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Carver Library FAQs
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Library Rules (Behavior Expectations), 2011-2012 |
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Navigating Carver Middle School Library, 2011-2012 |
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| 1. How can I find out the latest Carver Library news? |
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Click on Twitter button: 
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| 2. When is the library open? |
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- Monday - Friday, open 8:15 AM
- Usually open until at least 4:15 unless there is a meeting off site.
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| 3. Who works in the library? |
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- Mrs. Edwards, Library Media Specialist
- Mrs. Hinckley, part-time assistant (Mrs. Hinckley gets a lot done, but is only scheduled to work from 8:45-3:15 and is gone for lunch from 11:30-12:00.)
- Volunteers, volunteers, volunteers! Thank goodness for volunteers!
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| 4. When can students come to the library during the day? |
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See this GoAnimate movie for the answer.
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| 5. Where is the library catalog ? |
Click on the Wildcat above.
Click on Carver.
Student Username: ID# (sans 1st 0)
Student password: Last name
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| 6. Where are the Online Reliable Resources Mrs. Edwards is always talking about? |
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- Click here: Tulsa Public Schools Online Resources
- Type in the login and password. (Get a copy of the passwords page from the library.)
- Click on Online Database button.
- Choose the resource that is most likely to help you answer your questions. (If you don't know, explore!)
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| 7. What does "Reliable Resource" mean anyway? |
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- Reliable Resources are written by experts.
- They have been vetted. That means that they have been examined and reviewed by experts in the field they are about.
- Non-fiction library books have been vetted.
- Online Reliable Resources have also been vetted.
- Reliable resources provide information that is true.
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| 8. So does that mean that "Reliable Resources" are always right? |
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- No! People make mistakes even if they are experts.
- Also, information changes. Your age, weight, interests and height are all examples of information that changed. If you wrote an autobiography when you were 8 years old, that information would have been true then. It wouldn't be true now though!
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| 9. So what do we do now? |
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- It's always good to use more than one Reliable Resource. The information should be the same. If not, look at a third resource.
- Always pay attention to how old the information is. Some information will have changed. (Who the president is, how tall a tree is, weather records, etc.) Some information will not change (When a person was born or died, for example). Look for current information.
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| 10. When do I cite sources? |
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You always site sources you use that provide uncommon knowledge.
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11. What does "cite" mean anyway?
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- Cite is something you do, so it's a verb. If you cite your source, you follow a recognized format (such as MLA) to let the reader know where your got your information.
- Site is a place, so it's a noun. A web site is a place on the web. People can go site-seeing.
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12. How do I cite sources?
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Citation Resources that tell you how to cite your sources (and much more):
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| 13. Why do I have to cite my sources? |
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It’s expected and required by most teachers.
It is the ethical thing to do.
If you need to find the facts again, you have the location.
Teachers may want to check the reliability of your sources.
Teachers may want to compare what you have written to what the original source said.
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14. Being an active listener is important! Are you a good listener?
Find out here. Read this short page and then take the test.
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What about Google?
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- Google has reliable resources.
- It also has unreliable resources.
- That leaves you with the responsibility of determining which sites from Google are reliable and which sites are not.
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Evaluating Google (and other search engine) sites |
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