Destiny+Catalog

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 * **[|DESTINY]--It's Not Your Father's Catalog** ||  ||
 * **Monday, August 8th**
 * Farmington High School**
 * Room 1105**
 * 8:00--9:00** ||  ||
 * **Objectives:**
 * 1) finding materials of interest (using book trailers and peer reviews)
 * 2) finding materials at reading level (lexile searching)
 * 3) using resource lists created by librarians and teachers
 * 4) writing and publishing (in the catalog) book reviews for peers
 * 5) social networking within the catalog framework to recommend and share ideas about materials
 * 1) showing in a graphic context concept of proximity searching
 * 2) using a variety of searches including power searches
 * 3) using the catalog to locate and reserve materials
 * 4) communicate with teachers and librarians requests and need for materials
 * 1) communicate with students about materials via social networking
 * 2) show students what materials are available for assignments
 * 3) create resource lists for specific assignments or needs of students ||   ||
 * **Intro to Destiny**
 * Quest
 * Library Search (looks like the old catalog but with extras) ||  ||
 * **Types of Searches**
 * Series
 * Lexile
 * Power ||  ||
 * **Creating Resource Lists** ||  ||
 * **Special Features**
 * Book Trailers
 * Proximity Searches
 * Book Reviews ||  ||
 * **More Resources for Finding Just the Right Thing for Your Students**
 * Mackin
 * Book Reviews
 * A Book and A Hug
 * Keyword Searching for Topics and “If You Liked” ||  ||
 * **A Word About Selection . . .** ||  ||