• While in the IMC, you should be working or reading quietly. Please, no tipping back in your chairs. Return the furniture where you found it.
• Classes that have reserved the library for research will have priority over study hall classes. If it is too crowded, you may be asked to return to study hall.
• No food, drink, or gum is allowed in the IMC.
• Please work one at a time at the computers. There is a ten-minute limit, if someone is waiting.
• No student e-mailing or net surfing, unless special permission is obtained. You must have your name on file for Internet permission.
• All school rules/policies, as described in your Student Handbook, will be enforced in the IMC.
• Please take care of the IMC facilities. Be responsible.

• 1st offense----Verbal warning
• 2nd offense----Student sent back to class
• 3rd offense----Student will be written up and lose IMC privileges

• General fiction and nonfiction books may be checked out for a period of three weeks. If you need more time, you may renew the book on or before the due date, unless someone else has reserved the book. ( Limit 5 )
• Reference books are to be used in the IMC. The media specialist, under special circumstances, will grant permission for checkout outside the library.
• Videos/DVDs may be checked out for a project with your teacher’s approval under his name. The loan period is one week for videos.
• You will have to pay for a replacement copy of any library item that you lose.

Online Research Tools

• Inspire-Indiana Virtual Library
• Worldbookonline
• Occupational Outlook Handbook

FCHS Student Homepage

Resources for Teachers

• Wabash Valley Education Center
• Learn360
• IDOE
• Indiana Library Fed (ILF)
• Veedersburg Public Library

Research Tips

• Write a few guiding questions to help you stay focused as you search for information.
• When searching on the Web, always consider the authenticity of the source

If you're having trouble finding useful information, consider the following:

• Research or reword your topic
• Rearrange the order of your search words (example: instead of nuclear energy, try energy, nuclear)
• Generalize your topic; then look in the index of a book or other resource
• Search a person by last name
• Remember that the computer and online sources are not always the "quick fix." You may be able to find more useful information in the library's resources.

Writing Tips

• Organize your information before you begin to write. Use an outline or a cluster sheet that groups your information by subtopics and supporting details.
• Once you have decided how to organize your information, group your individual bits of research according to subtopics. Organize the research in a sensible order within each subtopic.
• Be sure to tie together your bits of research information with your own explanations and commentary.