Blog Post #5: Online Resources

This search engine is useful to do research for all subjects and any assignments. Its specifically for students in that it shows results at a high school student's level for more efficient researching.

This website has news on issues happening all over the world right now. It's useful to students in classes such as social studies who must do a project or assignment on international current events. Though it is not limited to just that class, it's a good resource for all assignments on current events.

This resource is good for students who are looking for written research material. It is a search engine for a variety of books, and will give a synopsis on what the book is about.

World Book Student is an online resource containing similar information to the encylopedias. This has limited the search results to resources that high school students would be able to understand. It is useful for any class and any assignment or project that requires research.

The Canadia Student Research Centre is an online resource for research. It's focused on Canadian points of view and is intended for high school students. It may be used for research in any class for all assignments and projects that require research.  

Assignment 5: Looking At Other Libraries

http://www.sd36.bc.ca/guildfordpark/
Guildford Park Secondary, 10707 – 146th St., Surrey, over 1200 students
74 staff members, but cannot be contacted through the website
School hours are from 8:20 AM to 2:30 PM
They have one librarian
They have an online catalogue
They have helpful resources on the homepage, the links lead to the Surrey Schools Online Resources:
• Canadian Themed Resources: for research on topics relating to Canada
• English Language Learners: References for ELL students
• Encyclopedias: Worldbooks online and other resources
• Literature and Novels: References and research on novels
• Research databases: Search engines approved for students.
There are no circulation or computer use policies listed on the website
Their library does not have a link to the Surrey Public Library website, or to the school’s website, and they have book trailers for popular books on the Library homepage
Both libraries have links to the Surrey Schools Online Resources for the students

http://www.sullivanheights.com/
Sullivan Heights Secondary, 6248 – 144st Surrey, BC approximately 1226 students
88 staff members, only 66 of which can be contacted through an e-mail address
Classes begin at 8:25 a.m. and end at 2:45 p.m.
A library staff member and a library assistant
They have an online catalog
There are links to helpful resources on the homepage:
· Online Databases: Online resources for research
· Search Engines: A list of good search engines to research
· Research Tools: Other sources that can be used for research
· Encyclopedias/Dictionaries
· Canada: Links to information on Canadian history
Their circulation and computer policies are unavailable on the website
The Sullivan Heights catalog has a variety of lists of resources for students to use, most are for research, but there are some lists of books recommended for the students to read
Both libraries’ websites contain a list of links for student research uses

http://www.sd36.bc.ca/panoramaridge/
École Panorama Ridge Secondary, 13220 – 64ave Surrey, BC 1779 students.
80 staff members, 77 can be contacted by e-mail, and 8 can be contacted through a separate website
Classes are from 8:36 a.m. to 2:56 p.m.
The number of library staff is unavailable
Their catalog is online
There are links to helpful resources on the homepage:
· Link to Surrey School District’s online resources: World Book
· Student Tools: Information on how to make a bibliography
· English: List of helpful resources related to the books read in English class
Their circulation and computer policies are unavailable on the website
Their library has helpful resources on the books that are read in English class
Both libraries’ websites contain links to the Surrey School District’s online databases

Library Careers

Typically, those becoming librarians must obtain an undergraduate degree from a 4 year program of their choice. To be accepted into a graduate school, the program does no matter so long as the student has a 3.0 average.
Then, the student will have to take 1 to 2 years studying for a master's degree in a program that has been authorized by the American Library Association, such as a master in Library and Information Science. This course can be taken at the University of BC and Mcgill University, as well as Universities outside of British Columbia like University of Alberta, and University of Toronto. From the courses, the student will learn things such as:

• Library Management
• Cataloguing
• Reference Resources
• Library Collections
• Research Methods

Skills which they would need to have in order to run the library.