Welcome to

the Library

Ms. Giannopoulos

Librarian/Media Specialist

HOW DO I GET TO THE LIBRARY?

• Finish your lunch
• Food is NOT allowed in the library
• Get a pass from your teacher
• Come straight here at the beginning of your lunch period

HOW DO I CHECK OUT A BOOK?

• Have your ID ready!

WHAT CAN WE DO IN THE LIBRARY?

• Check out books
• Access computers and internet
• Study with or without friends
• Print during lunch or after school

WHEN CAN WE BE IN THE LIBRARY?

• During lunch
• After School - if there is a staff member or volunteer

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Library Hours

How Do I Know if the Library is Closed?

• Giant closed signs in the windows

Why is it closed?

• I’m physically out of the library
• Staff reservation
• Other fabulous reasons as they come up

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Types of Books in the Library

NON FICTION

• Starting by the World Language Office, wrapping around to the South windows

CHICAGO HISTORY

• In the middle of the library, on the projector side

FICTION

• Starting under the South windows, passing the fire escape, wrapping around to the printer

Graphic Novels/Manga

• In the middle of the library, on the window side

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How Books Are Sorted

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FICTION - Learning through imagination

• Genre
• Alpha by author’s last name

NON FICTION - Learning through facts

• Numerical by subject, then author: Healthy Living, Levchuck, Caroline M. - 613 LEV

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Start at library.cps.edu

To find books, e-books, audiobooks, databases, etc.

• No Late Fees
• 2 Week Check-Out or Renew

Library Resources

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Start by going to soraapp.com

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Enter Lincoln Park Here

SOAR: Library Catalog

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Search for books using the search bar. Type a subject, genre, author, title...

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Click here

Mini Intro to Databases

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Writing an Email

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Components of an Email

ATTACHING COMPUTER FILES & INSERTING GOOGLE DRIVE FILES

1. Download an image of your favorite food
2. Upload it to Drive
3. Insert it as a Google Drive link using the icon
4. Download an image of your favorite animal
5. Attach it to the same email
6. Address the email appropriately
7. Send to Ms. Martello and copy your English Teacher

AUDIENCE

• Always assume professionalism when sending an email
• You can always change your tone after the recipient responds

CHECK YOUR EMAIL, DOES IT HAVE:

• a clear and specific subject line?
• a greeting, closing, and signature?
• proper capitalization?
• proper punctuation?
• correct spelling?

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Digital Access

Chicago Public Library Databases:

• You must have a library card!
• Get a digital library card from chipublib.org
• Physically need to go to a library branch to pick up a card
• Wait for your Club 81 card

Chicago Public Schools Databases

• Virtual Library (books)
• Databases

Both are available to you while on the CPS WiFi with no passwords.

If not on CPS WiFi, all passwords are cps and cps

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Time to Research?

Books

E-Resources

Databases

Newspaper

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Vetted Images

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Gale in Context: High School

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User Name: cps

Password: cps

The New York Times

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In order to access the NYT - register your CPS Email

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https://nytimesineducation.com/access-nyt/

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Accessing academic sources from Chicago Public library

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Need A Library Card to Access CPS Resources

Ecard Sign Up:

https://www.chipublib.org/get-a-library-card/

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• Good for one year - pick up physical copy
• LPHS login

Card #: PACREG2314266

password: 60614

** I’m unsure how many people can use this information at once, so it’s best to use your own login info. **

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1. Under the Chicago Public Library logo, choose Browse
2. Go ALL THE WAY to the RIGHT under the MORE tab and click Online Resources
3. It’s a good idea to already be logged in to the account where you want to save any articles you will want in the future

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• Under the Chicago Public Library logo, choose Browse
• Go ALL THE WAY to the RIGHT under the MORE tab and click Online Resources
• It’s a good idea to already be logged in to the account where you want to save any articles you will want in the future

Go Straight to A-Z Resources

Most databases will integrate with your CPS credentials and they will save into your DRIVE

This is the entire list of available digital resources as of today. Most are accessible remotely. Ancestry is onsite use only.

Once articles are saved in your DRIVE, you can upload into your Google Classroom.

CAUTION, DO NOT HYPERLINK

(permalink) they will expire!

Here are MY PICKS for BEST Scholarly and Academic Research

-------------SCIENCE------------

Here are MY PICKS for BEST Scholarly and Academic Research

-------------LITERATURE AND Literary CRITICISM------------

Best Pics for History:

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Here are MY PICKS for BEST Scholarly and Academic Research

ART, MUSIC, AND GENERAL REFERENCE

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The Expanded Gale Resources from Chicago Public Library will integrate easily with Google Drive. You can use keyword search for genres, authors, and titles.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS,ALWAYS choose your CPS Account.

