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State of the Library Report 2020-2021 School Year
How Are You Using the Library?
Check out some exciting statistics regarding student use of library resources in the 2020-2021 school year! If you aren't part of these statistics, what are you waiting for?
The ELCO High School library is the place to be for all your research and reading needs!
ELCO HS LIBRARY LIBGUIDES
The library is NEVER CLOSED!
LibGuides are resource pages that are built for the purpose of guiding student research through careful content curation.
As of this publication, the high school library supports 103 individual LibGuide pages.
The content of these pages ranges from:
- citation information
- database access
- summer reading information
- test preparation and college readiness
- research strategies
- presentation resources
- new book and reading opportunities
ELCO HS NOODLETOOLS
Main LibGuide Page
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ELCO HS NoodleTools Page
DATABASE RESEARCH
In today's world, the Internet grows at an exponential rate. The ability to navigate the constant change that occurs with this growth is even more important for today's students than in the past, as is the ability to curate information for credibility and reliability.
Providing students with access to databases supports:
- Independent critical thinking
- Use of credible and reliable sources
- Comprehension and analysis of information
- Use of digital resources effectively and efficiently
ELCO HS students utilized the three main database platforms approximately 47,203 times during the 2020-2021 school year!
EBSCOhost
37,295 searches conducted by ELCO HS students!
- EBSCOhost web - general reference
- Student Research Center
- Consumer Health Complete
- Auto Repair Reference Center
- EBSCO eBooks
GALE
5,287 searches conducted by ELCO HS students!
- Virtual Reference Library
- Literature Resource Center
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- World History in Context
- Student Resources in Context
ProQuest
4621 searches conducted by ELCO HS students!
- SIRS Issues Researcher
- PowerLibrary
- The World Almanac Online
- Culture Grams
- Discovery Education
Access the collections of all Pennsylvania libraries!
Items are borrowed and shipped to the HS library, free of charge.
See Mrs. Templeton for details!
The World Almanac
Culture Grams
Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on 200 cultures of the world.
Discovery Education
181 new young adult fiction and non-fiction books were added to the HS Library collection during the 2020-2021 school year.
584 print items circulated during the 20-21 school year. Covid restrictions limited the physical circulation of books during this extraordinary school year.
In coordination with IU 13, the HS Library also is proud to be able to provide students access to OVERDRIVE. This eBook platform serves as host to popular young adult fiction, current non-fiction titles, and classics. Students have the ability to access their OverDrive accounts and check out eBooks from their iPads as well as personal devices.
754 OverDrive eBooks circulated during the 20-21 school year.
MEET YOUR LIBRARIAN!
High School Librarian
English Teacher
Virtual Academy Instructor
English Department Chair
B.A. English - Lebanon Valley College
M.S. Classroom Technology - Wilkes University
M.L.S. Library and Information Science - Clarion University