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  • Library Serf, Study

    Exams: the final hurdle

    31.10.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Tis the season. If you’ve got exams coming up, don’t worry! Come to the library to study. Also, here’s some useful stuff:

    Past Exam Papers. You can download these off the NZQA website here (you can print exam papers out at the library – printing costs 20c for an A4 black and white page).

    NCEA Study Guides. You can borrow these from the library (for one week). If someone’s got the one you want, there are reference copies at the central library. Just bring your library card to the children’s enquiries desk.

    Forum for students. Ask advice and talk to teachers and other students at studyit.

    Online Databases. The library’s got a wealth of information available through MyGateway. The Study and Homework page has got a collection of all-round useful websites and databases, but also have a look at Science, History, or Books & Reading, for example.

    Exam Info Alerts. Find out the latest information from NZQA via Twitter.

    Studystop Pages. Useful links and hints are here.

    WCL Teens at Facebook. While you’re on a study break, like us on Facebook (we have a timewasting tab).

    Spiderrzz. Because it’s almost exam time, and Halloween in fact, it’s time once again to point you towards a horribly realistic virtual spider.


  • Jack, News, Pencil it in your diaries, Study

    NCEA results online today

    12.01.11 | Permalink | Comment?

    Yes, it’s true, you can find out your NCEA results right now. Teen Blog wishes everyone the best of luck.

    For those of you who are now finished with your secondary education, congratulations! Everyone else going back to school later on this year should note that the YA section of your local library has all the relevant study guides and that the Central Library has past exam papers. Note that down in your diaries for the next study period, or get a ridiculously large jump start on it now.


  • Horror, Library, Study

    GOOD LUCK

    10.11.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    Yup, it’s that time.

    We can’t sit your exams (and you probably wouldn’t want my French mark) but we would like to help, so:

    We have old exam papers, if you would like to use them in your study. Just ask one of the librarians at the desk. (In Central ask at the children’s desk or on the second floor.)

    We’ve collected some tips and sites that might help you here

    When you need a break, you might like our facebook page which has some fine ways to use your time.

    And lastly if any old people are being too noisy and disturbing you,  please ask a librarian to shush them. It’s only fair.

    Good Luck!


  • Library Serf, Study

    BreakOut

    29.10.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    BreakOut is a database of “scholarships for school, polytechnic or travel grants; sports and arts schemes; personal grants; personal development funds; and academic and non-academic funding” (that covers everything I guess!) for New Zealanders, young and old. You can access it (and loads of other databases) through mygateway.info, provided you have a library card.


  • Library, Library Serf, Study

    The Oh Yay It’s Almost Exam Time Blog Post

    14.10.10 | Permalink | Comment?

    KitKatNearly time to study for exams? Never fear, here are some links and stuff that will help you:

    Rather than shutting yourself in your room to study, you could also consider the library as a venue: we’ve got copies of NCEA study guides, and some past exam papers (or you could download from the NZQA site at the library), tables, chairs, and ambience.

    If you’re needing to procrastinate take a small micropause, here are some non-study related links that may interest you:


  • Library, Library Serf, Study

    Help! I Have This Essay…

    25.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    Studying English? We could help you out if you’re stuck for resources.

    In the wonderful alternate world of My Gateway there are some impressive literature databases that should make essay writing, like, really easy (provided you keep refering to the question, make sure your conclusion covers the points mentioned in your introduction etc etc).

    1) Books and Authors (you’ll need to put in your library card number and surname for authentication). This here database lets you browse in any number of ways, from basic searches like genre (including inspirational!), author and title, through to the Who/What/Where/When search, which is a fantastic illustration of Venn diagrams. You type in your parameters and where the circles intersect should provide a list of books relevant to your needs. Books and Authors also has comprehensive lists of award winners and bestsellers (US) and recommendations.

    But enough of that, on to the good stuff: the database has a thing called “My Reading Room” that allows you to create lists, and write and store reviews. Excellent.

    2) Literature Resource Centre (again, library card number and surname required). Very useful for literary research. You can select, for example, an author or book title, and you’ll find a comprehensive list of reviews, critical essays and overviews. There’s also a literary timeline which will tell you who else was writing and what was going on historically which will help you put the book/author in context. The author browse also contains a comprehensive bibliography (including articles and short stories). The database works equally well for classic authors like Laurence Sterne and contemporary writers like Stephenie Meyer.

    Also: last year we did a spotlight on Fiction Connection, which is useful if you’re wondering what to read next, and also also Melissa pointed out Literature Map, which is quite a cool tool for working out who writes like who.

    Next time we’ll focus on something like History or Classics.

    p.s. if you want some advice on an essay you’re writing then visit the Studyit message boards, where actual teachers give you teacherly advice before you have to hand anything in. Very useful.


  • Adrienne, Internet, Study

    Get smart AND please your parents. Win, win!

    15.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    The good people at the Ministry of Education have put an awesome website together for NCEA students of English, Maths and Sciences, called StudyIt.  Bookmark it!

    As well as online help and past exam papers, the site includes:

    * online forums
    * achievement standards written in student friendly language
    * study tips
    * other subjects – ie forums where other things are being discussed, for example “how to be dux”, “career paths” and other subject areas.

    While you’re in the zone, make sure you view our very own study advice webpage Study Stop, which is laden with links to resources both in the library and outside the library.


  • Internet, Simon, Study

    More Parkour (on wheels)

    21.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

    As readers of this blog know, I really like parkour/free-running. (Previous posts.) And you should too. After the ‘more’ there’s an incredible Youtube clip of someone riding a bike up, down, and over all things urban. (It’s really called freestyle BMX.) Enjoy, and don’t try any stunts yourself

    Read more…


  • Internet, Prudence, Study

    Shmoop

    08.01.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

    Shmoop has been developed by students and teachers in some of the U.S’s top universities, and is laden with resources - summaries, multimedia content, and links - for students and teachers. It’s still in beta but it looks very good! Try it out. Try eeet.


  • Internet, Library, Simon, Study

    All your database are belong to us

    12.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

    There are a number of online databases that members of the Wellington Library can use for free. All of them can be accessed via this page here. The Gale PowerSearch database has several useful ‘products’ that students at a high school level will find useful; the Student Resource Centre has loads of info about all kinds of stuff, including video, audio, articles, statistics, news, viewpoints, and creative works. Which is pretty sweet. Another product is the Opposing Viewpoints Centre, which offers similar information about today’s hottest social issues.

    Other useful databases include Oxford Art Online, Press Display (up-to-date online scans of hundreds of newspapers from around the world), and Break Out (a database of scholarships, awards, and grants available in New Zealand).

    A wealth of resources! And all free so long as you have a valid Wellington library card.


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