The Lewisville Independant School District Provides a website, Research Bookmarks, for teacher and student use. The user name and password are available from your librarian.

On that site, you will find link buttons on the left column of the website to useful information including bibliographic (citation) sites, governmentalsites, website evaluation guidelines, education "gateways," media literacy sites, webquests, copyright and plagiarism information, clip art sites, and content specific sites. We encourage you to look there first.

In the center of the site, you will find link buttons to the subscription databases paid for by LISD or by Region XI. These provide access to thousands of articles, stories, reports, studies, on the major subjects your students are researching, as well as copyright free photographs to use the in presentations through the Multimedia archive.

In the right column, you will find links to the MARCUS BOOKMARKS, which provide Marcus students and staff with additional subscription databases purchased by the Marcus library. In all cases, a user name and password is required to access either the Marcus site or the LISD site. these bookmarks are available by remote access on the internet with the username and password available from the librarian.

Students must have a Picture ID card in order to check out books.
A maximum of 3 books may be checked out for a period of two weeks and may be renewed two times.
Students are encouraged to return or renew books on or before the due date that is stamped in the books in order to avoid fines.

Special Circulation Items:

Some items are not checked out to students:

• Reference books (with the green “reference” sticker on the spine)
• Books from the regular collection which are marked “Not for Circulation.”
• Periodicals (magazines) and newspapers which can be used in the library.
• Specialized resources such as CultureGrams™.
• Audiovisual materials which are a part of the classroom resources collection.

Reserved Books

Since the main purpose of the library is to support your research and your teacher’s objectives, items that your teacher wants to be available at all times may be reserved. Your teacher initiates a reserve by requesting that ALL books on certain subjects be put on reserve. Books are reserved by subject, not title, because it is impossible to make a list of all the titles of books.

The library staff supports your teacher's request that all books on certain subjects stay in the library by not checking out any item, which relates in any way to the subject matter reserved.

Though many of the reserved books may be pulled and placed on a book cart with your teacher's name, ANY book, regardless of where it may be located in the library, that you find which covers the subject on reserve may not be checked out until after 4:05 p.m. on the date that your teacher has given for the end of the reserve period. Location of the book has nothing to do with its being on reserve.

Books on reserve can be located anywhere in the library. Although many may have been pulled and placed on a book cart with the teacher’s name, others may still be on the shelves, on a table or other furniture, or anywhere else in the library. Location of the book has nothing to do with its being on reserve.

Using the Library

Admits: Students are required to have library admits in order to come to the library during all four class periods, including lunch. Students obtain an admit from their teachers, and must sign in during class time. Admits are not required before, or after school, during the passing periods, or during the break.

Computers:

There are three computers located near the library entrance which are dedicated to the library’s Catalog (OPAC).

20 are available for student use according with LISD AUP guidelines.
Students may come to use computers to do online research, type papers or to create presentations.Students with a class meeting in the library have priority over individuals coming with library admits.

Students can print (black and white only) for 5¢ per page

Students should bring a floppy disk or flash drive (USB) to save files, or be prepared to save in the student's personal directory on the network server. the CD drive in the computer is "read-only"

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Copiers: The library has two copy machines available for students' usage. Both of the copiers enlarge and reduce images. The cost for copying is 15¢ per page.

Intellectual Freedom / Self-censorship Statement:

Reading is a joy, a privilege, and the right of every patron.

As you select the library resources for your research and for your reading pleasure, please understand that every book is not the best choice for every person.

If a book is unappealing or offensive to you in any way, please return it and select another one.

Only you can know what reading materials best serve you and your family's standards and beliefs.

—attributed to a librarian from Tyler, TX Junior College.

Last Updated January 29, 2007