FSK Media Center Databases
	Destiny https://ccpsdestiny.folletdestiny.com   Home access to CCPS online electronic catalog of materials  Search for books in the FSK Media Center  Login with school username and password to view materials you have checked out, due dates, or fines.
	American History Issues World Geography  World History - The Modern Era World History - Ancient & Medieval
	Comprehensive encyclopedia with a dictionary, atlas, and articles Image Quest: copyright free images
	Contains several distinct databases: History Research Center African-American History American History American Indian History Ancient & Medieval History Bloom's Literature Online Health Reference Center Infobase Books Issues & Controversies Modern World History Science Online World Geography & Culture
	Country reports include information on daily life, culture, geography and history.  In-depth reports covering over 200 countries, the United States, and Canada.
	Cross-search content from select Gale products, including Gale's OneFile periodicals, and all databases
	Contains several distinct databases:  SIRS Issues Researcher: Pro & con views on current controversies   SIRS Renaissance: Arts & Humanities SIRS Government Reporter: Historic & current government documents SIRS WebSelect: links to reliable Websites Decades: American life and history in the 20th century, including many primary source documents. Search by decades or by source type:  cartoons, maps, letters, speeches, etc.
	Carroll County Public Library Databases:  To access enter library card #
Video Resources
		Access Several Collections of Videos Classroom Video on Demand: Master Collection Classroom Video on Demand: Career & Technical Education Collection
Additional Resources
		Search for primary sources: photographs historic newspaper articles art sound recordings
		Excellent online resources for writing and research: MLA format, grammar, research & writing resources
		FSK has online & print subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal To access additional online resources, username and password available in Media Center
		Royalty free music & sound effects  for your presentations Ask Media Specialist for username & password
		Noodle Tools Express helps create citations and Works Cited pages using MLA, APA and Chicago style

For more great book suggestions click on the following links:

Maryland Black Eyed Susan Book Award - State award for the best books for High School Students.

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

YALSA Quick Picks for Young Adults

Classics for College Bound Students

Guys Read

Hours of Operation:
 Monday through Friday
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

 

Media Specialist: Ms. Myers

Media Clerk: Ms. Watkins

  

Mission Statement

 

Francis Scott Key High School Media Center’s mission is to connect people with current, accurate, well-reviewed and diverse resources that will enrich their lives, develop knowledge, and inspire a lifelong pursuit of reading and learning.

 

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Media Center Policies

Checkouts / Overdue Notices
Books in the media center are available  to checkout for a three-week period.   Students are expected to return or renew media center resources by the due date stamped on that resource. To avoid overdue fines, simply stop by the circulation desk and ask Ms. Myers, Ms. Whitney or a media aide to renew your books .

Overdue notices are sent to a student's advisory every month throughout the school year. For print resources, fines are collected at 10 cents per day the item is overdue and will not exceed $10.00.  Lost or damaged resources will be charged the cost of the item for replacement.

Computer Use
Students are expected to follow the Telecommunications Policy for Carroll County Public Schools at all times.

Passes
During regular school hours, including flex and lunch mods, students not accompanied by a teacher must have a pass to enter the Media Center. Students having passes are expected to sign in and out at the front desk and show their pass to a Media Center staff member.

• Lunch: Students must go to the cafeteria and get a pass from a Hall Monitor before coming to the Media Center; students must remain in the media center during the entire period.
• Key Time: Students must sign-up in the Media Center before school and remain in the Media Center during the entire period. Students are limited to two Key Time visits per week unless they get permission from Ms. Myers or Ms. Whitney in advance.

Conduct
Students not accompanied by a teacher may be asked to return to class for inappropriate or off-task  behavior.

Citation Help   Always consult with your teacher to see which style guide he/she expects you to follow   APA Style   American Psychological Association style, usually used in Social Sciences   https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/   Chicago Style   Chicago Syle is used in the Humanities, literature, history, and the arts   http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html     MLA Style The Modern Language Association style, usually used in the Humanities, literature and the arts MLA.org https://style.mla.org/formatting-papers/ Purdue OWL https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/   Office365 Office 365 Log-in Page     CCPS provides web-based access to Microsoft Office applications, allowing every student access to his/her documents and Microsoft programs from any web browser and across multiple devices, without having to install the Microsoft Office software.

Research
Bartleby.com	Great Books Online   http://www.bartleby.com/   Free access to full text of thousands of classic texts, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, etc.
Library of Congress	Digital Collection, Library of Congress   https://www.loc.gov/collections/   Free access to primary source documents from the Library of Congress’ extensive   collection of documents of papers, photographs, maps, charts, etc.