Usi ng Desti ny

Th e onl i ne catal og f or El k ton M i ddl e Sch ool 's M edi a Center

1. Ac c es s in g t h e c a t a l o g
Go t o t h e Elk t on M iddle Sch ool w ebsit e an d
click on " M edia Cen t er "
Th is w ill au t om at ically t ak e you t o t h e Dest in y
h om epage! Th en click t h e " Log In" bu t t on in
t h e r igh t cor n er . You alr eady h ave an accou n t
so click on t h is bu t t on :
Click on you r sch ool e-m ail addr ess w h en you
ar e pr om pt ed.
Dec id e w h a t y o u
2. w a n t t o s ea r c h f o r
Do you k n ow t h e specif ic t it le of a book or
an au t h or 's n am e? If you do, t h en go
ah ead an d t ype t h at in t h e sear ch bar .
Do you w an t t o br ow se m at er ials h avin g
t o do w it h a cer t ain t opic? Th en you 'll
n eed t o decide bet w een a keyword search
an d a subject search.

Co n d u c t in g a k ey w o r d 4. Na r r o w in g y o u r
3. k ey w o r d s ea r c h
s ea r c h
You sh ou ld u se a k eyw or d sear ch if you h ave a If you sear ch a br oad t er m lik e " f ootb al l ,"
broad topic an d you w an t a large number of you m igh t get m or e r esu lt s t h an you w an t .
varied results. List t h e m ost im por t an t t er m s
abou t you r t opic.
Th en , click on t h e ar r ow at t h e en d of t h e
sear ch bar :

You can also con sider addin g addit ion al

k eyw or ds t o m ak e t h e sear ch m or e
specif ic, lik e " f oot ball an d in ju r ies."

M ak e su r e " k eyw or d" is select ed u n der " t ype."

5. Sel ec t in g a t it l e
A k eyw or d sear ch w ill give you ALL
t it les t h at con t ain t h ese w or ds.

Click on a
t it le f or
m or e in f o A sk m e if
you h av e
Th e gr een " in" t r ian gle m ean s t h at w e h ave t h e book !
If you don't w an t t o ch eck it ou t ju st yet , you can click t h e
any
" f avor it es" bu t t on , an d you r accou n t w ill save t h is t it le f or
lat er . quest ions!
If you do w an t t o ch eck it ou t , you can u se t h e call n u m ber t o
locat e t h e t it le on t h e sh elves.
 You coul d al so try a subj ect
search !
Yo u s h o u l d u s e a
s u b j ec t s ea r c h if :
- You k n ow exact ly w h at you 'r e look in g f or
- You w an t f ew er r esu lt s
- You w an t m or e exact r esu lt s
- You k n ow t h e vocabu lar y associat ed w it h
you r su bject
-

Yo u ' l l u s e t h e s a me
s ea r c h b a r ...

bu t t h is t im e, click t h e ar r ow an d select "su bject ."

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Let ' s s a y y o u w a n t b o o k s a b o u t
t h e Amer ic a n Rev o l u t io n a r y w a r
If you sear ch "r evolu t ion ar y w ar ," t h er e ar e n o r esu lt s.
If you sear ch "r evolu t ion ," you get t h ese r esu lt s:

Bu t t h ese ar e n ot all abou t t h e w ar w e'r e look in g f or .

We c a n u s e t h is mo r e p r ec is e s u b j ec t h ea d in g :
" Revolu t ion , Am er ican , 1775-1783"

Ta d a!

Declaration of Independence
Su c h As :

If you w an t t o get m or e specif ic abou t (United States)

t h is t im e per iod, you can ch oose
American colonies, 1500-1830
dif f er en t su bject h eadin gs t o get
exact ly w h at you w an t . Revolutionary War battles
Revolutionary War leaders

Ch ec k o u t t h is n ex t p o s t er f o r mo r e
ex a mp l es o f s u b j ec t h ea d in g s
 No t s ur e w ha t s ub j e c t
he a d in g s t o us e ?
He r e a r e s o m e e xa m p le s:

Look in g f or book s abou t : Th en t r y t h is sear ch h eadin g:

Political or social protests Protest movements

Depression Depression in adolescents;

depression, metal

Greek gods and goddesses Mythology, Greek

Instagram, facebook, or other social Social media; Social media - ethics;

media social media addiction

Sexual identity or LGBT issues Gender identity; LGBT people

Football, famous football players Football -- United States; Football --

biography; Football players -- (your
state)

Space exploration Outer space -- exploration; outer

space -- exploration -- 21st century

The impact of global warming Animals -- effect of global warming

on; plants -- effect of global
warming on

Rememb er , y o u r l ib r a r ia n is
h er e t o h el p !
Notes/ideas for paragraph:
Benefits -
Multiple people can view the posters at the same time
Always know where to find them - always accessible
Students can revisit when needed
Add to the aesthetics of the library
Can be easily printed and duplicated
They will be side by side, with the subject heading
searches on the end