Students & Teachers: I would LOVE to work with you on all things books, media, information literacy/research, digital citizenship, copyright, copyleft, and more! Please reach out! (I'm also happy to fix your ABSS computer or find someone who can. Students: during class time, please bring a pass! Teacher's during class time, please send students with a pass!)

Mission

As a safe and welcoming space that inspires our students and staff to study, read, collaborate, and create, the library provides a dynamic learning environment for the Southeast Alamance High School community. We offer the guidance and resources necessary to fulfill our community’s diverse academic and personal interests and needs.

Goals

1. To provide an inviting facility in which all members of the SEHS community are treated with respect and dignity

2. To provide a diverse collection of resources in terms of representation and difficulty level

3. To maintain an up-to-date collection of electronic and print resources supporting the curriculum and student interest

4. To provide content of local and global relevance

5. To provide effective technology and technical support to the school community

6. To help students learn how to conduct quality research

7. To effectively collaborate with classroom teachers in areas such as teaching digital citizenship, information literacy, copyright ethics, avoiding plagiarism, and computer skills

8. To support the Honor Code through proactive education and the provision of Academic Integrity modules

9. To support a school-wide research module

10. To offer students the opportunity to become media assistants.

Instructional Materials Selection and Reconsideration Resources

Please refer to:

• ABSS District Policy 3200: Selection of Instructional Materials

• ABSS District Policy 3210 Parental Inspection of and Objection to Instructional Materials

• ABSS Materials Reconsideration Flow Chart

• ABSS Citizen Request for Reconsideration Form

Students and staff may reach out to Mr. Johnson directly in the media center (ext. 61019) or via email. For staff, our new ticketing system is Incident IQ. 

Consult the Tech Support Page on this site for common support issues at Southeast.

Responsible Usage of AI

“How to Use AI Responsibly EVERY Time:”

• EVALUATE the initial output to see if it meets the intended purpose and your needs.

• VERIFY facts, figures, quotes, and data using reliable sources to ensure there are no hallucinations or bias.

• EDIT your prompt and ask follow up questions to have the AI improve its output.

• REVISE the results to reflect your unique needs, style, and/or tone. AI output is a great starting point, but shouldn’t be a final product.

• YOU are ultimately responsible for everything you create with AI. Always be transparent about if and how you used AI. 

• NC DPI AI Guidelines

Source Evaluation:  

• Evaluating Sources for Credibility: Video by the NC State University Libraries, 3 min 14 sec

• Learn about Four Moves and a Habit!  

Research Ethics: 

• Ethics of the Historian: Video of an intriguing lecture by Dr. Lora Burnette, 7 min 53 sec

Citation:

• Why We Cite: Video from The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2 min 6 sec

• Purdue Online Writing Lab: an OUTSTANDING source for any citation needs

Student Projects:

• Check out Eh Nay Thin's fantastic oral history project documenting her Karen culture!