Library
Mrs. Jacqulyn Dudasko, Director of Library Services
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Library Hours:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Monday - Friday
The library is open thirty minutes before and after school each day. On school days with a shortened schedule, the library is open thirty minutes after the students are dismissed.
Library Mission:
The CPS Library's mission is to enhance and support the curriculum of the school. The library endeavors to assist the faculty, staff, and students with research and informational needs. It is the librarian's responsibility to deliver quality services and provide education in using print and non-print resources. The library is open every school day and its resources are well-maintained, organized, and accessible. The atmosphere of the library is conducive to study, and the library staff is supportive and professional.
Library Holdings:
- Books: 22,035
- Periodicals: 5,836
- Non-print materials: 808
The best guide to the resources of the library is the librarian herself, who can assist students in finding appropriate print and non-print materials. The library staff can help students use InfoCentre, the online catalog and the key to the entire collection of 28,262 items.
Students are welcome to come to the library to read, study or research anytime throughout the day.
There are forty-nine online resources available to students in the library as well as from any internet browser outside the library. Students are encouraged to use our subscription services first for research needs.
Research databases and online informational tools:
- Ancient and Medieval History Online
- Bloom's Literary Reference Online
- Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
- Credo Reference
- Encyclopedia Americana Online
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Facts on File Database Portal
- Gale Student Resources in Context
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- General OneFile
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Health Reference Center
- InfoTrac Newsstand
- Issues
- Literature Resource Center
- Modern World History Online
- NoodleBib
- NoveList Plus
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Music Online
- Salem History - Great Lives
- Salem Literature – Critical Insights
- Salem Medical Guide
- Science Online
- Scribner Writers Series
- Solar System
- Twayne Authors Series
- Weapons & Warfare
- World at War
- World Book Online Reference Center
To have easy access through the web to these reference databases, students must pick up a "blue sheet," always available in the library. This instructional sheet gives details about each online resource as well as the Internet addresses, usernames, and passwords needed to access them. Students may e-mail Mrs. Dudasko at school and a "blue sheet" can be sent to the student's home as an e-mail attachment.
For more information:
Contact admissions@cistercian.org or 469-499-5400.
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The Library Department:
Jacqulyn Dudasko
Director of Library Services
Tracy Wilson
Library Assistant