Secondary Media Center - Seoul Foreign School

Welcome to the Secondary Media Center

About the SMC

The Seoul Foreign School Secondary Media Center (SMC) welcomes students, staff, and parents to use our resources. The SMC is located on two floors and provides plenty of space for class and individual study. Many resources and services are offered to facilitate learning and promote information literacy.

Media Center Collections:

Destiny – SFS online catalog (http://library.sfs.or.kr)

Our online card catalog which can be used 24/7 to access information. The Secondary Media Center supports a well-rounded collection of 28,000 resources including audiobooks, books, DVDs, graphic novels, periodicals, and professional resources.

Online Databases (accessed from the Home page of Destiny)
Database password lists can be found on Ms. Hosemann’s or Ms. Marshall’s desk in the SMC.

   · BrainPOP – streaming animated videos with interactive content
   · Country Reports
   · Discovery Education – streaming educational videos
   · EBSCO – general reference and subject specific database
   · Maps101
   · Newsbank – database of various newspapers from around the world
   · Opposing Viewpoints – database of controversial subject topics
   · SIRS – general reference and subject specific database
   · TeachingBooks – author information
   · TumbleReadables – online, interactive books
   · Turnitin – academic research integrity assessment tool
   · Visual Thesaurus – online, interactive thesaurus
   · World Book – online encyclopedia

Periodicals

We subscribe to over 80 international publications. The most current issues are housed in the SMC for patron usage and past issues are available for checkout

Our Services:

   · Computers for student and faculty use
   · Fiction to meet the needs and interests of our community
   · Non-fiction to support the curriculum
   · Over 28,000 resources in print or electronic format
   · Parent collection
   · Personal assistance with research questions
   · Photocopiers available for student use
   · Professional teaching books
   · Reference books
   · Wi-Fi internet access

Research Support

Core teachers and the division media specialist collaborate in providing research experiences using the Big6 organizational model. Students practice various research skills within a research lesson and/or project.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5:00pm

Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

Ms. Janis Hosemann, High School Media Specialist, jhosemann@seoulforeign.org

Ms. Hillary M. Marshall, Middle School/ KS3 Media Specialist, hillary.marshall@seoulforeign.org

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