Services Offered

CARD CATALOG:  Athena/ Sagebrush automated card catalog

CAREER CENTER:  Contains books, Chronicle Guidance files, Vocational Biographies, and military information.

CHANNEL-ONE:  Based in Library

COIN OPERATED COPIER: For student’s personal use. 10 cents per copy.

COMPUTER LAB:  24 new flat screen Dell computers for student usage before and after school and both lunch periods.  Classes may sign up to use.

EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHERS:  Overhead projectors & bulbs, VCR, TV, DVD players, RF Modulators, CD players, headphones, camcorder, digital camera, tripod, laptops, cassette players, LCD projectors, slide carousel projector, screens, mimioes, record players, lectern with speaker system, and film strip projectors.

GALILEO READING MACHINE:  (for visually impaired and auditory learners)- must be used within library.

ILLINOIS HISTORY COLLECTION:  Contains books, vertical files on Illinois and Herrin plus memorabilia on Herrin High School’s past and present classes.

INDEXES  (FOR IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY) Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, Biography Index, Short Story Index, Book Review Digest, Granger’s Index to Poetry, Today’s Science on File, Facts on File World News Digest with Cumulative Index, Issues and Controversies on File, Nutrition Action, and Social Issue Resource Series.

LAMINATING:  done for teachers. 

MAGAZINES:  (Hard copy) various topics.  CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT. FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY. (over 50 titles)

          On-Line Magazines:  MAGAZINE ARTICLES

A.     Location:  http://search.ebscohost.com

              Username:  herrin

               Password:  tigers

B.     Location:  http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org (scholarly journal articles)

                                              Username:  100109653

                                               Password:  mxxt3rush

C.     Location:  http://www.findarticles.com  (from 1998-present)

NEWSPAPERS:  Daily:  Southern Illinoisan, St. Louis Post Dispatch,  & USA Today.

                            Weekly:  Herrin Spokesman, Illinois Outdoor News, & The Independent. 

ONLINE DATABASES: 

                 (1)  SIRS (Social Issue Research Series)- <http://www.proquestk12.com/>

                             Username: herrin

                             Password: tigers

                (2) Today's Science on File:  <http://www.2facts.com> (also accesses Issues & Controversies on File)

                            Username:  herrin

                            Password:  tigers   

                (3)  Vocational Biographies:  http://www.vocbiosonline.com

                                 Username:  herrin hs

                                 Password:  big6s

REFERENCE:  Over night check-out only. 

TRANSPARENCIES: made for teachers.

VERTICAL FILE:  pamphlets, clippings, and brochures on different subject areas.  (Cataloged in main catalog and available for 2 week check-out.)

VIDEO TAPES:  (VHS & DVD) Check-out for teachers only. Students may view in library.

YEARBOOKS (Herrin High School):  From 1916 to present.  Yearbooks must be viewed in library. (See librarian for assistance)