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STUDENT GUIDELINES FOR MEDIA CENTER USE
The NHS media center is open Monday – Thursday from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm
and Friday from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm. The Media Center is occasionally closed
after school for meetings. Students may come to the media center any time
during the school day, including lunch, with a signed agenda book or hall pass.
If students would like to come to the media center during guided study, they
will need to get a pass from one of their academic teachers. The media center
staff is happy to help with research, technology projects, and reading
recommendations, so don’t hesitate to ask!
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Students may check out a Kindle for up to two weeks once they have a
signed Kindle User Agreement on file.
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Students will be held responsible for any damage or replacement costs
associated with their Kindle check out.
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Students may check out up to 10 books at a time and keep them for three
weeks. Items may be renewed as necessary.
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Fines are charged for overdue books. A fine of $.10 per school day is
assessed on each overdue item. Students will not be able to check out until
their record is clear. Take care of fines as soon as possible or you will lose
check out privileges.
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Students are held personally responsible for items checked out under their
student number. Do NOT share your student ID number with friends.
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If you lose a library book, the cost to replace it is $20 for a hardback book
and $10 for a paperback book.
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Printing school related research is free. There is a $.10 per page charge for
printing other items including papers or other publishing documents. Color
printing is available for $.25 per page.
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Food and drink are not allowed near computer equipment in the Media
Center or Production Lab.
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Students needing to use technology equipment, such as digital still or
video cameras, projectors, or scanners, should see a media specialist to
reserve these items in advance.
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All students are expected to abide by the GCPS Acceptable Use of
Electronic Media Policy.
Student resources available at home:
Go to the Norcross homepage
click on Academics > Library Media Center >
Research. Look for the home access link under the red “High” button.
For all GALILEO databases, see the media specialists for the current password.
For other resources:
Username:
gwinnett
Password:
stu45dent
The password for the Norcross eBooks, also available from the Research page
of the media center’s website is: norcross.
