Monday, August 30, 2010

Finding good websites for school

How's your term going? By now you're probably super busy!

But don't forget the library has lots of things that might help you with your school work, including Oliver (and for you younger students, Olly).

Oliver is the school library catalogue and you can use it from anywhere you can access the internet - just go to the library page on the Harrow Thailand website and click the link.

One thing that's really useful about Oliver, is that we subscribe to a service which lets students and teachers find websites which have been specifically chosen to fit with areas they are studying. You can also do a Google or other kind of search (and I recommend that you do this too if you have time :)) but this is a great way of finding useful sites easily.

So... how do I do it? hmmm?
From Oliver:
1. Open the library catalogue click the OPAC search button (along the left hand side).
2. When this opens up click on the third tab (advanced).
3. Type your topic into the anywords box (eg myths, dogs, Oscar Wilde) and click on the online content button.
4. Press enter or click search.
5. You'll get a list of specially chosen web addresses just for your topic!
6. Click on the links to access the sites.

You'll need to click the back button to get back to your search as the links don't open in a separate window.

Better than Google, cos they're all chosen especially for school students!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

New website links - The Victorians

As many of you are studying The Victorians this term, we have posted a list of (hopefully!)
useful weblinks on the library blog.

Scroll down the page to see them. They're on the right hand side at the very bottom.
We're here to help you with your research. So, if you haven't found what you need, please call in and see us.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Welcome back to Harrow!

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to all our new and returning pupils.
The library is here for all of the school community. If you'd like to come in and browse or ask for help finding books or information we'd love to see you. Teachers, parents and other family members can also borrow from the school library.

We have started class visits to the library, and you can also come by at lunch time and before and after school. We are open from 7.30 - 4pm.

The library staff are looking forward to seeing you all in the library soon!