Mission Statement:

The mission of the Denny Library Media Program is to ensure that students …
are effective users of ideas and evaluating useful information.

Goals:

Help connect students, staff and parents to information resources, both print
and online.

Augment classroom curriculum through research skill instruction, literature,
And world-wide links to all content areas.

Build an essential and interactive collection to support curriculum and the
larger school community.

Help create a dynamic research and learning environment for students and
staff.

Students are taught Information Seeking Strategies using an overview of the Big 6
Research Skills so students will know how to PLAN their next research project using the Big 6 research process.

1. Task Definition
. Define the task
. Identify the information needed to do the task
2. Use Information Seeking Strategies
. Brainstorm all possible sources
. Select the best sources
3. Find Location and Access
. Locate sources
. Find information within sources
4. Appropriate Use of Information
. Engage (read, hear, view, or touch) to learn
. Take out needed information
5. Synthesis of Information
. Organize information from all sources
. Create product or performance
6. Evaluation of Information
. Judge the product or performance
. Judge the process (efficiency)