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Country Club Middle School

Welcome the Media Center

Peter Uttal,

Media Specialist

About the Media Center

· Operating Hours: Country Club Middle School Media Center is open from 8:20 am until 3:40 pm while school is

in session.

· Teachers may sign up to bring classes into the Center.

· Students may use the Center for independent research, but must have a special "Hall Pass" from an academic or homeroom teacher.

The Media Center houses a collection of over 13,000 books, videos, computer software and other non-book materials. Additionally, the Media Center subscribes to approximately 50 periodicals.

Circulating Policy

· Most books can be checked out for a period of two weeks.

· Students may check out up to two books at a time.

· Students who have overdue books or owe fines will be allowed to borrow only one book.

· Students are expected to return books on time and in good condition.

Late return fees are assessed on a daily basis at a rate of 5 cents a day.

Fun for the Whole CCMS Family

Students, teachers and parents will all learn and enjoy when you play these quiz games! Click on any link to get started.

Student Resources and Links

Use “DESTINY” to access the CCMS Library Catalog:

http://destiny.dadeschools.net/common/welcome.jsp;jsessionid=BEE55C99054CA91E40B50AC486485EB8?site=2322

The following Student resources are available for all student visitors to this site. New resources are added often. Students should have their parents/guardians verify any content/material posted by any of these web sites prior to use.

M-DCPS Library Resources Portal:

http://library.dadeschools.net/index.htm

Library Spot:

http://www.libraryspot.com/

“Clusty”, a much better search engine:

www.clusty.com

Clusty is a “spider”, which is to say, a search engine which searches several other search engines. But Clusty does even more. It helps you organize your search, saves you time and effort, and lets you “zero-in” on exactly the information you need.

After you enter the topic you want to search, a menu will appear on the left. Above it there are three tabs: “Clusters,” “Sources” and “Sites.” The default, “Clusters,” will organize your topics into many specific subtopics. Click on any subtopic, and a whole new list of web sites will appear on the right. Click on the “Sources” tab, and your list will be reorganized by source (search engine). Click the “Sites” tab, and your list will be resorted by domain (.com, .org, .gov, .edu, etc.)