Media Center Calendar

Hours:

8:30am-3:00pm, Monday-Friday

Rules and Policies:

Students typically visit the media center every two weeks with their ELA classes, though students may visit the media center with pass any time from 8:30am-3:00pm.

Students may check out two books for two weeks.  A self check in/out station is available to make circulation easier.

Staff:

Mr. Williamson, Media Specialist

About Mr. Williamson

Destiny Click to access the Destiny Catalog and eBooks.  You will need to select Southern Guilford Middle School.

 New Books are always arriving at Southern Middle!  Ask Mr. Williamson what's new!

Beanstack (reading challenges and logging reading minutes)

"Read more, together!"  The leading solution for motivating people to read, Beanstack is a platform unlike any other.  From reading challenges to fundraisers, Beanstack is the #1 choice for thousands of libraries and schools around the world."

GOALS

GOALS (Guilford’s Open Access to Libraries for Students), is rooted in the shared belief that through improved and equal access to information, reading, technology and a stronger community, students will be better positioned for lifelong learning and sustained success. Through the GOALS partnership, students enrolled in GCS will be able to access Guilford County's Public library research databases and borrow digital materials such as e-books, e-audiobooks, magazines, music, and videos using their GCS student ID numbers.  

See Mr. Williamson for information about joining Battle of the Books 2024-2025 team!

Getting started with Research:

MLA Style

What is MLA Style?

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.

MLA Style establishes standards of written communication concerning:

• formatting and page layout
• stylistic technicalities (e.g. abbreviations, footnotes, quotations)
• citing sources

• preparing a manuscript for publication in certain disciplines

Why Use MLA?

Using MLA Style properly makes it easier for readers to navigate and comprehend a text by providing familiar cues when referring to sources and borrowed information. Editors and instructors also encourage everyone to use the same format so there is consistency of style within a given field. Abiding by MLA's standards as a writer will allow you to:

• Provide your readers with cues they can use to follow your ideas more efficiently and to locate information of interest to them
• Allow readers to focus more on your ideas by not distracting them with unfamiliar or complicated formatting
• Establish your credibility or ethos in the field by demonstrating an awareness of your audience and their needs as fellow researchers (particularly concerning the citing of references)
• Avoid plagiarism

This information reflects the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7^th ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3^rd ed.)

Source: The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 7 November 2013.

How do I cite my sources using MLA Style?

 Use the following web tools to help you get started:

Citation Machine (www.citationmachine.net)

Easy Bib (www.easybib.com)

Knight Cite (www.knightcite.com)

MLA Examples

Sample MLA Research Paper

Sample Career Research Paper created by Mr. Williamson

How to Cite from Coin Career Library (NCWise Owl's High School Zone)