Research night showcases library’s online resources
Research night showcases library’s online resources
Written by Rachel Youens Tuesday, 07 November 2006
If you’re a parent or student who cringes at the words “book report” or if your Encyclopedia Britannica has been gathering dust in the attic for years, the PISD librarians want you to fear research no more.
In August, the librarians met to develop ways to involve the parents and community with the school libraries. They developed the first Pfamily Research Night as a way to showcase some of the library online systems and print research tools and to make school projects less of a dreaded affair for parents.
The first of what they hope becomes an annual affair occurred Oct. 24, at each of the high school libraries.
“Learning doesn’t stop when kids leave school, and this allows them to have those school resources with them all the time,” Cheryl Michulka, Westview Middle School librarian said. “Some parents don’t know about all that we have made available.”
Parents and students have free access to an online bilingual encyclopedia, maps and news archives through each school library’s Web site. Each library also has a searchable version of their book catalog where users can find titles, look at cover art and see if a book is still available.
One of the special features about research night is that it is being run in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
“Our community is so diverse; there are 50 or 60 different languages spoken in our district,” Michulka said. “The idea of this whole research night is to give access to information, and we wanted to truly give access to everyone.”
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