Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Library

Annual Report2015 – 2016

Wendie Sittenfield, M.I.S.Director of Library & Media Services

Library Instruction

Book Tasting/Musical Chairs

• Book Exploration• Topic Selection

Library Visits

• 1323 library visits• From April 2016 – June 2016

Beginning in April of 2016, Mrs. Sittenfield started keeping track of library visits by turning an iPad into a Library Kiosk.With the help of Pat N. and Sabrina B. of Omnicomp, a Google Form was created. Statistics are created using Google Analytics.This was a savings, as other school libraries spend several hundred dollars for a program called Library Trac.Not all visits have been tracked, but a general idea of library use since April have been calculated.

INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION

ResearchDatabases

Evaluating

Information

Search Strategies

Citation with Easy Bib and Noodletools

InquiryStrategies

Accessing Primary Sources

LibGuides for Library Instruction

• Our Library subscribes to LibGuides by Springshare, the most popular platform for library instruction and content curation in academic and school libraries.

• Project guides were created for every collaborative assignment and included resources such as tutorials and embedded documentaries that enhance the understanding of concepts for students and teachers who are visual learners. In addition, links to Barrack’s subscription databases and tools for content creation have been provided.

• Thus far, Mrs. Sittenfield has created and published 42 LibGuides in support of the Barrack curriculum and community.

• The LibGuides site has had 2238 views from September 2015 until June 2016• Of particular note is the “Get to Know Barrack” LibGuide which was

prepared to familiarize members of the Barrack faculty and community with Hebrew terms and Jewish customs.

• (Right click to open hyperlink to view)http://jbha.libguides.com/gettoknowbarrack

1st Place7th Grade CORE 444 views

2nd PlaceHannah Soffer’s 8th grade 215 views

3rd Place10th grade World History 192 views

DataJack M. Barrack

Hebrew Academy

By the numbers

13,941

Research Database Views

2015 - 2016

1. JSTOR, 5,398 views2. Gale Virtual Reference Library, 1,426 views3. Britannica School (since 3/16) , 1,394 views4. Biography in Context, 1,205 views5. U.S. History in Context, 1,099 views6. World History in Context, 1,001 views7. Student Resources in Context, 801 views8. Science in Context, 685 views9. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, 682 views10. Bloom’s Literature Online, 250 views

LibGuides

2,232total views

2015-2016

1,269

Books Circulated2015 - 2016

Book Tastingso Torah Tastings – Grades 9, 10 & JLIo Grade 6 – Ancient Civilizations

Historical Fictiono Grade 7 – U.S. Historical Fictiono Grade 7 – Hebrew Fiction w/Hedvao Grade 8 - Classicso Grade 8 - Civil Rights (Topic

Selection)o Grade 8 – Harlem Renaissance

(Topic o Selection)o Grade 9 - India & China Topic

Selectiono Grade 9 – Holocaust Research

Topicso Grade 9 – Hebrew Fiction w/Sigal

Library ExhibitsGrade 9 : India & China March Madness

Date with a Book

1323 Library VisitsFrom April – June 2016

People of the Books

People of the Books : Spring Events