ECI Library and Learning Commons

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ECI Library and Learning Commons

• A quick tour

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Basic Information

• Head Librarian Ms Anderson
• Asst. Librarian Mr. Batsoulis
• Hours 815 am except Wednesdays
• Lunch time
• Spares for seniors
• Closed last period

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How to visit library during day?

• Students with a spare (grade 11 or 12), can sign
  in at the main desk
• Others must bring a signed yellow permission form
  from their teacher to come during class to
  photocopy, print, find a book, etc.

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Why come to the Library ?

• Three daily newspapers and almost 30 magazines,
• Research and Use the computers,
• Complete homework and study for tests,
• Sign out books for pleasure reading,
• Printing, photocopying
• Get help with assignments, citing sources..

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Equipment for Students to sign out

• Laptops
• Projectors
• USB sticks
• Calculators
• Rulers
• Kobi Reader
• Books

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Role of the Teacher-Librarian

• -to encourage and support all students to become
  lifelong learners,
• -to promote and use the TDSB Virtual library,
• -to encourage the use of collaborative digital
  tools,
• -to host guest speakers (Lawrence Hill, Terry
  Fallis),
• -to run reading contests (White Pine),
• -to teach information literacy skills (inquiry,
  research, problem solving, citing sources..)

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Computer Reminders

• Computers are for School Work only
• No gaming, Facebook etc.
• All computers are monitored by teacher librarians
• Accounts will be disabled for abuses

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Accessing Research Online

• Log on to computer
• Username student number
• Password last 4 digits of student id/dd/mm
• Example 37400297

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ECI Virtual Library

• Accessible from home and school computers
• Go to ECI web page, click on Library link
• (www.etobicokeci.ca)
• Databases, Websites, Magazines, Newspapers,
  E-books, Web 2.0 tools, Images, Citation tools...

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Just Read It Campaign

• Go to ECI Virtual Library
• Students submit books they have read to the site
• Can win books and guest speakers!!!