Welcome to the SBHS Libraries
There are two Libraries at Sydney Boys High - the K J Andrew鈥檚 Junior Library
and the McDonald Senior Library. Past parent donations for buildings and
present parent donations to the Library Fund has allowed the establishment of
two well-resourced libraries.
Both libraries open early. Our libraries are extremely well used and
popular, with 131,000 students visiting in the last 12-month period.
It is our libraries鈥� policy to nurture High鈥檚 uniquely talented students by
providing quality learning environments and a chance to experience maximum
engagement via increasingly on-line, 24/7 resources.
Both libraries work in concert to offer students generous opportunities to
access online resources 24/7 for self- directed learning and a constantly
refreshed range of young adult literature and popular high interest non-fiction
titles, 3000 eBooks, ClickView educational videos, LinksPlus
curated educational websites and Issues in Society PDF鈥檚 via Oliver
search.
Our two libraries share the web-based Oliver/SoftLink library management
system. Students can search our catalogue from school or home. They
can borrow eBooks or watch ClickView videos from school, home or
holiday destinations. They log in via their own personal Oliver account to do
this and can see their overdues, borrowing history or renew books from a
distance using Oliver online and through their student Portal.
Both libraries allow students to borrow up to 10 hard copy books and
magazines plus additional online resources. The loan period for paper
resources is one month with an opportunity to renew for a second month.
The eBook loan period is two weeks. High use items such as Study Guides or
magazines have a one week loan period. Our busy students are encouraged to
borrow during the holiday period by our librarians.
Both libraries maintain the Oliver News Page to display new books, links to
Reading Lists and direct links to subscription databases such as Britannica
Online Encyclopaedia, ClickView (videos), LinksPlus
(websites) and Wheelers or OverDrive eBooks. Students are able to do
Advanced and Federated searches using Search Other Sources to combine State
Library resources, Google Scholar, Google Books, ProQuest and so on with any
library search and well as search results for other subscription databases
above.
Students are regularly emailed library information such as a monthly email
about new resources, the annual library survey, or requests to return or renew
books.
Both Libraries run 鈥淓vents鈥� throughout the school year including the Chess
King blitz Chess Competition, Author visits such as a talk by Phillip Wilcox
Slam Poet as well as Film Festival and the Harmony Day book to movie film week.
The KJ Andrews Junior Library
As the Andrews Library is more commodious than the McDonald Library it is
open and welcoming to both Senior and Juniors. 83,000 students visited the
Andrews Library over the past twelve months.
Opening hours:
|
Monday |
7:30am
- 3:30pm |
|
Tuesday |
7:30am -
3:30pm |
|
Wednesday |
7:30am -
3:30pm |
|
Thursday |
7:30am -
3:30pm |
|
Friday |
7:30am
- 3:30pm |
The KJ Andrews Library consists of:
- 3 separate class sized spaces which are booked out for classes
鈥� the Computer area, the Quiet Area and the Class Area. These spaces
effectively operate as spare classrooms and our technology team has made
them bookable online for teachers. Two of these areas are supplied with
screens, teachers鈥� computers and projectors.
- Our Library has recently developed a small but comfortable reading
area.
- A paper collection of 6500 fiction, non-fiction and reference items.
- Our popular Young Adult Fiction Collection is Genre organised.
- Subscription access to 2 collections of eBooks (3000 books) from
Wheelers and OverDrive.
- Subscription access to SBHS teacher and library curated ClickView
educational videos and movies.
- We currently subscribe to 7 magazines and 3 newspapers daily
- Our library also subscribes to an education curated website database
from WebLinks Plus
- Our library has recently subscribed to Issues in Society which is a
collection of PDF鈥檚 on current social issues which can be searched on Oliver
Mr Rodney Love
Teacher Librarian
KJ Andrews Library
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The McDonald Senior Library
The Senior Library at Sydney High is open to Senior School students (Years
10, 11 & 12). Junior students have access when they need to request items from
the Senior Library at any time.
Opening hours:
|
Monday |
8:00am
- 3:15pm |
|
Tuesday |
8:00am -
3:15pm |
|
Wednesday |
8:00am -
12:30pm |
|
Thursday |
8:00am -
3:15pm |
|
Friday |
8:00am
- 3:15pm |
If the Senior Library is closed during school hours, students can use the
Junior Library.
The Senior Library collection consists of:
- An ever-expanding collection of the latest fiction, literary fiction and
the classics.
- A carefully selected high interest non-fiction collection.
- Fiction and non-fiction to support the senior curriculum and the HSC.
- Access to E-Resources through our Oliver Library Enquiry Portal/News
Page 鈥� these include Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, ClickView
(videos), LinksPlus (websites), Ebooks (Wheelers and Overdrive) and
links to State Library Eresources (with a library card) as well as
curated Reading Lists of curriculum and high interest titles.
- Over 20 magazine and periodical subscriptions.
- Newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, The
Australian and the Daily Telegraph.
- Careers information.
In addition, the Senior Library offers research assistance and reader
advisory from the Teacher Librarian. All students in Year 10 participate in the
State Library program, join the library, and learn how to access and use the
e-resources available.
The Senior Library also holds regular literary and reading promotional events
such as author visits, book days and film showings throughout the year.
Other Services offered by the Senior Library:
-
24 desktop computers with a range of
up to date software
- Photocopying, scanning and printing in black and white and colour.
Students pay for printing. Costs and recharge instructions are provided in
the
- Quiet reading area with lounges
- Silent study area with individual carrels
- Air conditioning
Please feel free to contact to the library staff:
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Ms Beth Hinton
Teacher Librarian
McDonald Senior Library
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