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St. Martin’s has two well-utilized libraries, and the Library Program reflects the needs and growth of the entire StM community. The collection, as well as the instruction of Library Skills, is curriculum-oriented, as illustrated by the addition of (1)the Accelerated Reading Program in the Lower School Library/Media Center and (2)several scholarly databases which augment the substantial collection in the Martin Family Library, the Media Center for the Middle and Upper Schools. Through these resources and the Middle and Upper Schools’ laptop programs, students have access to information and ideas unlimited by walls and campus boundaries. As always the Library Program continues its mission of developing well-rounded students by giving them the skills to become avid readers, critical thinkers, and effective communicators.

Lower School Library

It is our philosophy that books are the windows to the world. In the 16,000 volumes found in our Lower School Library/Media Center, students learn to conduct research, escape into fiction, and explore special interests. Everything about the library is warm and inviting. Students can relax in the comfortable library setting, and they often gather on the risers to have a book read to them. Lower School students visit the library weekly for scheduled library classes, and are welcome to come to the library whenever they wish to conduct research or browse for additional books. One of the highlights of the year is the Author Fest, which introduces children to nationally known writers and illustrators. This personal exposure to famous authors instills a love of reading at a very early age.

With the introduction of the Accelerated Reader Program in 2006, Lower School students have taken a new interest in pleasure reading. Students use the Lower School Library from grades George Cottage (ages 2 –3 years) through grade 5, and classes visit once per week for storytelling, book selection, dramatizations, and an introduction to circulation procedures. Caldecott Award-winning books are introduced in kindergarten. First- graders learn how to care for and handle books, as well as how to choose their own books. In second grade, the use of the library computer is taught so that students will be able to search independently for books. In third grade, students are introduced to the Dewey Decimal System, and the nonfiction and biography sections. In fourth grade, Newbery Award-winning books are introduced, and students are taught to use reference materials including books and academic databases for research projects. In fifth grade, students continue to refine their library skills for independent study.

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Martin Family Library

The Martin Family Library, with its warm and inviting atmosphere, is the literal and figurative heart of the Middle and Upper Schools. The Martin Family Library continues the fun and excitement of research and pleasure-reading that students experienced in the Lower School Library/Media Program. You’ll find it all in the Martin Family Library, which serves the Middle and Upper Schools. This 30,000-volume collection has been carefully selected by our librarians and faculty to reflect the school’s curricula. In addition to the core collection of books, the Library also houses reference books, periodicals, newspapers, DVDs, and videos. Students are also provided the use of computers with Internet access, students will have the use of electrically-wired study carrels in order to accommodate laptops in Middle and Upper Schools. With the its wireless technology, the library truly lends itself to a well-rounded research experience. The ultimate goal of the Martin Family Library is to help students acquire research skills and a passion for reading that extends well beyond what is required for their academic work.

Middle School Use of the Martin Family Library

Upper School Use of the Martin Family Library

Database, Catalog and Reference hints:

Congressional Quarterly. CQ Researcher--database of topical articles regarding social issues
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password

Grove Art Online -- contains more than 45,000 articles covering both the fine arts...painting, sculpture, and architecture...and the decorative arts...ceramics, textiles, jewelry, interior design, furniture, glass, metalwork.
www.oxfordartonline.com
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
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Grove Music Online - includes the full text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd edition), the 4-volume New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and the 3-volume New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd edition). Also includes over 47,000 articles, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, and extensive links to musical sites on the Internet.
www.oxfordmusiconline.com
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
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JSTOR -- Archival journal database
http://www.jstor.org
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password

LexisNexis - database of world wide newspapers, transcripts, & regional magazines
http://www.lexisnexis.com/scholastic
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password

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Oxford Biblical Studies Online -- provides access to six essential Oxford editions of the Bible alongside commentary and annotations from study Bibles.
www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
Oxford English Dictionary - searches all volumes of the print edition in finding a term when you know the meaning but have forgotten the word. Find words that have come into English via a particular language, and search for quotations from a particular author or a specified year. Display entries according to your needs - turn pronunciation, etymologies, variant spellings, and quotations on and off.

www.oed.com
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
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Oxford Reference Premium Online --features over 1.4 million entries across 25 subjects. Includes 185 subject dictionaries, Oxford Companions, over 16,000 images and over 50 timelines for students to use.
www.oxfordreference.com
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
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Oxford Scholarship Online is a new electronic strategy for dissemination of and access to scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. At this time the Biblical module is the only Scholarship Online product to which STM subscribes.
www.oxfordscholarship.com (access to the Religion module only)
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password

ProQuest -- database for periodical and newspaper articles, as well as some literary, science, and social sciences reference books
http://proquest.umi.com/login
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password
World Book Online
http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=J2887
Remote access: Use VPN or the Username & Password

Other Libraries

Jefferson Parish Public Library http://www.jefferson.lib.la.us/default.htm
New Orleans Public Library http://nutrias.org/
University of New Orleans http://library.uno.edu/
Tulane University http://library.tulane.edu
Loyola University http://library.loyno.edu/
Historic New Orleans Collection http://www.hnoc.org/
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org

Evaluation of Websites

Kathy Schrock’s Guide http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html

U. of Maine http://library.usm.maine.edu/research/researchguides/webevaluating.html
Lesley U. http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html

Plagiarism & Citing Sources

MLA Handbook http://guides.lib.usf.edu/ref/mla.html
Duke University http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/

Other Libraries

Evaluation of Websites

Plagiarism & Citing Sources

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