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Columbia High School Library

Overview

The mission of Columbia's Library is to support curriculum by providing an environment rich in resource materials, both print and electronic.

The promotion of reading is a major goal of our program.  Our curriculum fosters information literacy by providing instruction in research strategies, critical thinking skills and bibliographic instruction.  We also offer reference assistance and instruction on helping students use technology.

CHS Library Information Website - Click Here

Online Public Access Catalogs

The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) can be accessed from both school and home.

Click Here To Access The Program.

Click on the Catalog tab to search for a book.

Download the Destiny Quest app for your smartphone or other mobile device and you can search the catalog from anywhere!

Tutorials / Instructional Videos

TurnItIn.com

Link to tutorials on the various steps for TurnItIn.com from setting up the account to uploading your paper, to understanding the Gradebook and feedback comments.
http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training

Copyright

Video created from snippets of Disney movies to demonstrate Fair Use / Copyright .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo

Plagiarism

Video created to illustrate examples of what is or is not considered plagiarism, and includes examples of how to avoid it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTPv9PtOoo-

NoodleTools

NoodleTools & GoogleDocs - integration

Basically it provides a linked workspace for students to write and share their writing with the teacher, librarian and even a team. When the bibliography is done, the student can export it to Google Docs to include with the paper.

Here's what the student does and sees:
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/tutorials/google_integration/

If a student exports his or her work to a word processor, the student can export their notecards and outline to the word processor:

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/usersguide/index.html?n=PrintingNotecards.html - click the picture of the printer

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/usersguide/index.html?n=PrintingTheOutline.html - click the picture of the printer


Cornell Note-Taking

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7WM_fmR1k - Basic intro to the Cornell System of Note-Taking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki2loe4Hhxw - Taking Cornell Notes the AVID Way

Columbia High School

South Orange-Maplewood School District

Contact Info

17 Parker Ave.
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Main Office:
(973) 762-5600

Fax:
(973) 378-7607

School Admins

Title IX Information

Dr. Kevin Gilbert
Asst., Supt., Access & Equity
District Title IX Coordinator
525 Academy Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040
e: kgilbert@somsd.k12.nj.us
p: (973) 762 - 5600 ext. 1859


Jenny Easton
Dating Violence Advocate
e:  jeaston@somsd.k12.nj.us 
p:  (973) 762-5600 ext. 1003

Anti-Bullying Specialists

Dorota Martinez
e: dmartine@somsd.k12.nj.us
p: (973) 762-5600 ext 1043
f: (973) 378-7607

Matthew Endlich
e: mendlich@somsd.k12.nj.us
p: (973) 762-5600 ext 1021

Dr. Kevin Gilbert
Asst., Supt., Access & Equity
District Title IX Coordinator

e: kgilbert@somsd.k12.nj.us
p: (973) 762 - 5600 ext. 1859

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