Library Media Center
Library Media Center
THS Media Specialist: Hollis Bosch
email: hollis.bosch@tcschools.com
Hours: 7:20 am - 3:15 pm
iPad Procedure: Should you have any problems with your iPad, please report the problems to Mrs. Bosch in the THS Media Center. Once an assessment is made; instructions will given on an individual basis.
THS MEDIA CENTER PHILOSOPHY
The THS Media Center is essential to the teaching and learning activities of the school. It provides the instructional and learning resources necessary to the school’s educational goals and objectives. The responsibilities of the media program include giving assistance to the curricular needs of the students and the faculty, supporting other interests which may have been stimulated by the instructional program, and developing productive use of leisure time. All aspects of the Library Bill of Rights should be considered when changing or adding new objectives.
Links
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Atriuum OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
Find out if the THS Library has the book you are looking for within its inventory.
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Alabama Virtual Library
The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources is available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.
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Dictionary
Online access to a legendary resource.
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Citation Helper
Citation machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information that they use. Its primary goal is to make easy for student researchers to cite their information sources.
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Renaissance AR Book Find
Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in English or Spanish using criteria such as ATOS book level or a Lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fiction/nonfiction, subject, award-winners, state lists, CCSS Exemplar, and more.
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Plagiarism.org
Understand the definition of plagiarism. Plagiarism is a common (and often misunderstood) problem that is often the result of lack of knowledge and skills. Our mission is to support the education community with a comprehensive set of resources to help students write with integrity.
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Khan Academy
A reliable FREE resource for math and science instruction
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Smithsonian Open Access
A quality collection of museum resources providing an unlimited exploration for students and reliable primary sources for teachers.
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Google Applied Digital Skills
FREE resource to start learning practical digital skills
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Connect Safely
Connect Safely is a nonprofit organization on a mission to educate users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. You will find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy.