PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY: INFORMATION

PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY INFORMATION

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

• Internet Use Policy
  • Each student is required to have a signed consent and agreement form on file before using the Internet at school. Forms are available in the library, or may be printed from the website.
• Library Orientation
  • The library orientation includes hours, policies and information about your library card and library use.
• Online Catalogue Information
  • The school board moved to a new online system called Horizon in the fall of 2001. Information about the new system will help you to search more effectively.
• The Prince of Wales Library Website
  • The Library Web Site was created by K. Cordiner (retired), Canadian Teacher-Librarian of the Year (2006) and is currently maintained by Virginia Lam, Teacher-Librarian. Contact infomration: vlam@vsb.bc.ca or karen_cordiner@telus.net..

RESEARCH HELP DOCUMENTS

• Reference Desk
  • The Reference Desk provides access to electronic information normally found on the reference shelves in the library.
• Authority
  • This is a checklist for making judgments about research materials. Especially when you are using the Internet, it is important to remember that this is an unregulated medium. You must look critically at all information.
• Copyright Information
• MLA Style Guide Online - needs a password - see the Teacher-Librarian
• Note Taking
• Plagiarism
• Research Quest Research Model Organizing your research.
  For more information on research see: Information Literacy on the Teacher-Librarian page.
• Works Cited List (also known as a Bibliography) Citation information is also printed in your school agenda.
  • Footnotes
  • Glossary
  • Quotations
  • TREK format exercise
• Example of formatted Works Cited
• PW Library Works Cited Marking Criteria sheet

Some web based automatic Bibliography and Citation makers - Please choose MLA and check your formatting

• Bibme - automatic Works Cited builder
• Easy Bib - automatic citation maker

COMMUNITY LIBRARIES

• Burnaby Public Library
• SFU Library
• UBC Library
• Vancouver Public Library Catalogue
• Vancouver Public Library Web Site
  • The Vancouver Public Library provides students with access to a number of databases from home. You will need your VPL card number. You may access: World Book Encyclopedia, EBSCO Magazine Articles On-line, Canadian Business and Current Affairs, Canadian Newsdisc, Electric Library Canada, Grove Dictionary of Art, New York Times Newspaper, and Novelist (a readers' fiction advisory).