Media Center
Welcome to the Bishop Kenny High School Media Center. The media center serves the information needs of students and staff Monday through Friday, 7:00 am until 4:00 pm. Six of our academic subscription databases are accessible from home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The media center offers students access to 28 computers for word processing and research, while students also have access to a large collection of nonfiction books and 25 periodical subscriptions. In addition, our popular fiction collection serves to inspire a love of recreational reading.
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Mrs. Katherine Moody
Librarian / Media Specialist
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Mrs. Karin Coutts
Media Center Clerk
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Media Center Policies
- Students are expected to adhere to the Bishop Kenny Code of Conduct found in the Parent/Student Handbook.
- Students are expected to adhere to the Internet Policy found in the Parent/Student Handbook.
- Students are expected to respect an atmosphere that promotes research and studying, and to keep conversations private.
- Cell phone usage is not permitted in the media center at any time.
- Media Center materials are checked out for 3 weeks at a time using a student ID. Overdue fines are 10 cents per day. Students have access to MS Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher and Word. Printing is 10 cents per page. Disks and flash drives must be checked at the circulation desk before use in computers.
Online Research
What is a database? A database is a massive collection of information arranged for management, organization, and retrieval of information. Database access generally requires a subscription, user name and password.
What is the Internet? The Internet is a network of computers that is unstructured, not indexed, and appeals to no specific audience. Search engines "grab" and list websites that best match keywords entered by the user. Access to the Internet is generally free.
What is the difference between a database and the Internet? Research databases consist primarily of indexes, abstracts, and full-text material. They are collections of articles from reference materials, periodicals, academic journals and electronic reference sources. A subscription fee is paid to a vendor, who in turn provides access to their information. This is why most databases require use of a library card or student ID. The Internet allows millions of world wide users to post and share information; it is free to access and free to surf, but there is no guarantee of information accuracy and little to no standards for credibility.
An excellent place to start researching online is by accessing a database provided for students via the Bishop Kenny media center. These resources are free for BK student use.
Student Resource Center Bronze
SRC gives students access to a variety of full-text literary criticisms, journals, reference materials, and media including current events, health, people, government, history, and more. Once you enter the password, provided below, begin your search using the empty search box. This will take you directly into the database.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/jack17425
Password: remote
Country Reports
Cultural, historical, and statistical country information. Be sure to enter our schools' username and password, provided below, to have full access to the site.
http://www.countryreports.org/login/login.aspx?lp=Y
User Name: BKsocialstudies
Password: crusaders
*case sensitive*
*login and password information must be obtained from your English teacher or from Mrs. Moody in the library.*
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
An online, frequently updated version of the classic text encyclopedia. Choose the High School level for best results.
http://www.school.eb.com
Username: crusaders
Password: bkenny
E-Enlightenment
Electronic Enlightenment allows users access to thousands of historical primary resource documents from around the globe including correspondence great historians, politicians, poets, explorers, scientists, musicians and too many more to list. To access content, choose "Subscribers Enter Here" on left hand side of the database homepage and then enter the username and password provided below.
http://www.e-enlightenment.com
Username: crusaders
Password: knights
Salem History
Provides e-access to primary and historic documents, including (but not limited to) categories such as civics, women's issues, military history, foreign affairs, government and social issues. Print resource sets are available in the media center. Choose the "Remote Access Login" tab at the top of the database homepage and enter the password provided below.
Public Libraries
Another excellent place to begin online research is by accessing databases using the local public library system. A public library card number is needed to access the databases they have to offer. Here are the websites to our local public libraries by county:
Jacksonville Public Library: http://jpl.coj.net
St. Johns County Public Library: http://www.sjcpls.org
Clay County Public Library: http://www.ccpl.lib.fl.us
Nassau County Public Library: http://www.nassaureads.com/
State and University Libraries
Other research options include our state libraries, as well as our university libraries. Access to these resources is often restricted to tuition paying college students; however, with a little tenacity high school students may be able to access catalogs as a guest or an independent researcher.
State Library & Archives, FL (open to all with a public library card number): http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us
WEBLUIS (provides access to the online catalogs and databases of several state universities in Florida): http://webluis.fcla.edu
UNF: http://www.unf.edu/library
JU: http://www.ju.edu/library
FCCJ: http://www.fccj.org/library
Citation Information
Students must cite all of the resources used to create a paper or project. Keep in mind many databases provide ready-made citations. If assistance is needed, a citation generator may help (see links below). Also remember the
Writers Inc book.
http://www.noodletools.com (choose Noodlebib Express at the bottom of the home page)
http://www.citationmachine.net
Other websites that may be useful:
Librarians' Internet Index: http://lii.org/
The very best of the WWW reviewed and filtered for quality content by librarians.