The Main Library of the Frederick P. Harris Library
Information Center is located in the High School. The library serves the
members of the ASIJ community: students, faculty and parents. The library
maintains a pleasant atmosphere where all patrons may read, research,
study, and use computers. More than 36,000 books, 1000 AV materials, 50
magazines and five daily newspapers are available for use.
The HS Library home page has many resources
available to students, including the Web catalog for library materials,
twenty one databases (including Grolier Multimedia, which consists of five online
encyclopedias), a photo gallery, and a citation guide. The library page may
be accessed throughout the school and off-campus (please contact the
library for the password for off-campus access to the databases).
In addition to the library catalog and Web page, all
library computers have programs that may be used by students. These
include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. In addition, the
Library Lab computers feature other programs used in classes such as The
Geometer's Sketchpad and Essentials of Music Theory.
The following information details the policies of
the library:
1.The HS Library and Library Lab are open on school days from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. However, students may be
asked to leave the lab during school hours if a teacher has booked it for
a class.
2.Tape and MD/CD players are allowed in the library with earphones.
Cellular phones may be used to check email but must be set to manner mode.
Beepers and pagers may not be used in the library.
3.All lost materials must be paid for. Once library materials are declared
lost, fines stop accruing.
If lost material is found and returned, the
replacement cost of the material will be refunded.
4.Library materials may be borrowed for the following periods of time:
• Headphones: 4 hours
• Books and AV materials: three weeks.
• Magazines: past issues may be checked out for three weeks. Current
issues
remain in the library.
• Certain materials may be placed on Special Reserve for a limited period
of
time and a special due date may apply.
• SAT, PSAT and AP study books are automatically renewed.
• Books in the special Honor collection may be taken from the library
without being checked out. Borrowers are asked to return the materials when
they are
finished with them.
5.Fines are assessed as follows:
• Headphones: ¥10 per hour
• Books, magazines and AV materials: ¥50 per item per school day.
• The maximum fine for
any one item is 1500 yen
6.Students may wish to work off their fines at 15 min/250 yen
7.A photocopier is available in the library at a cost of ¥10 per page.
Students may not use the photocopy machine in the AV room
unless they have
permission from a faculty or staff member.
8.Computer games, refreshments (other than
bottled water), and littering are not permitted.
To learn more about the HS Library please take a look at our
introductory
PowerPoint
Presentation and our Video Tour of the Library!
