Posters re the most common printing problem

Many of you use the library printers - and many of you have problems.

Below are two trouble-shooting posters which I have pinned above each printer.

As other departments with printers might find them useful, I have uploaded them to Google Docs.

Google Doc link to PDF

Google Doc link to PDF

NB:  If you accidentally entered the wrong username and password AND you clicked the "Remember" box, then go to IT Support and they will clear the wrong username and password from your Keychain.

Useful URLs relating to the library

General information

eastlib.uwcsea.edu.sg

Digital resources

research.uwcsea.edu.sg

Logins / passwords
(only accessible to people with
a @gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg account)  

bit.ly/accessuwc

Search the catalog

catalog.uwcsea.edu.sg

Mobile catalog apps

bit.ly/eastlibapps

Calendar / bookings / events

bit.ly/eastlibrarycalendar

Send calendar invites and general queries to 

libraryeast@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg

Twitter: 

@eastlib

Katie Day, Teacher-Librarian

kda@uwcsea.edu.sg / (+65) 8233-2922

3 Research Tools for Middle School Humanities

Did a session this morning with three grade 8 Humanities classes at once - as a kick-off to them starting to research authoritarian regimes and dictators.

Began with my old favorite - water as information - metaphor, highlighting the quantity and quality problem of internet research.  Then showed them Culturegrams and ABC-Clio World History as two alternatives to Google and Wikipedia.  Finished with the "Google Doc - Tools - Research" feature (a smart Google search box inside a Google Doc) -- which luckily most of them had seen before.

Yes, parents can borrow books!

Parents are welcome to borrow books from both the Primary and Secondary libraries at UWCSEA East.

We definitely believe in the "trickle down" effect.  Take out big beautiful books, small interesting books, graphic novels, poetry, history, biography, whatever - spread them around your house.  The passive exposure is positive.  You will be helping to expand your child's map of the literate world.

Most importantly, read the books you take out.   Then talk about them.

Your children need to see you reading.  In fact, I had one parent come in and say, much as he enjoyed his Kindle, he realized that when he was on it, his children were not perceiving him as reading.  So he wanted to switch to some physical books to visually reinforce his activity to his family.  Role modeling....

How do you sign up for the library?  Either come in and see Ms. Ernie or Mr. Haniff at the Information Desk on the upper level or fill out the form below.  Remember to press the SUBMIT button at the very end.

Do you have.... in the library?

Do we have a book?

You can always find out by going to our online catalog: http://catalog.uwcsea.edu.sg

Select "East Secondary Library" and start searching.

If you have an Apple or Android mobile device, you can have the library catalog instantly available for searching using the free  Destiny Quest app.

iTunes version

Android / Google Play version

After you install it, you need to tell it where to find our library catalog on the internet.

http://catalog.uwcsea.edu.sg

Select the East Secondary library and you're in!

To simply search, explore as a "guest".

To see your own account and books out on loan, log in.

Students/Teachers:   You can log into your account with your regular UWCSEA id (e.g., smith12345) and password to see what books you have out.  

Parents:  Your UWCSEA login/password is NOT automatically loaded into the library system (as there are so many of you).  Instead our library staff hand-create you a library account, so you can tell us what you want your library login/password to be.  Come into the library or email us at libraryeast@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg to set up login information.

For more information on using the app, see these YouTube videos made by Follett, the company that makes our library catalog software:

• Downloading and Configuring the Destiny Quest mobile app
• Learn the features of the Destiny Quest mobile app

Staying in Singapore this summer? Library access....

Summer borrowing of library books for pleasure reading has not been allowed in past years, however, many families who are staying in Singapore for the long holiday break have asked for the privilege.  

One issue has been books being taken out for 8 weeks, and taken out of the country, increasing the likelihood of them not returning.  The other has been access to the library itself, as our staff process books and do inventory (plus take their own holiday breaks), so are not necessarily available at their desks all the time.

We've decided to trial a new policy:  

Opening Time for Weekly Book Exchange: 9 to 11 am, every Wednesday during the holiday, in both the primary and secondary libraries for people to borrow and return.  

The loan period will be 2 weeks.

Please don't take out books if you are leaving the country or take more books than you can read in 2 weeks. 

Note: The libraries will not be open for general use -- only for book exchange.  We want to maximize access to books for the whole community (students, parents, staff), while minimizing disruption to the holiday work tasks in the library.

So come get your weekly selection of books Wednesday mornings, starting June 19th.

Summer Reading.... Where will the trail lead you?

This summer branch out and create your own reading trail.  

Start with any book and see how it can lead you to other books -- or films or articles or other interesting items.

See the Reading Trails below for each entering grade on the East Campus in August 2013.

• MS Reading Challenge-- student version
  -- parent/teacher version
• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11

If you want some book suggestions, go to our Summer Reading page where there are both MS and HS booklists, created using Pinterest, for various genres.