Links and Resources
APS OnePlace
Destiny Online Catalog
Research Paper Help
- The Big 6 Research Model Overview
Middle School, High School - The Big 6 Research Guides
Teacher, Student - Aurora Central High School Research Help
- Basic Steps in the Research Process
- East Middle School's Editing Checklist
- Research Guide for Students
- Avoid Plagerism!
- Bibliography Handouts
Electronic Media, Print Media
Newspapers
Additional Library Resources
- Aurora Public Library
- Colorado Virtual Library
- Denver Public Library - Kids
- Denver Public Library - Teens
Staff - APS Resources
Great Web Sites
- All About Authors
- ALA Great Sites
This site links you to more great sites... check it out! - AskColorado Online
Live library staff members answer your questions. - Digital Library
Books that can be read online! - https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=westmiddle
- Weekly Reader
Class Links
Print Resources for Students
The West Middle School Media Center has a 10,000+ print collection of fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, and reference materials. Students may check out material using their student ID or lunch number.
- Book check out: 2 weeks
- Book Club book check out: 3 weeks
- Magazine check out: 3 days
- Reference material check out: 1 day
- Students are welcome to renew materials.
- Students may not check out additional materials until all overdue materials are returned.
Electronic Resources for Students
The Media Center includes a 30 station computer lab and an additional 14 computers in the library. Students may use computers to word process, do online research, play educational games.
Find all you information needs at Aps OnePlace.
Print Resources for Staff
Teachers may check out books and magazines for the amount of time the resources are needed. All materials must be returned by the end of the school year. Teachers may check out small sets of books and class sets of educational magazines from the Reading Resource Room in the northwest corner of the library.
Electronic Resources for Staff
Teachers may reserve the computer labs or the netbook carts for up to one week. Additionally, teachers may check out a TV, VCR, DVD, projector screen, slide projector, Alpha Smarts, digital camera, and digital video recorder.
Intellectual Freedom
“Intellectual Freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of idea through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas.”
-American Library Association
The West Middle School Media Program is committed to Intellectual Freedom. Our goals are to:
- Promote an atmosphere for free inquiry supported by a full range of information types and sources.
- Teach the process of how to access, evaluate, and use information.
- Maintain an environment that meets the information needs of all members of the learning community, regardless of disability or other difference, through appropriate physical adaptations and instructional policies and practices.
- Encourage students to become critical thinkers, competent problem solvers,
and life long learners who contribute productively and ethically to society.
