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A good book is the best of friends,
the same today and forever.
Martin Farquhar Tupper
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- To stimulate and encourage an interest in
reading;
- To provide intellectual and physical access
to materials in all formats;
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- To provide instruction which fosters competence
in using information
and ideas discriminatel
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- To meet the needs of individual students:
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- To support the school curriculum.
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Hours: 7:45 a.m. -4:00 p.m. school days
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Holdings:
The Jordan Library collection contains some 20,000 books, 900 videos,
39 print periodicals, the daily newspaper, on-line database resources
and Internet access.
Circulation Policy:
Students are allowed to check out 2 books for a 2 week period. Books may
be renewed one time for an additional 2 weeks. We do not charge fines
for overdue books.
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| Internet Use Policy:
Students must follow all acceptable use policies in the Student Handbook.
signed forms are required for each student on campus. Students using the
Internet in the library for searches
without teacher supervision at Jordan Middle School may use only those sites
posted on the computer or on the library webpage. Computer and Internet
access are to be used for school purposes only. |
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Acceptable Use Policy
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Online Resources:
The links below provide access to incredible on-line resources. Some of
these are accessible from both school and home. User login information
is available from the Librarian, Ms. Meacham or her assistant,
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Need help
to use these resources? Visit the On-Line Database Tutorials.
Click
here.
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This program explores over 2000
careers. |
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This database includes topics
on science, religion, geography, sports, careers, guidance and
biographies. |
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This collection of databases
includes a professional collection for educators, custom newspapers,
The General Reference Center Gold, Literature Resource Center and
Discovering Collection. Over 7,400 full-text periodicals and hundreds
of reference resources are provided. |
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This is the Jordan Middle School
and NISD library catalog. PUB051 |
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This fact-finding
resource is much more than an encyclopedia. It includes an atlas,
dictionary and Explore Texas feature. It is available in Spanish. |
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Use this link to access the catalog for the City of San
Antonio's Public Libraries |
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Bibliography (Works Cited) Generator |
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Online multimedia library of educational videos and images. |
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Gateway to technology integration, lesson plans, assessments,
student interactive materials and Internet based resources. |
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Kid friendly search engine with 180,000 websites that
students may use with confidence. |
World NewsSites |
On-line Magazines |
Reference Tools |
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