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 Important WEB Links

POETRY Sites
Science Daily Articles: research released ahead of juornal publication
Video Debunks the Top 10 Myths about Educating TAG Students

The Original Search Engine Your CHS Librarians : Louise Shorter, Librarian; Karma Grimm, Circulation Asst.  720 561  7760 or 7725 (circulation desk)

I have no special talents.

I am only passionately
curious.
Albert Einstein

 

 

Google
ScholarGoogle
QUESTIA library&
yourlog on
Student ResourceCenter
Vsual Dictionary
IC
Email
BVSD
Scholaris Survey
(monkey ver)A 
B continuation of A

The only cure
for boredom
is curiosity
.
   
 Dorothy Parker 
 There is
no cure for curiosity
.   

 Writing Tools and Web Resources

Bibliography & Writing (research too) tools 

 Questia : a virtual library: fulltext (yes every page!) for books,academic journals, magazines, newspapers! Use on any computer with internet.  Student log ons click here
NoodleTools PRIME REPORT ORGANIZER  SCHOOL SUBSCRIPTION does

(district link) MLA, APA; Create on-line note cards, organize them according to your topic (Research Question and all sub topics) create an outline, an annotated works cited and final bibliography with ease!!! Access your student account from any computer anywhere. A Centaurus Warrior logon needed away from school. See librarian (louise.shorter@bvsd.org) for remote log-in and problems.

Tutorials: Tips to Ace your paper
                OWL : Writing ( The Write of Passage)

   Research 101 great tutorial


EZ Folders(up-download) Teachers&Students
: ACCESS YOUR SCHOOL SERVER DATA REMOTELY


Reference Pages
Centaurus HS
 Links to our subscription & 
         other databases
 Public Library 
 
CU
AT CHS click on a link  at home use Centaurus and Warriors


non EBSCO Databases that are FREE and Not blocked
MedllinePlus: Drug, Health,Medical Information:not blocked

recommended sites for health:
Neuroscience for Kids
Painfully Obvious: effects of prescription drugs

Just think twice: you've heard the fiction now learn the facts

The Science of Drug Adiction and Abuse

 

*CIA FACTBOOK
*Population Pyramids

International Recipe Links
*World Health Recipe Collection
*International Recipes Masters' Tech
*International Recipes from Gaby and Andy

Careers
*Job Bank- USA,  * Colorado   
*
Occupation OUtlook Handbook descriptions of jobs, working conditions, education requirements, advancement options, salaries

!Public Library Reference Pages
Each library has a broad collection of databases available to you at CHS and at home. Louisville has Opposing Viewpoints , an excellent resource for controversial issues, Encyclopaedia Britannica and World Book: excellent resources on-line..
Use your
BPL, the CHS BPL Card , Louisville, Broomfield or Lafayette Card to search databases at the issuing library
!Academic Source Premier Scholarly journals Good place to begin for scholarly research. Citations and Articles from academic and professional journals.
*Business Source Premier  The industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. 
*
Regional Business News This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
*New York Times Historical (1851-2003) Through the Proquest database
*Wall Street Journal Through the ProQuest database
*Chronicle Career Library

!MULTI-DATABASE Searches
Search Everything (BPL Card)[bottom right hand corner of reference page]  
Gale Virtual
Reference (Louisville Card,  Boulder Card  )

Electronic Books: Web Based Searchable full-text 
!Ebrary (use Firefox with eBrary reader) log on page at BPLfull text academic non-fiction books

!GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY: E Reference Books: *American Decades, *Costume and Fashion, *American Revolution,*Buddhism, *Arts and Humanities, *Video Hound, *Grizmek's Animal Encyclopedia (excellent!), *Encyclopedia of Management,*Business Planns Handbook, * Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, * Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, *Fashion, Costume and Culture, *Television in American Society,* The People's Chronology, *The Sixties in America, Encyclopedias of Cancer, *of Genetic Disorders,*of Medicine, * Countries and their Cultures, *Alternative Energy, *Plant Sciences


Public Library Print Book 
Boulder   Louisville   Broomfield    or Lafayette Public Libraries:
!Prospector: Interlibrary Loan (do a title search and then choose a second search in Prospector)

CU Libraries Home
!Books, Academic Journals, Government Documents

University of Colorado, Norlin Library 
Search for books,
EJOURNAL LOCATOR: Determine which of CU's databases carries the journal and article you need. Search by journal title.
Research and Subject Guides   The CU Libraries provides research and subject guides and tutorials to help you connect with information and resources on a variety of topics. To learn more about this database, please go here.
 

 Student Research Center:no logon needed at school. Scroll right for more resources & information

 Schedule:Library Volunteers

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 Gifted Kids Dispel the Myths

 Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie

 Renga is many verses, written by different poets, each verse having some connection to the one before.

waking at sunny dawn
No presence informationLouise Shorter03/4/2010 2:56 PM
Traditional Japanese poems, called Haiku, are characterized by 17 syllables , broken into 3 lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables respectively.Each Haiku includes language that appeals to two of the 5 senses- sight, hearing, taste, smell,touch + movement and Nature.
No presence informationLouise Shorter03/4/2010 2:43 PM

 LINKS for classes and database trials

Class Links
ON Line Virtual Library
Instructional support sites

 Library Information

HOURS: school days , 7:10 am to 3:30 pm
CHS ID to check out books-2 wks, magazines 1wk. reference and video materials overnight.

Overdue materials accrue fines
:
$.10/day. 

Students are responsible
for returning
materials checked out in their name on time and in good conditionfor paying accrued fines or the replacement cost for lost or damaged tems.

Students use
:books,magazines, curriculum related videos,audio books,laserdisks,DVDs, d
igital video editing,digital still cameras cameras and Casablanca editing machines.

Objectives of the CHS Library Media Program:
 
To ensure that students and staff have the opportunity to use books and technology for exploration, critical evaluation and creation of information products. Information is available in all formats. 
 To ensure a successful learning environment through direct instruction and collaborative work with teachers and students.


Colorado Information Literacy Standards
American Library Association
Information Power


 

 Summary Link Web Part

District TAG: Information related to strengthening TAG offerings
University of Kansas: CLEOS:PDFs from Counseling the Gifted Handbook
UNC Greeley Center for TAlented and Gifted
TAG Counseling bibliography