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Media Specialist: Susan Dicey,

Media Clerk: Coach B.J. Jackson, media clerk

Internet and Technology Acceptable Use Policy Provides district policies on internet use.

Hours of Operation: The media center is open Mondays-Fridays from 7:45 am—4:00 pm except on Wednesdays. The media center closes early on Wednesdays due to faculty meetings. Students must have a pass from a teacher in order to use the media center during the school day. Passes are not required to use the media center before or after school.

Circulation Policy: Students may check out a maximum of four books at one time for two weeks. Books may be renewed if no one else is asking for them. Students are not allowed to check out videos/dvds, equipment, reference books, current issues of magazines, or equipment. Fines are accessed for any overdue books. Students are not allowed to check out materials if they have overdue books or owe fines at either Southside or another school.

• Faculty/staff are allowed to check out materials for the entire school year.
• Fines: 10 cents every school day up to a maximum of $5.00 per overdue item.

Media Center Use (individual students): Students are encouraged to use the media center. Students must have a media center pass to use the media center during school. They do not need a pass before or after school. Passes must be written for assignments or research only. Passes should only be written by the subject area teacher and should include the work to be accomplished. SUBS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SEND STUDENTS TO THE MEDIA CENTER.

Food & Drink: Food products, drinks, and chewing gum are not allowed in the media center.

Media Center Use (classes): Teachers may sign up their class to come to the media center in the sign in notebook. At least 24 hours notice is required if a teacher wants to bring their class to the media center. It is the teacher’s responsibility to maintain class discipline in the media center. If the class becomes too disruptive they will be expelled from the media center. With prior approval from the media specialist, a teacher may send five students to the media center at one time. The students must have a pass with an assignment on it in order to use the media center. SUBS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING CLASSES TO THE MEDIA CENTER.

Substitutes: Substitutes are not allowed to either send students to the media center or to bring classes to the media center.

Media Center Closings: Occasionally the media center will have to close because of a conference, testing, meeting, etc. Advanced notice will be given when the media center will be closed. When the media center is closed, only media center aides and faculty will be allowed in the media center.

Computers: The media center is automated for both management and circulation. Networked computers are available for faculty and students to use for research and word processing. Access to the Internet and several databases are available for use. Students must have a signed Internet Permission Form (link to form) to use the Internet. All of the student computers have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher installed.

Greenville County Public Library

Professional Library

Greenville County Book Center

Homework Helpers

Southside Media Center's Online Catalog. Users can access the catalog of library holdings 24 hours a day from any computer with Internet access.

Magazines Southside Media Center subscribe to.

Major new on-line databases now available on the Media Center computers and your home computers. For help with accessing these on-line databases, please see media specialist or clerk.

• 20,000 + encyclopedic entries on history, government, politics, law, economy, environment, culture, and landscape of 200 countries
• Relevant current events and news updated daily
• In-depth statistical data on population, climate, economics,
• Built-in data analysis and comparison tools
• Interactive political and topographical maps
• Biographies and photos of current world leaders
• Rich visual resources including flags, landmarks, emblems & more

SCOIS South Carolina Occupational Information System) is the State's computer-based, career information delivery system, providing essential data on careers, salaries, financial aid, education and job opportunities--including military, apprenticeships, post-secondary, trade and vocational programs.

Wilson General Science DatabaseDesigned for the undergraduate student and general researcher, Wilson General Science databases allow searching of the content of popular and professional English-language science periodicals, as well as the science section of the New York Times.

These databases abstract 191 periodicals as far back as 1984. Full text of 57 periodicals as far back as 1993. PDF page images from 2000 forward on WilsonWeb. Databases are updated 4 times a week.

Resource Center Bronze: Building upon a foundation of literary, science, history and biographical databases, Student Resource Center Bronze provides a premium selection of original reference material, overviews, critical essays, a massive archive of primary source documents and periodicals, and full-text from newspapers that are updated daily.

Discus This is a massive resource with access to 12 different major databases. These include: LegalTrac, Business and Company ASAP, Biography Resource Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, InfoTrac, General Resource Center, etc.

• From home click here
• From school click here

General Copyright Information related to the use of commercial videos and the copying of other materials for the classroom can be found on the SLMS web page