Library
Library
The City Honors Librarian is Mrs. Melisa Holden.
The Library
The City Honors Library is here to support the students and the staff of a very unique school. The Library's mission is to ensure that students and staff become life-long users of information and ideas. The Library is a place where students can:
- conduct research for projects using the Web, databases, and print resources
- research college programs using the Web
- find great books to read
- create graphic presentations
- create pamphlets or write a book
- find interesting facts
- acquire books through the BPS Inter-library Loan program
- become effective and ethical consumers of ideas and information
- have full-time access to a knowledgeable, certified librarian who will help them find what they need!
Procedures
- Each period, only 5-7 students may come to the library from a study hall. Students must check-in at their study hall and then report to the library.
- To come to the library during lunch periods, students must first obtain a pass from Mrs. Holden. Students must first eat their lunch in the cafeteria and, when finished, present their pass to a lunch monitor and proceed to the library.
- All students must sign in upon arrival
Policies
- Food is not allowed in the library.
- Students are expected to adhere to all District Technology Rules.
- Please clean up after yourself – chairs, garbage, magazines, newspapers, books, etc. – need to be put in their proper places!
- Let Mrs. Holden know when you've read a good book, or if you have any suggestions for the City Honors Library!
For the most up-to-date Library Resources, please visit Mrs. Holden's Teacher Page.
Study Skills to Make You a Better Student
If you are in need of some ideas on how to study, take notes, give an oral presentation, write a paper that will make you proud, etc., check out some of these links…
- Virginia Tech Study Skills Self-Help Information This site is an excellent place to go for information on time scheduling and taking notes Cornell style. They offer “online workshops” on such topics as:
- Time Management Strategies for Improving Academic Performance
- Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance
- Increasing Textbook Reading Comprehension by Using SQ3R
- Strategies for Improving Concentration and Memory
- Syracuse University - The Most Productive Way to Schedule Your Day This site provides info on various techniques to help be more productive
- Study Skills Topic Page
Clear and concise guides on many different aspects of studying. - HowToStudy.org: When You Hit the Books and They Hit Back
Studying for that big test? Here is where you go to find information on studying specific subjects. Don’t know your learning style? Find out here. Maintained by Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. - Dartmouth Academic Skills Center
This site offers online academic success videos (requires Quicktime 4.0 or higher) as well as print handouts on many aspects of studying, note taking, etc. Excellent source! - Guide to Stress Management and Time Management from the University of West Scotland.
Writing Resources
General Writing Sources
The Elements of Style
William Strunk’s small, yet essential, volume on the basics of writing – “You must know the rules in order to break them.”
Writing with Sources
Harvard University has put together this website to give information on integrating sources into a paper, deciding when--and when not--to cite, choosing a citation style, and avoiding plagiarism. Essay Info: Essay Writing Center
This site offers a bevy of tips on writing all sorts of essays, including expository, critical, as well as admissions essays. It is touted as being for “anyone who wants to write better.”
The Writing Center
Harvard Writing Center has put together a site that links to all of the handouts it gives to its students. An excellent source with everything from revising the draft to how to read an assignment.
College Essays
CollegeBoard.com – Essay Writing Tips: Write an Effective Application Essay
This excellent source offers do’s and don’t’s in writing college admission essays, and offers links to such articles as “Three Steps to a Great Essay: You, in 500 Words or Less” and “Recipe for a Draft.”
Cite Your Sources!
One of the most important steps in your research process is to cite your sources (tell your teacher where you got your information). In college you will be required to cite your sources all the time, so let's get prepared now!
Luckily, it is as easy as ever to cite your sources, as you can do it online.
- Landmark Citation Machine is a Website that allows you to type in your information (such as author, title, publisher) and it will format your citation automatically in both MLA and APA format. After the citation is created, just copy and paste it into your paper's Bibliography.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a fantastic resource on how to cite pretty much anything - in any citation style!
No one has an excuse not to cite!