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Welcome to the Media Center, Your Destination For Information, Resources and Focused Learning!

Let us open the doors to information access, technology skills and new worlds through our print collection, up-to-date instructional tools and educational programs!

Mrs. Snelson - Media Coordinator

Mrs. Smith- Media Assistant

Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Daily

• Students are welcome to use the media center before & after school.
• Students are asked to sign in on the clip board when they come to the media center without their class.
• A pass is required to visit the Media Center during lunch periods. Media Center passes may be requested before the 1st period bell.

Important Links:

• PWHS Online Catalog (aka OPAC or Destiny)
• Circulation Policy
• Book Club
• Reader's Resources
• UCPL- Union County Public Library
• EASY BIB
• Writing Prompts for SAT type exams
• Video Approval Forms
• Administrative Guidelines for use of Instructional Videos
• Online EOC Reviews Ask your teacher for username/password.

DATABASES:

*Please see your teacher or media coordinator for the passwords for home access to the databases.

	ABC-CLIO: American Government American History State Geography World Geography World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras World History: The Modern Era United States at War Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society
	EBSCO Points of View Reference Center- Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
	EBSCO ERIC - ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
	SALEM HEALTH- Salem Health is an online database that includes the complete content of the printed version of Magill's Medical Guide and Salem Health.
	Teaching Books.net - This an online collection of K-12 multimedia author and book resources.
	NC WiseOwl- High School Zone - This site includes access to magazine databases; Grolier Online, reference e-books, literary criticism in Scribners' Writers and many other useful research/writing tools.