Once I find my content, I save it to my DRIVE

I love these features! Cite will convert to MLA, APA, and Chicago Style – great for the Bibliography and footnotes. Highlights save as you annotate online and you can see them in your personal DRIVE folder.

In the DRIVE, a folder has already been created since I gave Gale the permissions in the “connect account” step

How do you decide if an article is relevant to your topic?

• Double check the title of the journal that the article came from. Does it fit your search term?
• Read the article title, abstract, and headings to get the gist of the article
• Use Cntrl F to search for keywords related to your topic in the article itself.

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What should you do if you aren’t finding good information?

• Change settings so that you are looking for full articles

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• Use search terms instead of a question

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• Try a different set of search terms.

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Ask for help! Send me an email: ajgiannopoul2@cps.edu to set up an appointment for research help. Or drop in during your lunch period for help.

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Searching Databases Tips and Tricks

• Google uses natural language to search - Databases don’t
• Important words and phrases (Keywords) related to your topic.
• Advanced Search page
• Keywords are the KEY! Keep a list of keywords!
• Searching is a process.
• Most databases (and many Search Engines) use “Boolean Operators”
• AND and OR to help you NARROW or EXPAND your search

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BOOLEAN OVERVIEW: the short, short version...​

Adding AND, OR and “ ” (known as Boolean operators) to your search will narrow or expand your results.

AND: combines keywords so that each result contains all of the keywords entered. This will give you FEWER results.

OR: combines keywords so that each result contains at least one of the keywords. This will give you MORE results.

NOT: eliminates a term from your search. This will give you FEWER results that will be more relevant.

Note: When putting quotation marks around phrases, the keywords appear exactly as they are entered, and so is a very specific search (FEWER results)

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How to use JSTOR from Chicago Public Library:

Go to chipublib.org and follow along with the video.

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https://watch.screencastify.com/v/dhQiZgMav9cMlqJTeVGW

How to use EBSCO from Chicago Public Library

Go to chipublib.org and follow along with the video.

https://watch.screencastify.com/v/gsPWeDeKbwiPnmTUDnFx

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1. Not every question needs to be Googled.
2. Search within the search results
3. Think like someone else
4. Open the advanced search menu.

5. Search by domain.

6. Search by file type.

7. Try Google Scholar.

8. Set Google alerts and Google Scholar alerts.

9. Search Google Books and Newspapers.

10. Google isn’t the only search engine.

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LET’S TALK GENERATIVE AI

BE ORIGINAL

• Ideas
• Brainstorming
• Don’t copy!

Generative AI lies. And gets things wrong.

If you use a BIG IDEA from ChatGPT, cite it.

KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFO TO PERSONAL.

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

2 Parts: The citation and the annotation

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Part 1: The citation -

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MLA: Humanities

APA: Psychology, Education, Science

Chicago: Business, History, Fine Arts

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* check with your instructor!

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

2 Parts: The citation and the annotation

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Part 2: The annotation -

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There are three TYPES of annotations:

• Indicative/Descriptive
• Informative/Summary
• Evaluation

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Indicative/Descriptive:

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• Describes the source
• Quick summary of the argument
• Main points

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Indicative/Descriptive:

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Zachs, Mitch. The Little Book of Stock Market Profits. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

This book covers a wide variety of strategies used in the stock market throughout the years to improve performance. Insightful chapters within the text include “Understanding the Markets,” “Using Profits to Achieve Your Elusive Goals,” and “The Challenge of Investing.”

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Informative/Summary:

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• Quick summary
• Describes main arguments and topics
• Explains why the source was essential

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Informative/Summary:

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Doerr, John. Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World With OKRs. Penguin. 2018.

This book is written by Doerr, who is the chair of a venture capitalist group. The book describes how a business organization can use OKRs to drive a company’s focus through agility, which leads to explosive growth. These are first-person, behind-the-scenes case studies narrated by leaders like Bill Gates. This book helps guide understanding of the business management strategies that drive the success of large companies.

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Evaluation:

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• Quick summary
• Overarching goal of the source and why it fits your topic
• Reliability of the information and any BIAS

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Annotated Bibliography: Parts and Examples

Evaluation:

Wilson, John Philip. When the Texans Come: Missing Records from the Civil War in the Southwest. UNM Press, 2001.

Through primary resources like original letters, song lyrics, and casualty lists, the author, historian-archeologist, provides a fresh narrative of the Civil War. The author dissects primary sources like witness testimony and original newspaper accounts to clearly understand the battles fought within the Civil War. It not only takes you through the major battles but the minor ones happening in the west to provide you a clear picture of the war. While it’s interesting to see the war through fresh eyes, it lacks in some areas due to its overarching look at the entirety of the war.

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This is all available in Google Classroom!

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