ACCI Library Learning Commons
and the Visual Arts Department
Welcome!
Hours 8:15-4:00 daily.
Hello Visual Arts! Now that we have hit our stride in the new school year, we want to introduce or remind you of some of our services and resources.
Website: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/findyour/schools/librarycat.aspx?schoolno=4120
Twitter: @ACCI_Library
Our Services
- We customize our lessons to your class needs and promote skills such as research strategies, citation formatting, and presentation skills
- We are happy to collaborate with teachers on all aspects of the inquiry cycle.
- The library is a great venue for large or small presentations, guest speakers, and academic competitions. The conference room and classroom offer privacy and quiet for classes or smaller groups.
New Print Resources
Canadian Reference Centre
-Ebsco database useful for finding full text periodical and reference sources
Global Issues in Context
-Gale Cengage Learning database which is designed to support global awareness
eBooks: Gale Virtual Reference Library
Titles include: Arts and Humanities Throughout the Eras, the History of Music Videos, St. James Encylopedia of Popular Culture, and Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in Visual Arts
Great Websites
ArtLex Art Dictionary
Virtual Museum of Canada
Canadian Art Database
From the Centre of Contemporary Canadian Art
http://ccca.concordia.ca/index.html?languagePref=en&Media Streaming
Learn 360
In the subject of Visual Arts for Grades 9-12, there are almost 2,000 full videos, short videos and video clips which can be searched and accessed through the library catalogue or through the link on virtual library webpage (user name and password are both elem.)
National Film Board
https://www.nfb.ca/education/
All TDSB teachers have a subscription to NFB/Campus (sign in with your TDSB email) which bundles videos according to subject or themes to make browsing easier, and allows you to bookmark or save playlists.
WatchKnowLearn
A neat little website that organizes videos on the web by subject and grade level.