School Library
29 Leroy Street, Potsdam, New York 13676  Phone:  315-265-2000 ext. 700
TBA , High School Librarian
Mrs. Cheryl Morganti, After School Library Aide

Library Links :   FAQ's | Library Handbook | Research & Reference Help | Documentation Using the MLA | Formatting Guide Using the MLA | Links for Teachers | Grades 9 - 12 Library Skills Curriculum

Grades 9-12 Library Skills Curriculum:

I=Introduction O=Ongoing M=Mastery R=Review

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Orientation: Introduction to the high school library through English: "Mystery in the Library" scavenger hunt.
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Information-Problem Solving Skills (Researching)

Task Definition:

  • Determine the nature of the information problem; define the problem for the information search
  • Choose a topic which is appropriate for the information task assigned by the teacher, has material available, is neither too broad or too narrow for the demands of the assisgnment
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Information-seeking Strategies:

  • Pre-search
  • Make a preliminary search of sources
  • Determine the types of sources and strategies for acquiring the sources to meet the defined information
  • Check a general encyclopedia (if (appropriate) to get enough basic information about a topic, to understand what is to be read, and to help relate research to prior knowledge of topic to organize a search
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Location and Access to Information:

  • Location is the ability to find a range of information sources to meet a defined task
  • Access is the ability to retrieve sources as well as specific information from the sources
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Use of Information:

  • Expand preliminary source search into full working "works consulted" list
  • Create "works consulted" cards for note-taking; note-taking skills
  • Learn what to put on a "works consulted" card
  • Apply the information to the defined information task; does it meet the needs of the problem?; is it the right kind of information?
  • Use of "tools: of reserach: OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), the Internet, databases, reference section, interlibrary loan, etc.
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Use of Information: use search strategies such as Boolean Logic, truncation, and the use of quotes around search terms.

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Take accurate and workable notes:

  • Learn to judge and utilize sources
  • Make it a habit to take all notes on cards
  • Take adequate but not excessive notes
  • Distinguish between paraphrase, direct quotation, or summary notes
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Understand Plagiarism:

  • "word for word"
  • "patchwork" or "cutting and pasting"
  • unacknowledged paraphrase
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Writing the Research Paper/Project:

Synthesis:

  • integrating, structuring and repackaging of the information to meet the defined task
  • bring together the existing information and add value to it by restructuring and repackaging the information into a term paper, oral report, debate, collage, annotated bibliography or any other research project designed by the teacher(s)
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Learn how to mold source material to the purpose of the information task assigned by the teacher:

  • Introduce quotation smoothly and unobtrusively
  • Learn to use sources in various ways without quoting unnecessarily
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Write the first draft:

  • Organize note cards
  • Evolve a thesis staement based on research
  • Document correctly
  • Observe the assigned minimum length (more skill is required to sustain a topic)
  • Choose a title that is apt
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Formatting the Research Project:

The MLA style of documentation is to be used: (use of a modified form of documentation may be used for certain grades and/or levels)

  • Know what needs to be documented
  • Know how to document in the MLA Style
  • Learn the proper form for: internal documentation (parenthetical references), "Works Cited" or "Works Consulted," finish copy specifications
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Preparing the final draft:

  • Revise the first draft carefully
  • Follow the prescribed format carefully
  • Check for typographical errore carefully before submission
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