General
Amherst High School
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, N9V 1Z8
Mrs. Fox or Mr. Cozens can check out books for you. You must have
your student card with you. Books are loaned for three weeks. Some
books are reserved for use in the library and cannot be taken out.
These are usually reference books i.e. Encyclopedia , Atlases,
Dictionaries.
To check out a book two things are required: you student card (mandatory) and the book. Books are checked out by Mr. Cozens or Mrs. Fox. Students may check out a maximum of 6 books at any time. Books that go out on loan to students become their responsibility. The loan period is normally three weeks. After three weeks the books are overdue and students may have access to library materials limited and be assessed fines. Students must pay for any lost books.
To find books in the General Amherst Library you access the catalogue via the Internet. You can search by author, title, subject or key word. The search will provide the Dewey decimal number of the books. This number number located on the spine is based on the book's subject. The number is followed by the first three letters of the authors last name. When finding materials be sure to look at other books located nearby on the shelf, they will have subject relate to each other and may be of use for your project. Fiction books are organised alphabetically by the authors last name.
Use the link to Conduct a Search. The website is http://psb.werlnet.net and then you must click the "Try Webcat" icon. Posters to remind you of how to access this site are available in the Library.
944.04 JOH The French Revolution by Douglas Johnson
613.85 CAS The Stop Smoking Book for Teens by Curtis W. Casewit
616.8526 WAR Just the Facts: Eating Disorders by Caroline Warbrick
Notice how close the last dewey numbers of the last two books are. That is because they have similar subjects dealing with health.
Basic Subject Areas of the Dewey Decimal System
Classes signed in to the library as a class by their teachers have priority on the computers. Students on doing independent study may use computers not being used by a class that is booked in.
Students have signed contract. If not get one before using the computer system. Students must abide by school and Board policies for computer use. For further information look at: Computer Use in General Amherst High School Use.
Many sites on the internet can provide you with samples to following in documenting your sources. You will find a reference site listed below provided by the Honolulu Community College Library for the two most commor citation styles, MLA and APA
Modern Language Association MLA style Citation Examples.
American Psychological Association APA style Citation Examples.
format - website checklist worksheet
Plagiarism is offering someone else's work as your own, whether one sentence or whole paragraphs, and whether from an internet source, book, periodical, or the writing of other students. Failing to cite a source intentionally or accidentally is plagiarism. Penalties for plagiarism range from failing the assignment to failing the course. Universities and colleges often expel student caught plagiarising depending on the seriousness of the breach of academic integrity.
If you had help you wouldn't want your parents or teacher to know about it is probably cheating or plagiarism.
The Greater Essex County District School Board policy states that if you are found cheating and/or assiting another student to cheat on an evaluation, you will be assigned a mark of zero for that evaluation. If you are guilty of chaeating and/or assiting another studetn to cheat on a final examination, you will lose the credit for that course. If you are guilty of plagiarism, you will be assigned a mark of zero for that work.
Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism
E-mail Access 
Due to security problems access to e-mail has been limited on
the school network. To e-mail to and from the school use Gaggle.
Accounts have been set up for each student. See
posters in the Library for instructions on accessing gaggle.net
e-mail.
Big Chalk Library
This search engine, provided by the Greater Essex County District
School Board, is great for school use especially for Canadian
content. Once on the Board site CLICK eLibrary
Curriculum Edition From home you will need a password and
login. They are available on posters in the Library.
E-Stat 
Statistics Canada's site contains statistics about many aspects of
Canadian life. It can be accessed at http://www.statcan.ca/
Media Centre Greater Essex County District School Board
(video collection.)
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These materials may be booked by teachers on behalf of students.
Winners of the first annual General Amherst Euchre Tournament 2003: Thomas Cozens & Bert Cozens
Winners of the second annual General Amherst Euchre Tournament 2004: Rob Ouellette & Dave Melo