Library Media Center

Mrs. Bratney's Office Hours

Mrs. Bratney is offering office hours during the COVID-19 closure. In an effort to accommodate people's schedules, and be available on class days as well as work days, Mrs. Bratney will available every week day from 1:45-2:45. If you would like to have a face-to-face meeting with Mrs. Bratney, please access her Office Hours sign-up document below. Mrs. Bratney is also always available via email (see address at the right).

Office Hours Sign-Up Document

Resource Material Links:

eBook & Audiobook options (for use during school outage)

Novi Public Library

If you've got a library card, this is one of the easiest ways to access materials, through their online portals like Overdrive and Hoopla.

Free SYNC Audiobooks

2 free audiobooks per week starting April 30, 2020. Download new books each Thursday, keep them forever!

(We are working on getting access to the Sora app. Stay tuned for an announcement about using it with your FREE SYNC audiobooks!)

Junior Library Guild at home

Click 'High School Stream' button to access eBooks available to read for free on any device.

Audible free teen collection

Free collection of current teen audiobooks available during the COVID-19 school outages.

Teen BookCloud

Recently updated collection of eBooks available for free until the end of August 2020.

Audio BookCloud

Recently updated collection of Audiobooks available for free until the end of August 2020.

School Library Journal List of Free Web Comics

List of web comics available for free. Some are complete and have been turned into full graphic novels. Scroll down to YA section.

EBSCO Ebooks High School Collection (via MeL)

Variety of free eBooks available - sort by fiction, nonfiction, or subject area.

Lerner Digital (Grades 6-12 eBooks)

Variety of eBooks, including lots of nonfiction

Lit2Go

Lots of classics to read for free

Project Gutenberg

Classics and older texts

Addition Resources during COVID-19 Closure

Destiny Discover (OPAC - Online Catalog)

Flipgrid Book Reviews

Flipgrid Book Reviews - this year, we are doing a separate Video Book review contest. Students pick a book that they have read for the first time this year, and record a video reviewing the book. Videos get uploaded on Flipgrid at this link: https://flipgrid.com/7bbb0f64 or kids can scan a QR code posted around the school to access the Flipgrid. Two video review winners will be selected to receive gift cards - 1 will be a random winner and 1 will be the video voted as the best by a panel of judges.

Good luck, happy reading and reviewing!!

Online Research Resources

FACTS

Issues and Controversies in American History
World News Digest, Today's Science, Complete Facts on File Collection

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Provides access to more than 1,000 electronic reference eBooks in virtually all subject areas including health, science, art, history, biography, business, etc.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover,use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. JSTOR now has a universal Novi password. See Mrs. Bratney.

Michigan e-Library

ERIC, LegalTrac, and Learn a Test , NoveList
MeL Advanced Search.

SIRS

Information (pros and cons) on trending controversial topics.

Science in Context

Science in Context provides information on all of today's most exciting scientific concepts.

Global Issues in Context

Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.

World History in Context

World History in Context provides contextual information on the most important people, events, & topics in World History.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

A collection of most 19th Century U.S. Newspapers in their original formats. Includes advertisements, political cartoons, speeches, etc.

Historical News and Newspapers (Proquest)

New York Times
Chicago Daily Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
The Wall Street Journal

Liberty Magazine

Contains entire collection of Liberty: A Weekly for Everybody - heavily visual and artistic newspaper meant to both inform and entertain.

Smithsonian Collections Online

Includes full archives of Smithsonian and Air & Space magazines back to 1970, in addition to several aggregated collections of Smithsonian resources.

Sources in U.S. History (The American Revolution)

Writings on the American Revolution by those who lived it.

Sources in U.S. History (The Civil War)

Dynamic collection of primary documents from the Civil War era.

Sources in U.S. History (Slavery in America)

Authentic writings and documents from many perspectives during time of Slavery in America.

Times Digital Archive

The complete archive of the Times of London newspaper back to 1785.

Class Collections

Writing Tools for Students

Noodlebib

Noodletools - online tools to help you craft your bibliography in MLA or APA. Use school subscription for premium access.

Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Perdue

Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL) - Go to online reference for citation and bibliography tips in all formats.

Turn It In

Submit your document(s) to verify proper citations. You will need the password and class ID from your teacher.

Academic Advisory (AA) Policies

Content

Academic Advisory in the LMC

Updated Policies October 2019

Areas 1, 2, &3 will be open during AA.
A maximum of 35 spots will be available during each AA period.
Students will still be encouraged to sign up ahead of time to guarantee a spot in the LMC during AA. Students with advance passes will be given priority.
Students will be allowed to come to the LMC during AA with a pass from their teacher.
Students will still be allowed to sign up for passes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students who wish to sign up on Wednesdays must do so in the LMC before the start of 1st hour or secure a pass from their AA teacher.
Students visiting the LMC during AA will have the following expectations:

Students must be working on academic work or projects.
Student behavior will not disrupt the working environment.
Students will not eat or drink in the LMC.
Students will act respectfully toward LMC equipment/materials, staff, and other students present.

7. Students not meeting the expectations set forth will be asked to leave the LMC and return to AA and/or will not be allowed to return to the LMC during AA in the future.

Contact Us:

7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bethany Bratney

Library Media Specialist

Bethany.Bratney@novik12.org

248-449-1518

Pamela Fritschen

Library Media Paraprofessional

Pamela.Fritschen@novik12.org

248-449-1500 ext 5031

Kelly Kasper