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Staff: Hours: Monday - Friday 7:15 am to 3:45 pm Before school, at lunch and after school, passes for library use are not needed. During the school day, a pre-signed pass from a classroom instructor is needed to use the library during a study hall. Phone / Fax: 687-6247 Resources: Networked CD Rom Databases: Online Databases: Library Media Services: Audio-Visual Services:
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College Board Online Home Page -This site presents services regarding admissions, placement, financial aid (scholarship search), and college and career searches. CollegeNET -This terrific site looks for colleges using criteria such as geography, tuition, and enrollment, providing financial aid and scholarship links. Embark.com Home Page: College, Scholarships, Careers, etc. -This award-winning site offers a powerful college search tool, useful links, advice and guidance from an expert college panel. fastWEB! -A personalized profile search and a mailbox to access scholarships based upon individual skills and abilities can be done here. FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page -This is a super comprehensive site on financial aid developed by the people who know! Peterson's Education & Career Center -This is a classic source for colleges and universities, testing and assessment, financial aid, etc. now online. Princeton Review -Search the college databases, provides information about the SAT, the PSAT, and ACT exams, examine financial aid, and peruse links to others. Careers1998-1999 Occupational Outlook Handbook -This classic resource provides job descriptions for tomorrow's world of work. New
York State Department of Labor -This site lists current
employment opportunities as well as helpful advice for the job seeker
in New York State.
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Internet Assistance Evaluating Web Sites: Critical Evaluation Survey: Secondary School Level (Requires Adobe Acrobat) -This site provides a great evaluation for any website. T is for Thinking (ICYouSee) -This is an excellent tutorial on using critical thinking when evaluation Internet resources. UCLA College Library Instruction: Thinking Critically about WWW Resources -This is an outstanding set of points to consider in evaluation web sites. Web
Page Evaluation Worksheet Search Strategies: How to Plan the Best Search Strategy -The Spider's Apprentice site provides a process for acquiring a strategy. Web Search Strategies -This site provides information and sites to access as a follow-up to that information. Training: Internet Training Guide -This is a basic introduction to the Internet. Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators - Slide Shows for Learning and Training
These presentations concern a variety of Interent issues and can
be used by anyone.
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Information for Parents
Assisting Your Child: Help Your Child Series -These U.S. Department of Education documents are for parents with helpful information regarding educational topics Parents Resources for Reading/Language Arts -A number of helpful links are provided for parents. College-Related: College financial information -A number of links regarding this topic are available at this site. Preparing your child for college -This is a guide provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Internet: Parents Guide to the Internet -This is another guide published by the U.S. Department of Education. Why have an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)? -This is a legal and educational analysis of why such policies are required by school districts.
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Homework Sites Homework Central and Teens' Knowledge Areas -The first site provides generalized information on topics such as study skills, career planning, college preparation, etc. and the second one accesses the many subject areas. Pitsco's Ask an Expert Page -Use the search tool or browse the expert categories for help. Ask an Expert at XpertSite.com -Experts provide e-mail help for your specific questions and links for related web sites are given. RegentsPrep.Org -The goal of this free online learning center is to help high school students prepare for New York State Regents Exams in Global History, U.S. History, Math, Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry.
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Citing Resources/Copyright: Citing Resources: MLA Standards used By OFA -Bibliographical information and guide. MLA Style -Check out the information provided by MLA itself by clicking on MLA Style on this site and then where appropriate on the left side of the page. Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format -This is the MLA explanation provided by Purdue University's Writing Lab. Copyright: CONnect: Online Course: Copyright -This is the site the American Association of School Librarians has as a K-12 Internet Issues online course regarding copyright and the Internet. U.S.
Copyright Office
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Staff Development BOCES Educational Programs & Professional Development -Check out the training calendars, listings of learning experiences and e-mail directory for the PPD staff. District To be developed NYSED Curriculum Publications -Access the New York State Educatiod Department's publications links for Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (CI&A). Southern Tier Professional Development Calendar for Educators -This is a new unified calendar for a number of local educational institutional professional development offerings. Teacher Center of Broome County -Look at the state and federal requirements, programs, grants, etc. along with local programs, Web sites, grants, etc. Other Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
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Acceptable Use Policy School Librarian Links: acceptable use resources -Links are available for gathering further information concerning acceptable use policies. Owego Apalachin Acceptable Internet Use Policy
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Search Engines The following search engines use search engine math (+, -, and " "). This entails the use of the + sign indicating that the response must have this word or phrase, the - sign indicating that this word or phrase must be taken out or subtracted, and the use of quotation marks " " indicating that a phrase or multiple of words is being used. For example, to search for soccer teams in Europe but not Finland, you would use the following terms: +"soccer teams" +Europe -Finland Note that you skip a space before the + or - sign but not after either sign.
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News, Media, Magazines
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Owego Free Academy Library Research Databases
Proquest
Direct -Periodical Database (only use if you're in the OFA
Building) Proquest
Remote Access -from your home internet station SCOOLS
Cat database -Library collections from area schools and BOCES Web/Max
-The BOCES Media Library databaseThis may be accessed via the internet
from home or school) Electric
Library -Database of books, magazine and newspaper articles,
maps, photos, and television and radio transcripts. (This only works
within building internet system) SIRS
Knowledge -Database of journal, newspaper and magazine articles.
(This may be accessed via the internet from home or school) Gale
Health resources (This only works within building
internet system) Dialog @ Carl (No password or ID needed. Works only within building internet system) First
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Virtual Library link updated
March 2000 by OFA Library-Media Specialist Charlene Shorten.
This site was originally created by Carol Oestrich, Library-Media Specialist
at Binghamton High School and
Kathy Chizak, Library-Media Specialist at Susquehanna Valley High School.